HR Administration Assistant at African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

Employment Nigeria 23-Sep-2017 AFRICA , Banking and Finance

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) - the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent.

POSITION : Senior Human Resources Administration Assistant

The Hiring Department

The role of the Human Resources Management department is to develop and execute a People Strategy, Policies, processes and practices which will enable the Bank to achieve its strategic Agenda. Core to the HR Strategy will be the attraction, development, engagement, motivation and retention of a best-in-class workforce.
In order to create a truly transformed Human Resources work-way, the Human Resources Management department is structured around a triangular Model: Business Partnerships for strategy, client contracting and Human Resources delivery, Centers of Expertise/Subject Matter Experts for internal consulting, thought leadership, design, talent and staff development and training and best practice benchmarking, Human Resources Shared Services for transactional excellence and employees outreach.
This new Human Resources Model will deliver a world-class employee life-cycle experience.
Within the Human Resources Management Department, the Human Resources Shared Services Division is responsible to the administration of employee, management of benefits, payroll, Human Resources processes and data center.

The Position

The Senior Human Resources Administration Assistant will be assigned to a moderate range of technical support assignments in HR administration.
The incumbent will process transactions in Human Resources Information Systems to perform specialized tasks.
S/he is responsible for carrying out administrative tasks related to Human Resources administration and for assisting Human Resources teams in providing statistics and data for decision support.
The position holder works closely with the Human Resources Administration Officer.
Accountabilities are set for the Human Resources activity in his/her area of responsibility - complex, field office or special contracts.

Responsibilities

Provide administrative support to Personal administration and Human Resources processes by:
- Preparing Human Resources Administrative documents and decisions relating to regular and short term staff, Technical Assistants, Secondees, Project Staff and others. These documents include new staff appointment contracts, and contract renewals, staff promotions and any other work related to contract processing.
- Maintaining templates and letters for staff separation, staff assumption of duty, transfers, promotions, contract renewals, confirmations, leave without pay and staff testimonials.
- Ensuring, in liaison with Records section, that electronic and hard copy personnel files are up-to-date.
- Monitoring staff probation periods and process staff confirmation.
- Undertaking the maintenance of the contract renewals/probationary periods in the Human Resources Information Systems.
- Undertaking administration of staff dependents for new hires and update / changes by staff in liaise with HR Records section.
- Assist staff members with administrative procedures for adoption.
- Working with Shared Services teams, Human Resources Benefits; Human Resources Payroll; Human Resources Master Data & Human Resources Employee Help Desk in problem resolution and treatment of queries from employees.
- Assisting in the administration of assumption of duty of Bank staff, Technical Assistants, Secondees, and Project Staff and also the administration of assumption of Staff transfers/Staff movements including Promotions, employment terminations.
- Assisting in the process of reference checks for employees to verify a range of candidate information, including employment history, academic qualifications and security checks.
- Collecting approval of individual HR action decided, update Human Resources master data and follow up until completion.
- Tracking staff movements within and without the Bank.
- Maintaining and updating information on probation periods and fixed-term contracts of staff members.
- Rafting statistics on recruitment, staff mobility, transfers and promotion.
Perform day-to-day office management duties and provide assistance to other colleagues in the accomplishment of Division tasks when required.
Participate to continuous business improvements and Human Resources Information Systems projects for automation.

Selection Criteria

A Bachelor's Degree and or its equivalent in Human Resources Management, Information Systems, Business Management or other related disciplines.
6 years of relevant practical working experience in progressive positions.
Good planning and monitoring skills will be highly desirable.
A relevant and practical experience in Human Resources Management, Staff and legal counselling will be an asset.
Having private sector experience will be an added advantage.
Proactive, solution oriented individual, keen to resolve challenges through innovation.
Ability to implement continual improvement activities to processes, with a keen eye for detail.
Ability to multitask, meet strict deadlines and work under a pressure.
Ability to work independently and coordinate with peers and other Human Resources experts in a multidisciplinary multicultural team.
Excellent levels of initiative, enthusiasm, team spirit and organizational and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrates tact and diplomacy in dealing with clients and other team members.
Operational effectiveness.
Communication.
Problem solving.
Client orientation.
Team working and relations.
Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French, preferably with a working knowledge of the other language.
Good knowledge of the use of standard software (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and SAP). Good typing skills is highly desirable.

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