Human Resources Officer at New Incentives in NorthEast

Job description

Organization Overview NI-ABAE is an evidence-based organization that aims to provide incentives to increase childhood vaccination rates and save lives in the most cost-effective way. While caregivers and infants remain our top priority, our operations are guided by accountability, integrity, and a commitment to excellence. Job Summary The Human Resources Officer will support the HR Manager with recruitment, employee relations, staff benefits administration, staff compensation, performance management, and training. The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of Human Resources experience and be highly diligent, detail-oriented, and process-oriented, with a working knowledge of legal processes. The candidate should reside in any of our operational states. Excellent communication skills, a learning mindset, and the ability to adapt quickly while managing HR systems are essential for success in this role. Preferably a candidate already based in Jigawa or Gombe states, or willing to relocate to any of these states at their own expense. Job Responsibilities and Tasks Recruitment (20%) Conduct FO selection and in-person interviews at the LGA level. Take the lead in managing in-person interviews of shortlisted FO candidates through local New Incentives team members. Escalate any gaps, challenges, or noncompliance to the HR Manager for immediate follow-up. Liaise with the SR unit and community leaders to ensure locals are recruited. Promote job ads on social media and do outreach on platforms like LinkedIn and your network to identify candidates. Assist the HR Manager with sending invitations, following up with candidates by phone, scheduling interviews, and conducting reference and background checks. Send feedback for the concluded recruitment exercise. Prepare the recruitment Gsheet during and after the process. Onboarding, Benefits and Compensation Management (40%) Follow up with the new employees to ensure that pension and NHF registrations are completed and that numbers are generated. Follow up on the new office account opening during onboarding. Liaise with PFAs, NHF, NSITF, and tax offices to follow up on remittances. Physical Training sessions for new hires in the state Employee Performance Management and Training (10%) Support the implementation of the performance management system that includes Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) and employee development programs. Assist and sometimes facilitate an in-house employee training system that addresses company training needs, including training needs assessment, new employee orientation or onboarding, management development, production cross-training, the measurement of training impact, and training transfer. Assists managers with the selection and contracting of external training programs and consultants. Assists with the development of and monitors the spending of the corporate training budget. Administration (25%) Ensure employee information is up to date. Responsible for following up with respective state staff to submit missing data/information Provide support to State Field Managers at the state level with staff documentation, including onboarding, offboarding, orientations, and more, and remain the state focal point for addressing staff concerns Review employee leave applications on Zoho and ensure the proper documents are uploaded. Any other duty that the HR Manager or console may assign. Security Awareness (5%) Report all security incidents in areas of operations, including incidents that do not directly affect staff and/or operations. Liaise with the Security Unit in the event of critical incidents and potential deterioration of the security situation, and disseminate relevant information. Take responsibility for security management and personal safety of team members as applicable in the field. Ensure compliance with security policies and plans. Read and understand all Security documents relevant to operations, including SOPs, the Country Security Plan, and trainin