Position: HR MANAGER.
Deadline: 22 Apr 2018.
Date posted: 11 Apr 2018.
Location:Dar es Salaam.
Description:
Position Objectives
- Ensure company's compliance with all regulatory requirements
- Ensure
performance management and disciplinary process in accordance with Labour Law
- Build service culture according to company's values and delivering on our Customer Promises
- Oversee
recruitment, on boarding, engagement and retention of a young, high performing
team
- Ensure
adherence to ethical employment practices and the employee Code of Conduct
Specific Responsibilities
- Plans, organizes and controls
all activities of the HR Department
- Develops, recommends and
implements personnel policies and procedures; maintains staff and
management handbooks; perform benefits administration, change reporting
etc
- Works with
business managers to develop and revise job descriptions for roles
- Conducts
recruitment effort for managerial vacancies, places advertisements; works with
recruiting managers to screen and interview candidates
- Prepares initial
employment offer letters for a category of management team members and support
staff, coordinates orientation and on boarding of management team members
- Sits in
disciplinary meetings for managerial and support roles (and for agents if gross
misconduct)
- Schedules and
conducts performance appraisals for support staff (i.e. drafting appraisal
points, scheduling timelines, management briefings, receiving final appraisals,
compiling key notes etc.)
- Handles issues
related to workplace accidents and ensures legal compliance
- Manages the
framework, relationships and communications for statutory benefits and other employee benefits (health insurance
or health policies)
- Coordinates
training and development activities for management and support staff
- Identify legal
requirements and government regulations affecting human resources functions and
ensures policies and procedures are in compliance
- Advises
management on appropriate resolution of high-level employee related issues
- Assesses and
drives action plan towards employee engagement across departments and manages
communication to all staff on steps taken to improve engagement
- Prepares employee
separation notices for management/support, and conducts exit interviews to
determine reasons for resignations
- Prepares
monthly/weekly budget for human resources operations and ensures adherence, and
signs off all employees’ medical reimbursement payments in accordance with
policy
- Monitors KPIs
relevant to HR department such as staff recruitment and termination reports
- Rolls out other
head office HR initiatives. Supports and provides assistance with company
projects
- Performs other
key HR related duties as and when needed
Education & Experience
- Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or
any of the Social Sciences
- Professional
certification in HR
- A minimum of 5 years' leadership experience in
Human Resources
- Prior
experience as an HR Generalist with good working knowledge of recruitment,
training, employee engagement and labour relations, compensation standards and
practices, etc
- Working
knowledge of national employment laws and practices
- Demonstrated
ability to serve as a knowledgeable HR resource to the Country Manager and
management team members
- Good
knowledge and skills in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Prior
experience with a multinational organization is a plus
- Active affiliation
with appropriate Human Resources networks and organizations
SKILLS
- Ability to work independently and take initiative on
key tasks
- Ability
to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complains
- Ability
to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or
complex issues to employees
- Ability
to multi task, detail oriented, proactive and self-organized
- Ability
to act fairly and professionally on all work related situations and issues
- Excellent
organizational skills
- Ability
to prioritize, plan and meet goals within specified timelines without being
prompted
- Strong
writing skills including the ability to synthesize information into clear,
concise messages for stakeholder’s understanding
- Effective
verbal communication skills including the ability to relate well with others
- Ability
to protect the company's value by keeping information confidential and ensuring
privacy is adhered to in the course of work