Human Resource & Administration Officer Nigeria Yola

Join our team to support HR and administration for displaced people.

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Application deadline 1 year ago: Wednesday 18 Dec 2024 at 00:00 UTC

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Overview

Join our team to support HR and administration for displaced people.

You have:

  • University Degree in Human Resources management, Business Administration, public Administration, Law or any social sciences related field.
  • Professional experience in HR management, administration, or finance
  • At least two years of experience in a similar position
  • Good knowledge of applicable labor laws
  • Experience with start-up activities
  • Strong command of Excel/Word software
  • Good communication skills
  • Good negotiation skills

Contract

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These strategic locations have allowed NRC greater reach from the north and south parts of the North-East and North Central region and allowed NRC to contribute to bridging the gap between humanitarian aid and development cooperation, including by focusing on equitable access to basic services and strengthening the rights of displaced people and returnees. In addition to the Country Office and the above-mentioned Area Offices, NRC has sub-office structures in Dikwa, Monguno, Biu, Mubi, Pulka, and Gwoza. We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee.

If you are those people, the Norwegian Refugee Council in Nigeria is looking for an enthusiastic, passionate Human Resource/Administration Officer Nigeria Yola to join our team in Area South, Adamawa State.

Qualifications

Competencies

Generic professional competencies:

  • University Degree in Human Resources management, Business Administration, public Administration, Law or any social sciences related field.
  • Professional experience in HR management, administration, or finance
  • Previous experience in complex and unstable contexts
  • At least two years of experience in a similar position
  • Experience as a trainer
  • Strong command of Excel/Word software
  • Good knowledge of applicable labor laws

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

  • Good communication skills
  • Good negotiation skills
  • knowledge of the Nigerian context
  • Experience with start-up activities

Behavioral competencies

  • Handling insecure environment
  • Planning and delivering results
  • Empowering and building trust
  • Communicating with impact and respect
  • Managing performance and development
  • Managing resources to optimize results

Responsibilities

Role and responsibilities

Generic responsibilities

  • These responsibilities shall be the same for all positions with the same title. The responsibilities shall be short and essential. Details belong in the Work and Development plan.
  • Implement delegated support function portfolio according to plan of action
  • Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
  • Ensure proper filing of documents
  • Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function
  • Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines

Specific responsibilities

The HR/Admin Officer is expected to achieve the following during this contract period.

  • Ensure proper and systematic filing of all personnel files
  • Support the recruitment process by collecting applications, longlisting, scheduling examinations, and administering tests.
  • Support in communicating appointments, and communicating benefit information · Maintaining a database of recruitments
  • induction of new staff, schedule briefing with relevant departments and assist in email address requests for new staff
  • Support in Issuing contracts for both casual workers and full-time workers
  • Support in Management of employee records on NRC People
  • Review personnel files to identify gaps, initiate corrective actions, and update the verification checklist.
  • Ensure that all HR files are compliant, and that each employee’s file is up to date.
  • Issuance of stock requests to the relevant department and updating and sharing the stock report on a monthly basis.
  • Ensure that office and guest house supplies are requested for and timely distributed
  • Tracking of NRC Tracking tools and ensure, timesheet, Payslip, Stock, Inventory, Leave etc. are signed and report on a monthly basis
  • Supervising the cleaner/cook
  • Monthly stock reporting and stock count of Items in the HR/Admin store
  • Preparation of ID cards and documentation of new staff
  • Leave administration.

Potential interview questions

Can you provide an example of a challenging HR situation you managed effectively? This question assesses your problem-solving skills and experience in HR management. Discuss a specific situation, the actions you took, and the outcome.
How do you ensure compliance with labor laws in your HR practices? This question evaluates your understanding of labor laws and their importance in HR. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a time you had to handle conflict between team members. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you use for effective recruitment in a challenging context? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you prioritize tasks when managing multiple HR responsibilities? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 1 year ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: nrc.no