TITLE: Human Resources Manager
DEPARTMENT: Technical Services – Human Resources
SUMMARY:
To maintain and enhance the organization’s human resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices. The selected candidate will be expected to ensure that the organization provides opportunities for employees’ professional development and training with their job skill area and also personal development.
This job is based in Maseru and reports to Senior Human Resource Manager – Technical Services. This position supervises Human Resources Officer.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (includes but are not limited to):
Recruitment
Lead the process of recruitment and placement of suitable manpower.
Ensure that the organization has a timely process for filling vacant positions to prevent interruptions of program activities or disruption to organization operations
Ensure that the organization follows non-discriminatory hiring practices.
Ensure that PSI is competitively placed within the employment market by conducting salary and benefits research and advising the executive team
Advise on pay and other remuneration issues, including promotions, benefits and the pension plan.
Negotiate with staff and their representatives on issues relating to pay and conditions of employment
Manage
employee relations, terms of appointment and conditions of services
Performance Management and Training
Ensure that the organization wide performance agreements are prepared and appraisals are done by each department manager for their specific departments
Coordinate trainings in conjunction with Training Manager and departmental managers;
identify employees with capacity building needs through individual development plans.
Make recommendations to DCR-Corporate Services and CR about staff morale and ways to improve employee satisfaction and manage dissatisfaction
Prepare HR department MBOs and ensure that they are followed.
Supervise the HR Officer and ensure that they perform based on their Job description and performance and learning plan in line with the performance management procedures
HR Management
Ensure that the organization has job descriptions including qualifications, duties, reporting relationships and key indicators
Assist and give guidance to department managers to write develop Job descriptions writing them
Ensure that the organization has written human resources policies, procedures and strategies that is regularly reviewed and updated: a) to describe the recruitment, hiring, termination and standard work rules for all staff and working conditions; b) to maintain compliance with government labor laws, Equal Employment Opportunity standards, Occupational Health and Safety standards. c) to describe and monitor disciplinary procedures and absence management etc.
Ensure that department managers understand HR policies and procedures and monitor that they and their staff abide by them.
Listen to grievances and implement disciplinary procedures in line with company policy and national legislation.
Promote equality and diversity as part of the culture of the organization
Ensure that the organization has a compensation plan, and a periodic review of salary ranges and benefits is conducted in line with job evaluations processes.
Ensure that the organization has a process for reviewing and responding to ideas, suggestions, comments and perceptions from all staff members (staff satisfaction survey.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND WORK EXPERIENCE:
Degree in human resources
management or equivalent essential; a Masters Degree would be an added advantage
Minimum 4 years HR management
3 years experience should be in a managing or supervisory role in a similar environment.
KEY COMPETENCIES:
Customer Service Orientation
Result focused
Develop Others
Proven knowledge of employment legislation;
Strong familiarity or understanding of labor laws is essential.
Computer literacy, at least in Microsoft Office.
Excellent interpersonal skills
Good negotiation skills
Should hold a valid driver’s license.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates should send by email cover letter, resume/curricula vitae (CV), list of 3-5 professional references (with contact information, supervisory references preferred), and scanned copy of all academic degrees to [email protected]. Only email submissions will be accepted. While all application submissions will be reviewed and considered, only the most qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.
The application submission deadline is 12:30 p.m. local time on Friday, 12th April 2019