HR/Administration Volunteer

Support day-to-day administrative functions and HR tasks

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Overview

Support day-to-day administrative functions and HR tasks

You have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or related field.
  • 1 year of relevant professional experience in Human Resources.
  • Strong computer skills especially in MS Excel and Word.
  • Ability to communicate effectively.
  • Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality of HR information.
  • Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
  • Customer focused with good interpersonal skills.
  • Previous experience working with an international NGO in a cross-cultural setting, preferably in the HR sector.
  • Ability to analyze and interpret numerical data and processes.
  • Ability to work on own initiative with limited supervision.

Work Arrangement:

Job Description

Scope of Work

Reporting to the HR and Admin Officer, the HR/Admin Volunteer is responsible for providing support for day-to-day administrative requirements, functions, and general office management of the IRC Kiryandongo office.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support in creation of new staff personnel files.

• Support recruitment exercise including sorting, longlisting of applications.

• Updating the existing personnel files and ensuring they have the necessary information.

• Maintain and update the timesheet tracking database for national staff in Kiryandongo and file all timesheets appropriately.

• Supports during new staff on boarding and ensures all the paper works are correctly done and share with the Supervisor for review.

• Maintain accurate and up to date personnel records of all employees including orderly archiving.

• Assisting in stamping all HR related documents.

• General organization of HR Office documents/paperwork.

• Perform any other Official duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, or related field.

• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.

• Knack for detail.

• Able to communicate effectively.

• Strong computer skills especially in MS excel and word.

• University Degree in Human Resource Management, Public Administration, or similar professional qualification

• 1 year of relevant professional experience in Human Resources

• Strong knowledge and experience of HRISs, and ideally in supporting others to use HRIS.

• Previous experience working with an international NGO in a cross-cultural setting, preferably in the HR sector

• Ability to analyze and interpret numerical data and processes.

• Ability to maintain the highest degree of discretion and confidentiality of HR information.

• Ability to use judgement to determine when to deal with a query to conclusion or when to pass to another member of the team.

• Organized and methodical and with good attention to detail.

• Willingness and ability to work within a multi-site, international organization.

• Customer focused with good interpersonal skills

• Ability to work on own initiative with limited supervision

• Ability to deal with ambiguity and work towards a resolution

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent Microsoft Office packages - Word, Excel, and Outlook.

• Able to coach and support others.

• A team builder with excellent people skills; must be culturally sensitive.

Potential interview questions

Can you describe a time when you handled a challenging HR task? We want to assess your problem-solving skills in HR scenarios. Discuss a specific situation, your role, and the outcome.
How do you prioritize multiple tasks in a busy office environment? This question evaluates your organizational skills under pressure. Pro members can see the explanation.
What experience do you have in maintaining confidentiality in HR matters? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you provide an example of how you effectively communicated in a team? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you use to support new employees during onboarding? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 1 year ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: rescue.org