Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior HR Officer - Staff Relations- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: September 29, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Make sure that all HR procedures and processes are implemented in compliant with the applicable government laws;• Consistently and fairly implement HR policies, procedures and process across the organization;• Provides professional advice and service to managers and staff;• Prepare employment contract for new hires and monitor contract extensions;• Maintain employee records and regularly update the data through ERP system;• Create personnel file for new hires on timely manner and ensures that personal history forms, correspondences, employment contracts/extensions, job description and other relevant documents are properly documented in the file;• Facilitate staff medical reimbursement in collaboration with insurance broker and insurance company• Proactively alert hiring managers on staff contract expiry date and renew the contract on time, if necessary;• Manage and update staff leave (annual, sick, maternity, paternity etc) and support line managers to develop annual leave plan at the beginning of the year;• Monitor the annual leave plan and send alert to managers in order to ensure that staff are taking their leave as planned;• Update payroll in consultation with Finance to incorporate staff changes on monthly basis;• Facilitate the inclusion and exclusion of ATA staff to the insurance company;• Facilitate pension registration or updating following employment and send the document to Pension Authority on time;• Facilitate exist interview, compile feedback, analyze and prepare consolidated report with recommendation to management;• Make sure business and ID cards are prepared and distributed on time;• Ensure probation period performance review is submitted to HR on time to take appropriate action on time;• Participate in the designing and revision of ATA’s benefit and compensation package• Take part in the developments and review of HR policy and procedure;• Prepare HR orientations on changes in the existing policies or new developments to introduce to all staff and create awareness;• Conduct risk assessment on regular basis in order to ensure safe and healthy working environment to staff at HO and Regional Offices;• Prepared letters to external stockholders as per the request received from employees• Prepares personnel letters as required (transfer, Promotion, increment & others)• Perform other duties as deemed necessary

Bachelor's

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Minimum BA/BSc in Human Resources Management/development, Business Administration or other related fields of study
• At least 6 years (for Bachelors) or 4 years (for Masters) of relevant experience in managing and serving diversified workforce
• Have the knowledge and understand the applicable/governing laws and procedures
• Well versed and acquainted with human resources management principles, practices and trends
• Effective interpersonal communication, persuading and facilitation skill
• The ability and experience of working with diversified teams/work groups
• Very sensitive and responsive to multicultural working environment
• Strong analytical, planning and problem-solving skill and experience
• Proactive and perform with minimum supervision
• Have the capacity and patience/tolerance to handle multiple tasks of parallel requests
• The ability to work in a stressful working environment;
• Ability to develop, review and implement organizational human resource policy, guideline and procedures
• Familiar with Federal Civil Servants Proclamation
• Experience in preparing payroll
• Knowledge of Human Resources Information System
• Experience in facilitating salary and benefit surveys

5-10 years

• We invite all candidates meeting the required qualifications to send (i) a cover letter and (ii) CV (maximum 3 pages) at http://apply.ata.gov.et• Also, please DO NOT submit scans of certificates with your application form.• Women are highly encouraged to apply.• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.