Human Resource Officer at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Position Overview:
Reporting to the Head of Base, the HR Officer will support the HR Department in ensuring that National staff are recruited, developed and managed in a strategic, proactive manner to ensure the mission’s human resource requirements for programs and support positions; National staff benefits, data and information administration are carried out effectively, in close coordination with supervisors/managers and administrators at all bases, to ensure smooth delivery of internal services to employees; the management team is supported with all administrative tasks related to both national and international staff.

Specific Objectives: 

• Oversee the base’s recruitment process
• Ensure proper contract administration for all staff
• Oversee the processing of employee’s salary and benefits
• Support in the mission’s capacity building and career development
• Supervise and manage staff under your responsibility  
• Provide overall support to the HR Department

Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in fields related to HR, Administration and Management; masters’ degree a plus

Essential Skills and Experience:

• 3+ years’ experience working in HR and/or administrative support positions
• Understanding of national labor law and employment norms and practices
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Approachable, diplomatic, able to work effectively in diverse, cross-cultural teams in a complex, multi-site work environment
• Computer literacy including all Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Power point, Outlook)
• Excellent attention to detail, highly organized, rigorous, self-motivated, strong sense of responsibility, ability to work independently
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Capacity for analysis, synthesis and reporting of large amounts of information

Preferred Skills and Experience:
Previous experience working for INGOs an asset, particularly health related INGOs
Fluency in one or more National/regional languages an asset