Human Resource Specialist at GIZ Ghana

Scope of Role

• We are looking for a HR professional with the zeal, qualification and experience to add to the HR Team in the delivery of HR service experience to our clients (both internal and external)
• This person will handle resource planning, job adverts, shortlisting, interviews, contract negotiations, contracting, contract management.
• This person must be well experienced in these areas and add value to the overall HR value chain.

Tasks

• Organizes and directs the recruitment and hiring process in accordance with GIZ standards compliant to National Labour Laws.
• Assists in developing/updating job descriptions and required profiles and ensure publication in appropriate media platforms.
• Shortlists incoming applications based on requirements or hiring criteria and organizes the selection process (e.g. interviews) in conjunction with recruiting managers/projects.
• Notifies successful and unsuccessful applicants, document the selection process and archive the documentation appropriately.
• Draws up the appropriate contract based on national labour laws and the GIZ standards and procedures.
• Assists with all other organizational and administrative processing stages, e.g. monthly update of entries in SAP HR application for national personnel.
• Updates information on employment conditions for national on personnel file in consultation with the Head of HR.
• Maintains employee files and ensuring they are up to date with all required documentation.
• Creates, implements and manage onboarding plans from inception to completion for all new employees including NMAs, AMAs, NSPs and Interns.
• Provides support and advise management in appropriate resolution of employee relations issues in consultation with Head of HR.

Qualification Required & Experience
Minimum of a Bachelors’ degree preferably in Human Resource Management or a related field.
Partly Certified or Fully Certified HR Practitioner.

Professional Experience

• At least 5 years of professional experience in a comparable position
• Experience with recruitment planning, back-stopping
• Shortlisting, interviewing and placement
• Experience in similar environment as GIZ
• Experience with HRIS/Applicant Tracking databases is a plus