Human Resources Coordinator | Addis Ababa

Pathfinder Overview

Pathfinder International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place reproductive health care at the center of all that we do—believing that it is not only a fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, and paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction. Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all of our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve.

Job summary

The HR coordinator is responsible for the implementation of HR policies, personnel recruitment and retention, and staff productivity and performance management. He/She is responsible for planning, directing and coordinating the administrative functions of organizations among their key work duties including recruiting, interviewing and hiring new staff. He/She will coordinate various activities and ensure that the department’s day-to-day operation is efficient and effective.

Key Responsibilities

• Serves as the office’s first point-of-contact for internal and external stakeholders on all matters Human Resources.
• Processes new hires and drives the on-boarding process, performance management, facilitates employee exits, and other activities.
• Coordinate recruitment activities: Posts jobs, liaises with recruitment agencies, handles logistics for career fairs), tracks candidate responses and monthly/annual recruitment costs, develops recruitment reports, schedules interviews, and corresponds with candidates.
•  Coordinate with project staff and leads recruitment efforts including creating and posting descriptions for vacancies, reviewing applications and scheduling interviews, negotiating and extending offers, issuing local contracts, and developing welcome packets and overseeing orientation of new staff. • Coordinates travel schedules for job candidates as needed.
•  Maintain HR files and assumes primary responsibility for setup, maintenance and compliance of employment files per local laws, and performs scheduled compliance audits.
• Coordinate staff productivity and retention efforts for local personnel, including supporting professional growth and development plans.
• Assist with annual Performance Management activities: coordinates training schedules for Country Office, field and remote staff, tracks all increases, and runs reports as required; works with and maintains confidential and/or sensitive information.
• Collaborates with finance team on HR related tasks.
•  Implement compensation and benefits for project staff, including ensuring adherence to Local Labor Laws and practices and Pathfinder norms, and conducts benefits orientation for new hires; Manage and update the salary structure.
• Provide coaching to managers on all HR related matters including hiring, termination, performance evaluations, employee relations and organizational policies.
•  Liaising with local legal attorneys and create comprehensive human resources policies and procedures that comply with the local law.
•  Other tasks as assigned by the Supervisor. Supervisor Title: HR Manager

Number: 1

Opportunity: Pathfinder Ethiopia Country program

Reports to: HR Manger

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) in Business Management or Human Resources Management, MBA Preferred.
•  At least six (6) years’ experience in a similar or senior HR position preferably in an INGO setting or equivalent combination of education and experience.
•  Excellent diplomatic, interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Proven ability to create and maintain effective working relations with staff and senior management, NGO partners, host country governments, and U. S Government Agencies
•  Demonstrated ability to manage, motivate, mentor and direct staff while creating a positive team environment.
•  Through understanding of and ability to analyze human resources functions.
• Expert computer skills in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Must be fluent in Amharic and English.
• Must treat all documents and in a confidential basis.
• Must travel up to 30% depending on project needs