Human Capital Officer at Eye Foundation Hospital

Job Summary

• Human Capital (HC) Officer is a professional responsible for providing support in the various human capital management functions, which include recruitment, staffing, training and development, performance monitoring, employee counseling and other assigned human capital management functions.

Key Responsibilities
General:

• Recruit staff which includes creating and developing job descriptions, providing support in preparing advertisements, screening application forms, short-listing the candidates, interviewing and pre-selecting them
• Orient, educate and train employees, acquaint them with their specific responsibilities, communicate in clear terms what is expected from them, and introduce them to the institution’s core values, vision and mission statement
• Implement salary reviews; negotiate on issues regarding pay and conditions with staff and representatives.
• Ensure that department managers receive an accurate and timely assistance in response to particular queries related to HC policies or other aspects of employment legislation
• Implement HC strategic plans with line managers, in terms of skill and number levels in considerations with long-term and immediate staff requirements
• Implement appropriate disciplinary procedures
• Advise on career development, work matters, employee relation matters, and personal problems
• Maintain an effective medium of communication and close collaboration among the workers in the organization
• Performs general clerical duties to include but not limited to: typing, photocopying, faxing, mail distribution, filing, receiving phone calls etc.
• Provide general support to visitors and act as the point of contact for internal and external clients
• Organize and schedule appointments, plan meetings and take detailed minutes
• Assist in the preparation of regularly scheduled reports
• Book travel arrangements

Report / Record Maintenance:

• Maintain/process documentation and prepare reports relating to personnel activities (new hires, transfers, terminations, changes in job classifications, merit increases; tracking vacation, sick, and personal time, staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluations etc.)
• Maintain current personnel files and databases
• Update and maintain employee benefits, employment status, and similar records
• Perform file audits to ensure that all required employee documentation is collected and maintained.
• Complete exit paperwork and scheduling exit interviews

Qualifications

• Candidate should possess B.Sc. Degrees, preferably in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Personnel Management or any other Degree in Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences
• Minimum of 5 years working experience is required.
• CIPM certification is an added advantage.

Competencies:

• Problem Solving
• Interpersonal Skills
• Culture Adaptation and Projection.
• Professionalism including Work Ethics
• Attention to Details
• Multitasking
• Negotiation
• Conflict Management
• Critical Thinking
• Results Oriented

Core Values:

• Accountability
• Resourcefulness
• Ethics
• Flexibility
• Respectful Engagement
• Empathy

Computer Savvy Skills:

• Proficient use of Microsoft office (Word, Excel, and Power point)
• Proficient use of relevant ERP software