HR Officer

Job Summary:

Purpose of The Position:

The Human Resource Officer is responsible for providing support in the various human resource functions, which include recruitment, staffing, training and development, performance monitoring and employee counseling.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Main Activities

Ensure that accurate job descriptions are in place
Provide advice and assistance with writing job descriptions
Provide advice and assistance when conducting staff performance evaluations
Identify training and development opportunities
Organize staff training sessions, workshops and activities
Process employee requests for outside training while complying with policies and procedures
Provide basic counseling to staff who have performance related obstacles
Provide advice and assistance in developing human resource plans
Provide staff orientations

Monitor staff performance and attendance activities.

Main Activities

Monitor daily attendance.
Investigate and understand causes for staff absences.
Recommend solutions to resolve chronic attendance difficulties.
Provide basic counseling to staff who have performance related obstacles.
Provide advice and recommendations on disciplinary actions.

Monitor scheduled absences such as holidays or travel and coordinate actions to ensure the staff absence has been adequately covered off to ensure continuity of services.
Inform affected staff or residents of unexpected absences from work and coordinate actions ensuring the continuity of services such as cancellation of events and locating keys.

Coordinate staff recruitment and selection process in order to ensure a timely organized and comprehensive procedure is used to hire staff.

Main Activities

Provide advice and assistance to supervisors on staff recruitment
Prepare notices and advertisements for vacant staff positions.
Schedule and organize interviews
Participate in applicant interviews
Conduct reference checks on possible candidates
Prepare, develop and implement procedures and policies on staff recruitment
Inform unsuccessful applicants
Conduct exit interviews

Provide information and assistance to staff, supervisors and Council on human resource and work related issues.

Main Activities

Develop and implement a human resource plan and personnel management policies and procedures
Promote workplace safety.
Provide advice and assistance to staff and management on pay and benefits systems
Research and monitor human resource systems in other organizations within the community.
Explain and provisions of the personnel policy.
Explain employment standards and legislation such as worker’s compensation, labor standards and Fair Practice Act.
Organize the transitional provisions of employee compensation, pay and benefits when positions are transferred or new positions are funded through contribution agreements and other special funding arrangements.
Attend Council meetings to provide information, when necessary.
Liaison with Ministries for visa and work permit for local and International Staff

Job Requirement:

Qualifications and Education Requirement

Bachelor Degree in Human Resources Management and 5 Years experience in HR field with international organization in Afghanistan

Preferred Skills

Supervisory and team building skills
problem solving and basic counseling skills
negotiations skills and effective verbal and listening communications skills

computer skills including the ability to operate spreadsheets and word processing programs at a highly

Proficient Level

Effective written communications skills including the ability to prepare reports, policies and procedures
Effective public relations and public speaking skills and research and program development skills
Stress management skills
Interviewing skills
Time management skills

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