Human Resource and Administration Officer
Handle human resources and administration functions effectively.
Overview
Handle human resources and administration functions effectively.
You have:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Humanities or Business Administration.
- 3 years of relevant professional experience in human resources.
- Strong knowledge and experience of HRISs, and ideally in supporting others to use HRIS.
- Extensive knowledge and experience of managing a payroll, preferably for more than 400 employees.
- Previous experience working with an international NGO in a cross-cultural setting, preferably in the HR sector.
- Excellent planning, coordination and reporting skills.
- Ability to maintain the highest degree of discretion and confidentiality of HR information.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent Microsoft Office packages - Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Job Description
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Qualifications
· A Bachelor’s degree in Humanities or Business Administration. Post graduate training in Human Resource Management is an added advantage.
Experience:
- 3 years of relevant professional experience in human resources - Strong knowledge and experience of HRISs, and ideally in supporting others to use HRIS - Extensive knowledge and experience of managing a payroll, preferably for more than 400 employees.
- Previous experience working with an international NGO in a cross-cultural setting, preferably in the HR sector.
- Previous experience in using ProMISE HRMIS is an advantage. - Demonstrated understanding and proficiency in the field of Human Resources Management accompanied by the ability to work under minimum supervision. - Excellent planning, coordination and reporting skills, with the ability to organize a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities.
Skills and Abilities:
· Ability to analyse 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
WORK ENVIRONMENT****:
Security: Kampala is Security Level 2 - yellow.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe your experience with HRIS systems? | This question aims to assess your technical proficiency with human resources information systems. | Provide specific examples of systems you've used and your role in implementing or maintaining them. |
| How do you ensure confidentiality in HR matters? | This question is to evaluate your understanding of the sensitivity of HR information. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a time you had to manage a complex workload. How did you handle it? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of how you've dealt with a difficult employee situation? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a project where you had to coordinate with multiple stakeholders. What was your role? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |