Human Resources Manager at Jhpiego - John Hopkins University

General HR Responsibilities:

• Analyze the country's HR needs and establish specific HR objectives for country office to ensure that HR policy/procedures and standards are met
• Ensure country level management team members are well versed on country-related HR policies and that policies are implemented consistently
• Advice Deputy Country Director on all HR related issues
• Review salary and benefits policies for local nationals to ensure that organization is able to attract and retain highly skilled staff
• Coordinate annual merit review process
• Review and update local employment policies as per local laws and best practices in the international NGO community liaise with Global Human Resources and Chief Administrative Officer as required
• Compensation and Benefits Responsibilities:
• Provide guidance to Deputy Country Director on all local compensation related issues
• Review salary scales and bench mark to the market on a regular bass.
• Manage the design, implementation and administration of innovative compensation programs and policies
• Conduct job evaluations on new and existing positions, including reviewing job descriptions and recommending appropriate grade assignments
• Support Deputy Country Director by answering compensation related questions
• Evaluate jobs for internal equity and external competitiveness against salary survey data
• Develop detailed knowledge of Jhpiego expatriate comp and benefits policies and practice; administered by Baltimore, HQ
• Administer all employee benefits and answer queries from staff regarding benefits
• Review Jhpiego, Nigeria benefits packages from time to time to ensure compliance with local laws and competitiveness with other international NGOs

Staff Recruitment Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers and Deputy Country Director to evaluate needs and determine specific position responsibilities and requirements to ensure accurate candidate sourcing
• Draft job descriptions and advertise via appropriate channels in Nigeria
• Evaluate and benchmark new jobs to place them appropriately in the organization'ssalary scale
• Pre screen candidates and administer appropriate tests and coordinate next level of interviews
• Counsel hiring managers on staffing and recruitment related matters, including legal considerations and coaching on interview techniques
• Organize, lead and document post- interview debrief/feedback with interview teams and candidates
• Perform detailed reference checking and/or reference analyses on selected candidates and review results with hiring managers
• Ensure recruiting and hiring practices are in compliance with government regulations and organizational policies

New Hire Orientation and Employee Relations Responsibilities

• Coordinate on-boarding with other departments to support the learning process of new employees
• Conduct follow-ups wifh new staff to ensure adaptation and identify problem areas
• Work closely with Supervisors to address issues affecting new staff
• Develop and maintain a healthy employee relations environment providing staff a venue to discuss their work related problems and concern.
• Advise and assist staff with disciplinary and grievance issues
• Mediate in staff conflict situations

Employee Records Maintenance

• Ensure that employee files are complete and all required documentation is maintained in a
• confidential and secure manner.
• Ensurethat HQreceives new employee documentation in a timely fashion.
• Maintain recruitment and attrition statistics for staff

Qualifications and Requirements:

• This position is open to Nigerian citizens only
• BA in Business Administration, Human Resources or related field with 5+ years managing human
• resources functions for mid-sized organization preferably with an international organization
• In depth knowledge of Nigerian employment practices
• Highly motivated, energetic, independent self starter with strong service orientation
• Highly organized with keen attention to detail and ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities
• Strong presentation and communications skills, oral and written
• Proficiency in computer applications to include MS Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of US AID policies and procedure