HR Intern
Support the HR team in various tasks and gain practical experience.
Overview
Support the HR team in various tasks and gain practical experience.
You have:
- B.SC/B.A or HND in Social sciences.
- Fresh graduate who has completed NYSC and is residing in Maiduguri.
- Good computer skills (Excel and Word).
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational and time management skills.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
Work Arrangement:
Job Description
Background/IRC Summary: The International Rescue Committee, one of the world's largest humanitarian agencies, provides relief, rehabilitation, and post-conflict reconstruction support to survivors of natural disasters, oppression and violent conflict in some 40 countries. IRC is committed to bold leadership, innovation, creative partnerships, and assists people from harm to home.
I RC began working in Nigeria in October 2012 in response to a widespread flood disaster. Since then, IRC has expanded its program scope and size with the aiming of making the greatest possible contribution to meeting humanitarian needs in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states in North-East Nigeria. IRC's response includes integrated health, reproductive health and nutrition services, protection including women's protection and ei1Jpuwerment services and child protection, environmental health, economic recovery and development, governance, and education. In 2015, IRC Nigeria developed a five-year Strategy Action Plan (SAP), which has health and education as high priority program areas.
Job Overview/Summary: Under the coaching and supervision of HR Officer, the HR intern will provide necessary support to Maiduguri the HR team.
Major Responsibilities:
Human Resources
- Assist with onboarding and orientation of new hires in Maiduguri field office. - Documentation of new hires and file management - Support with tracking of leave, time sheet and exit documents. - Support with Scanning documents and updating the online staff database. - Support with Filing, labelling of all files accordingly of hard copies of staff documents. - Support with compilation of Health Insurance and Life Insurance Documents for Maiduguri staff
Administration
- Support in the supervision of cooks and cleaners - Assist in coordinating booking and tracking of travels and accommodation as well & documentation of payment documents. - Assist in following up with immigration and related statutory agencies for staff working and traveling permit.
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Senior HR Officer Position directly supervises: N/A Indirect Reporting: HR Manager
Other Internal and/or external contacts:
Internals HR and Admin team External: N/A
Qualifications
Education. -
- B.SC/B.A or HND in Social sciences - Work Experience: Fresh graduate who has completed NYSC and is residing in Maiduguri. - Demonstrated Skills and Competencies' - Good computer skills (Excel and word). - Excellent interpersonal, organizational and time management skills - Ability to maintain the highest degree of discretion and confidentiality. language Skills: Fluent written and spoken English.
Certificates or Licenses: N/A
Working Environment: The HR and Admin Intern position is based in Maiduguri. The security situation in Northeast Nigeria continues to be volatile with security level current(y at 3 (orange), though subject to change; candidates should be prepared to implement programming in insecure environments.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. The3e are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you managed multiple tasks under a tight deadline? | This question assesses your time management and organizational skills. | Provide a specific example of how you prioritized and completed your tasks efficiently. |
| How would you handle confidential information? | The interviewer wants to know your understanding of discretion in HR roles. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use to stay organized? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe how you would handle a difficult colleague. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Why do you want to work in HR specifically within the humanitarian sector? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |