HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER – Botswana Digital & Innovation Hub (Bdih) 431 views

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with management to identify recruitment needs and ideal candidate profiles.
• Draft job advertisements and distribute them through effective channels.
• Screen candidates based on talent requirements and business goals.
• Conduct and coordinate interviews, analyse interview results, and recommend best-fit candidates.
• Ensure compliance with recruitment authorisation processes, including signed approvals and verification checks.
• Conduct reference checks and qualification verifications before finalising hiring decisions.
• Lead the development and maintenance of employment contracts ensuring contracts meet policy requirements.
• Deliver on boarding program to acclimatise new employees and foster positive attitude toward organisational objectives.
• Assist in the implementation and monitoring the Performance Management Process, ensuring adherence to established timelines.
• Conduct audits to verify the quality of performance information submitted.
• Ensure performance assessment results inform career development, promotions, salary increments, and training interventions.
• Provide administrative support for performance appraisals to managers and employees ensuring performance evaluations are completed within scheduled timelines.
• Ensure learning and development needs highlighted in the performance appraisals are aggregated into the annual learning and development.
• Conduct Training Needs Analysis (TNA) and coordinate learning interventions with departmental heads.
• Liaise with training providers to facilitate employee skill enhancement.
• Track training outcomes and submit regular reports to the Head of Human Resources and Administration.
• Coordinate employee relations activities by facilitating and coordinating disciplinary and grievance hearings.
• Interpret and communicate human resources policies and processes to staff to ensure they are understood and uniformly applied.
• Research on labour laws and regulations and report of changes that have taken place and update staff accordingly.
• Facilitate the employee engagement processes and surveys as required.
• Support the HR department with culture improvement programs and initiatives as developed.
• Provide administrative support in all employee wellness programs.
• Prepare and maintain records of employee details with service providers for processing including new hires, release of employee from work and amendments in information.
• Carry out administrative activities related to benefits administration including ensuring accurate and complete deductions from employee salaries.
• Process service provider invoices and payments with the finance department.
• Perform thorough analysis of payroll input data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency before processing.
• Collaborate closely with the finance and accounting departments to facilitate smooth payroll processing.
• Handle employee inquiries regarding salary payments, deductions, benefits, or related issues in a professional and timely manner.
• Maintain and update employee personnel records, ensuring that all records are accurately maintained, organised and regularly updated.
• Accurately capture and update employee details on the HR Information Management System.
• Maintain proper documentation and audit trails for all human resources transactions.
• Act as a primary contact person between the HR department and HR information management systems provider.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of personal employee data.
• Oversee the daily operations and performance of the Driver to ensure timely and safe transportation of personnel and goods.
• Monitor driver performance and provide guidance or support as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organisational and/or Industrial Psychology or equivalent.
• Minimum five (5) years generalist human resources experience, human resources administration or a related field.
• Proven experience in recruitment and selection, employee relations, payroll administration and HR Systems (e.g. SAGE 300 People, SAP or similar), benefits administration, employee wellness, performance management, learning and development.
• Knowledge of the Employment Act, Labor Laws and Industrial Relations Code.

How to Apply