Human Resources and Administration Coordinator Nigeria Maiduguri

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  • Added Date: Monday, 08 January 2024
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These strategic locations have allowed NRC greater reach from the north and south parts of the North-East and North Central region and allowed NRC to contribute to bridging the gap between humanitarian aid and development cooperation, including by focusing on equitable access to basic services and strengthening the rights of displaced people and returnees. In addition to the Country Office and the above-mentioned Area Offices, NRC has sub-office structures in Dikwa, Monguno, Biu, Mubi, Pulka and Gwoza.

We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee.ย 

If you are those people, the Norwegian Refugee Council in Nigeria is looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Human Resources and Administration Coordinator to join our team in Maiduguri, Borno State. You will be responsible for the overall Human resources and administration day to day support functions for the NRC Area North office.

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Role and responsibilities

NRC is looking for a Human Resources Coordinator for our area office in Maiduguri โ€“ Nigeria. The purpose of the HR Coordinator position is to support the Area office by ensuring high quality and cost effective support to programme/project implementation strategy, ensure compliance within the designated Plan of Action for the HR & Administration strategy. The Human Resources Coordinator reports to the Area Manager.

Generic responsibilitiesย 

Implement NRCโ€™s systems and procedures at area level Ensure adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, guidelines and donor requirements Prepare and submit reports and analysis Ensure proper filing of all support documents Support line managers in procedures and require support team trainings

Specific responsibilitiesย 

Ensure development and implementation of administrative systems and procedures Ensure adherence to NRC policies and the national labor law in all processes and procedures Advice in personnel conflicts/processes when relevant Coordinate staff recruitment and exits, introductions, trainings, staff benefits schemes etc. Coordinate with relevant partners, suppliers, authorities, lawyers etc. Ensure accuracy of staff salaries and prepare staff payroll every month computing the Taxes and pensions. Ensure that staff records in all offices in the area are up to date and filed appropriately in the HR personnel file archive Transparently manage the HRMIS/Agresso HR Database. Input employee details, allocate resource numbers and continuously update to ensure the staff establishment is accurate for payroll and reporting purposes for North region and report it to AM and CO HR on regular basis.

Behavioral competencies

Managing resources and achieving results Handling insecure environments Empowering and building trust Communicating with impact and respect Management of teams. A Bachelorโ€™s Degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organization Development, Organization psychology or related field. A minimum of 3 years of progressive leadership experience in Human Resources positions in INGO Specialized training in employment law, compensation, organizational planning, organization development, or employee relations is an advantage Ability and willingness to travel throughout Nigeria Able to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with staff in course of work. Medium proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point and Internet Explorer. Able to deliver effective results, meet tight deadlines and targets. Good judgment and decision-making skills. Experience with start-up, exit or similar experiences.

Whatโ€™s in it for you?ย 

Join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility:ย 

At NRC we think creatively. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.ย 

๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

Learn on the job:ย NRC's collaborative working style favours the exchange of good practice and lessons learnt. At NRC, employees learn on the job and are encouraged to look for opportunities to develop new competencies. NRC managers prioritise the quality work and the competency development of their staff. This entails giving newcomers a good start, following up, training and mentoring employees to allow them to perform well in their current job, and offering learning and development programmes.ย 

Additional Information:ย 

ย Duty Stations:ย Maiduguri, Borno State Nigeriaย 

Duration of contract:ย 12 months (Renewable).

Grade Level:ย ย Grade 7 in NRC's grading structureย 

Reporting line:ย ย Area Support Manager

Travel:ย 30%

This position is open to Nigeria Nationals only.ย We invite applications from all qualified and interested candidates. Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline. Female candidates are strongly advised to apply.ย  The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Geneva leads NRCโ€™s representation with the IASC and UN agencies, and coordinates donor engagement with the UN and Swiss donors. NRC strives to assist and protect vulnerable and displaced people during crises, especially in situations of conflict. Established in 1946, NRC is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation working in around 31 countries with approximately 14โ€™000 staff. NRC employs a rights based approach, challenging those with responsibility to uphold the rights of displaced people set out within national and International Laws. NRC endeavorsย to secure the acceptance of local stakeholders for activities and is committed to the principles of humanity, neutrality, independence and impartiality.

NRC seeks to engage with all relevant actors in order to promote the full respect for the rights of displaced and vulnerable people; secure and maintain access for humanitarian operations and promote the achievement of durable solutions. NRC Geneva, with the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC), are NRCโ€™s primary presence in Geneva.

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