Friday, 21 June 2019

HR and Administration Officer at Practical Action

Practical Action is a registered UK charity, no 247257, and a company limited by guarantee, under the direction of a Board of Trustees.

The charity has two wholly-owned trading subsidiaries – Practical Action Publishing Ltd and Practical Action Consulting Ltd – and three dormant subsidiaries. It is also associated with two locally-registered overseas entities carrying the Practical Action name.

Job Description

The Human Resources officer will manage the day-to-day operations of the human resources functions and duties.

The HR officer will carry out responsibilities in some or all of the following functional areas: administrative tasks, meeting coordination and scheduling, travel arrangements, other support services as required, including management of our people according to PA Policy and Kenya Labour Law, leave administration, orientation among other responsibilities.

This position reports to HR & Admin Coordinator and works closely with the Area Coordinators in field offices.

The HR and Administration Officer is responsible for:

  • Recruitment and selection responsibilities
  • Employee and consultancy contracts management
  • On-boarding, staff exits and separation
  • Records management and internal HR communications
  • HR administrative responsibilities

An experienced professional, you will have at least 3 years’ experience as a human resources generalist in an international organization

In return, you will get an opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues – these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.

In addition, we offer the following benefits:

  • Work week of 35 hours
  • The opportunity to work remotely
  • 25 days annual leave, in addition to public holidays.
  • A pension scheme that new employees join immediately on employment – employer contributes 12.5% of gross salary. Employee contribution is voluntary
  • Life assurance (5x annual salary).

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