Deputy Head of Department, HR at Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger is the world’s hunger specialist and leader in a global movement that aims to end life-threatening hunger for good within our lifetimes. For 40 years, the humanitarian and development organization has been on the front lines, treating and preventing hunger across nearly 50 countries. It served more than 21 million people in 2018 alone.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Deputy Head of Department, HR

Location: Abuja
Job Type: Full Time
Career Level: Senior Manager / Supervisor
Reporting to: Head of Department HR
Proposed start date: June 2023

Key Responsibilities

• Provide support to the HR HoD to oversee staff management issues that require informal or formal disciplinary action, ensuring each incident is appropriately documented;
• Collaborate with the necessary internal functions to ensure a seamless experience of the function for hiring technical and support candidates;
• Establish and maintain appropriate contacts with third parties that may support the recruitment process such as but not limited to recruitment and advertising agencies, training establishments, specialist etc;
• Provide support to implement standard and best practice recruitment procedures for all locally hired staff;
• Participate in budgeting for projects proposals or any HR financial forecasting, ensuring HR costs are captured accurately;
• Validate the preparation of national staff payroll including salaries, special allowances, and social security contributions;
• In collaboration with the HR HoD validate payroll before final submission;
• Ensuring all taxes and social security contributions are correctly calculated and filed with the relevant governmental authority as per the required schedules;
• Compile HR reports received from the base and submit a monthly HR report to the HR- HoD, including updating the mission’s organogram and staff numbers and recruitment updates;
• Participate in HR audit exercise for internal and external audit which includes but not limited to audit follow up, responding to audit queries from auditors. Following up to ensure that the recommendations from auditors are implemented for the continuous improvement of the HR department;
• Set objectives with staff under his/her direct management, and appraise their performance in accordance with ACF performance management policies, identifying areas where they require support and capacity building.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in relevant disciplines (Human Resources, Business Administration, International Relations, Social Sciences etc.). Relevant master’s degree and additional human resources professional training an advantage;
• At least 4 years’ relevant experience as an HR professional including international NGO context;
• Background/familiarity with emergency;
• Humanitarian field experience, preferably as a member of a country management team;
• Strong knowledge of management, recruitment, payroll & benefits management, training & development, and team management;
• Understanding of national labor law and employment norms and practices;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience communicating in different cultural work environments & with a wide diversity of culture;
• Approachable, diplomatic, respecting confidentiality, and able to work effectively in diverse, cross-cultural teams in a complex, multi-site work environment;
• Computer literacy including all Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
• Highly organized, detail oriented and able to work under pressure;
• Disciplined, rigorous, self-motivated and able to set and meet deadlines, work autonomously and arrive at decisions and conclusions with minimal guidance, and within timeline;
• Capacity for analysis, synthesis and reporting of large amounts of information;
• Previous AAH experience a plus;
• Fluency in one or more National/regional languages an asset.

Starting Basic Salary
N812,290 per month (excluding other benefits).

Application Closing Date
8th May, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes diversity and inclusion
• Action Against Hunger provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
• Other benefits include but not limited to 100% health care coverage, free and direct access to Cross Knowledge e-learning platform.
• Women at ACF are entitled to benefits such as maternity leave, compassionate leave for a hospitalized child and creche facilities for babies and toddlers.
• All candidates MUST ensure they answer all the questions asked for this application. Failure to do so means candidates will not be considered for the process.