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31 Mar 2023

Human Resources Officer at Alight

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VACANCY – HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER 

ALIGHT works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to refugees, displaced people and host communities – to better survive conflicts and crisis, and to rebuild lives of dignity, health, security and self-sufficiency. ALIGHT presently works in and with partners in seventeen countries globally. ALIGHT has consistently operated in Rwanda since the year 1994, and today has a strong and committed team of over eight hundred personnel who include full time staff, community mobilizers and incentive workers– implementing programs in Reproductive Health, HIV and Nutrition; also, Livelihoods/Economic strengthening, and Sexual and Gender Based Violence Prevention/ Protection. Our work in Rwanda currently covers all the refugee locations and their kind Rwandan-host communities. And we are always looking to expand and, jointly with our partners, offer lasting impact with and for the communities we serve! ALIGHT is looking for a qualified, self-driven and committed individual to join its team as a Human Resources Officer.

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

Reporting to Alight Rwanda HR& Administration Coordinator the Human Resources Officer is a key member of the HR & Administration team. He/she assists with Talent acquisition, staff wellness, Employee benefits and administration. He/She will be responsible for providing support for Employee-related HR operations, which include staffing report, medical Insurance scheme Management, and most importantly to comply with Rwanda Labor laws and policies and procedures of the organization are respected.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Working with the HR & Administration Coordinator, lead in developing and implementing a recruitment strategy that guides the program in seeking and selecting candidates that meet the ideal criteria on an ongoing basis;
  • Make recommendations on strategy and initiatives on pipeline building aiming at strengthening the quality of candidates for Rwandan Market at all the time;
  • Processing and review of staff payroll and benefits including RSSB, professional taxes and Management of staff exit process;
  • Reconciliation of timesheets for national staff;
  • Support effective HR operations and administration;
  • Support in Employee relations and engagement: Implement staff wellness, staff motivation and safety:
  • Staff capacity building Management;
  • Assist in staff’s leave planning and leave reconciliation on a monthly basis;
  • Insurance scheme management (Prepare the staff medical insurance prepayment schedule on a monthly basis and also Provide medical insurance cards for all national staff and inform insurance company when staff leave the organization, etc.…);
  • Performing file audits to ensure that all required employee documentation is collected and maintained;
  • Responsible for providing ongoing HR support to field offices whenever needed;
  • Represent the assigned project and other responsibilities, as well as ALIGHT, in relevant coordination and planning meetings at the various sites and Kigali, and with diverse stakeholders
  • Coordinate and Manage the external and internal correspondences from Human Resource Department when needed;

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Minimum Bachelors degree in Human Resources or a directly related field; additional HR certifications a plus;
  • Minimum five years’ experience in direct and similar level human resource management roles with reputable and large agencies;
  • Direct experience leading employee wellness, engagement and safeguarding initiatives;
  • Deep understanding and direct experience in practice of Rwanda labor law required;
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail; and ability to deliver in a high confidential and busy environment;
  • Proficiency in the use of computers and standard applications required;
  • Experience and comfort working in a multicultural setting and team;
  • Demonstrated ability to write clearly, insightfully and persuasively in English is required.




Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should submit 1 page Cover letter, and updated CV (maximum three pages) and names, title and contacts of three professional referees, to include most current employer/supervisor (all in/as one document) - via email only to: [email protected] with the Position applied for clearly indicated in the subject line. The deadline for submission of applications is April 10th 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.





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