Human Resources Manager at Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organisation committed to ending world hunger. For almost 44 years, across nearly 50 countries, we have been working to fight undernutrition and support communities affected by crisis across the globe. We carry out innovative, lifesaving programmes in Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Disaster risk reduction, Mental Health and Care Practices, Food security and Livelihoods and Social Protection.

Action Against Hunger began operations in Nigeria in 2010 in response to the high rate of chronic malnutrition in Northern Nigeria, focusing on integrated programming. In 2011, we expanded our work to begin implementing nutrition development projects in Jigawa and in Yobe. Following the crises in Northeast Nigeria, we further expanded our operations to address the Nutrition, Health, Food security and livelihoods, WASH, and shelter needs of conflict-affected communities. Action Against Hunger Nigeria programme is supported by FCDO, ECHO, GAC, BHA, SDC, UNICEF, EU, AFD, SIDA and GFFO.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Human Resources Manager

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Job type: Full-time
Department: HR Department
Proposed start date: October 2023

Position Overview

• We are currently recruiting to fill the role of a Human Resources Manager who will be responsible for Implementing HR policies and procedures of the Nigeria country office to ensure optimum HR performance and provide high quality HR support to staff and programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure that ACF risk management policies, core values and charter are applied and responsible for the risk management staff induction of the base;
• Assure that ACF staff policies and procedures in addition to the Labor Laws of Nigeria are adhered to at field level. Advise the Operations Support Coordinator and other managers on appropriate disciplinary action as situations arise;
• Develop a leave plan for all field staff. 
• Check and approve Payroll data from the field before submitting to the Capital HR Manager at country level for approval;
• Follow up on annual leave planning and execution;
• Implement the medical benefits policy: collect employee eligible dependent details and legal documents;
• Update the base specific contract calendar and ensure that timely renewals and notices are received by all staff;
• Cross check together with the other managers the completeness of individual staff files. Carry out personnel files audits periodically;
• Liaise with managers to initiate recruitment and ensure proper approval by HR and Finance;
• Review recruitment requests and JD’s to ensure they are in line with the mission staffing plan;
• Provide advice and assistance with writing JD’s, ensure that accurate JD’s are in place, maintain a library of base JD’s, technical tests, and interview grids, and work with the coordination team to develop and review these tools ;
• Compile completed appraisals, update the performance appraisal tracking sheet at field level as well as the annual training plan database, and submit them to the Head of HR at country level for analysis and action;
• Assist in training staff in the use of all HR tools and policies as required;
• Develop the HR content for briefings and inductions and oversee the on-boarding and induction processes for all new staff in the mission;
• Delivering exit interviews to leavers ensure that it is conducted for all leavers in the base. Submit information to the HR-HoD and management;
• Responding to audit requests in a timely manner, working with the asistants and the HR team to ensure audit requests are attended to in a timely manner;
• Organize regular exchange with the HR team in Abuja to ensure synergy of HR practices;
• Organize regular meetings for staff at field level to update and inform on HR issues;
• Compile monthly HR reports and submit a field HR sitrep to the Head of HR and the Operations Support Coordinator by a specific date every month;
• Prepare monthly and mid-month cash forecasts for HR related expenses;
• Responsible for preparing field briefing schedule for new staff arriving in the field.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in HR Management, or Social Sciences, or related discipline preferred;
• Post Graduate qualification in Human Resource Management or Business Management will be an added asset;
• At least 3 years of professional experience across all HR disciplines, including employment, benefits, compensation, employee relations, training and development, workers compensation and conflict resolution;
• Experience of managing HOMERE software system;
• Must be comfortable explaining complex technical & procedural requirements in a non-technical manner;
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite (high proficiency in Excel); comfortable working with computers with minimal IT support;
• Ability to work in a stressful environment, taking initiative & prioritizing multiple tasks with minimal supervision;
• Strong organizational skills, detail-oriented;
• Genuine interest in & commitment to the humanitarian principles of Action Against Hunger;
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work both independently & as a member of a team;
• Proven ability to model core HR values of confidentiality, fairness and discretion;
• Previous experience working for INGOs an asset, with a big base (100 to 200 staff) handling experience preferrably;
• Fluency in one or more National/regional languages an asset;
• Understanding of national labor law and employment norms/practices.

Application Closing Date
10th August, 2023.