ACTIVITY LINE/DEPARTMENT: 

HUMAN RESOURCE & ADMIN DEPARTMENT

REPORTING TO:

HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT

THE ROLE:

SENIOR OFFICER, HUMAN RESOURCES

Duty Station

Hargeisa, Somaliland

REPORTING TO:

HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

RESPONSIBILITIES

Major responsibilities and target accomplishments expected of the position including the typical problems encountered in carrying out the responsibilities.

Provide support to Line managers and staff to develop the skills and capabilities of staff.

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 polices and

Procedures

• Provide basic counseling to staff who have performance related obstacles
• Provide advice and assistance in developing human resource plans
• Provide staff orientations
• Access funding for training and write proposals

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 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/Line managers on human resource and work related issues

Main Activities

• Develop and implement a human resources plan, policies and procedures and train staff.
• Carry out recruitment as per human resource plan.
• Administration of salaries and benefits including terminal dues.
• Carry out performance appraisal for staff.
• Carry out job evaluation and grading
• Leave management
• Initiate and support staff movement including office related travels for staff
• Promote workplace health and safety.
• Interpret the provisions of the human resource policy to staff.
• Perform other related duties as required

EXPERIENCE

• Three years’ experience in Human Resource Management.
• Wide exposure in all the sections of Human Resource Management
• Understanding of the various HR products (performance management, Employee engagement)
• Understanding and practical experience of managing Employee Relations activities and relationships with regulators and government related agencies

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

• A Degree in business administration in either of Finance, Business, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Human Resource)
• A master’s degree or human resources qualification will be an added advantage

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Strategic thinker, ability to see the big picture and formulate strategies for the Financing department that will contribute to achievement of the bank’s overall objectives
• Enthusiastic, results oriented with excellent communication and presentation skills, advanced facilitation skills at an individual and team levels
• A forward planner with clear focus, ardent team player, mature, reliable, hardworking and able to work without supervision.
• Ability to understand financials (e.g. interpreting financial statements, budgeting)
• High levels of professionalism and professional development.
• Honest with impeccable integrity (high ethical standards).