Human Resource Officer – Kismayo, Jubbaland – Somalia

Helping people around the world take back control of their lives                https://wearealight.org

Job Description

Position: Human Resource Officer

Duty Station: Kismayo, Jubbaland

Country Program: Somalia

Employment Type: Fulltime

Reporting to: HR and Capacity Building Coordinator

Hello Hello! Alight is recruiting a Human Resource Officer for our program in Somalia to be based at Kismayo. You’re interested in joining us? Welcome, we’re happy you’re here!

If you join us, you will find…

A team with deep experience in co-designing solutions that create new value around the world. We know we need to always be better, and we believe in the power and abundance of everyday people, everywhere, to change the world with us.

A culture of radical accountability to our customers –as we help build a meaningful life for and with the displaced, we ask them what they want and then deliver on it.

Alight is an international non-profit organization with its headquarters located in the United States. Alight has provided humanitarian assistance to millions of beneficiaries in 29 countries over the past 40 years, currently reaching over 10 million refugees, IDPs, and disaster-affected communities in 17 countries around the world, helping people regain control of their lives after conflict and natural disasters. Alight maintains full- fledged humanitarian programs in Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, Thailand, and Myanmar

Alight focuses on lifesaving humanitarian interventions as well as recovery and resilience building programs designed to create lasting positive change in the lives of vulnerable people. Alight works closely with displaced persons, returnees, refugees, and communities affected by natural and man-made disasters, providing a range of integrated assistance including primary and curative health care, water and sanitation, protection services, restoration of strategic health and water infrastructure, dignified housing for returning refugees, and sustainable job creation. Alight has also built strong relationships with development partners, agencies, as well as federal and local governments to approach challenges in an inclusive and holistic manner and come up with innovative solutions that best fits the local context.

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

The HR Officer has the overall responsibility of assisting a smooth implementation of day-to-day Human Resource and ensuring implementation of the organization and donor’s rules and regulations as well as ALIGHT HR policies & procedure.

PRIMARY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Human Resources Officer is responsible for day-to-day Human Resources operations and activities will closely work with the Human HR & Capacity Building Coordinator.
• Ensure compliance with ALIGHT policies and the local labor law in all procedures and
• Be a focal point person in the recruitment, contracting, induction and placement activities in Addis and support field offices in recruitment when
• Advice and support line manager in the recruitment and selection processes
• Ensure that all new staffs have filled ID forms and make sure every staff has the organization ID
• Provide administrative support to projects in all Human Resources functions in consultation with the HR & Capacity Building Coordinator.
• Assist in advertisement of open positions as appropriate by identifying relevant advertising forums ensure that all vacancy bulletins are circulated to relevant
• Support the HR & Capacity Building Coordinator on Human Resources arrangement, including preparation of appropriate documents and liaising with candidates as
• Ensure that the induction package is maintained and kept up to date including coordinating all the inductions and
• Work with HR & Capacity Building Coordinator to maintain the staff database and the personnel files for all staff in the
• Coordinator with HR & Capacity Building Coordinator on contracts update, probation dates, Performance review dates and constantly ensures that the contracts database is up to date for
• Liaise with Finance department and provide payroll information by collecting staffs’ timesheet records and other monthly staff updates needed for payroll
• Coordinate trainings at field level working closely with HR & Capacity Building Coordinator, Area Manager, and line managers to ensure all trainings undertaken are recorded and   submitted for reference and certification where
• Monitor leave balances such as annual leaves, sick leaves and unpaid leaves and advise staff and managing
• To ensure that when a member of staff separates from ALIGHT exit interviews and clearance is conducted, equipment or documents are retrieved, final payments have been     arranged with Finance and that the personal file is
• Prepare Monthly Human Resources reports and share with them with the HR & Capacity Building Coordinator and Finance Department.