Human Resources Officer- (Recruitment)

The African Union, established as a unique Pan African continental body, is charged with spearheading Africa’s rapid integration and sustainable development by promoting unity, solidarity, cohesion and cooperation among the peoples of Africa and African States as well as developing a New Partnership Worldwide. Its Headquarters is located in Addis Ababa, capital city of Ethiopia.

The  Commission  of  the  African  Union  invites  applicants  who  are  citizens  of

Member States to apply for the post of Human Resources Officer within the Human Resources Division in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

1.	Post
	Post title:	Human Resources Officer, (Recruitment)
	Post level:	P2
	Unit:	Human Resources Division
	Immediate Supervisor:	Senior	Human	Resource	Officer-
		Recruitment, Classifications and Policies
	Duty station:	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2.            Major duties and responsibilities:

•       Assists the Senior HR Officer in drafting and defining approaches, policies, procedures, guidelines and formats used in short listing, interviewing and selection of staff

•       Work closely with Departments teams to understand staffing needs and respond accordingly.

•       Plan for, coordinate, and prepare vacancy announcments.

•       Ensure thorough follow through by creating tracking mechanisms to follow up on postings and applications through hire.

•       Creates candidate lists by conducting initial lists of qualified candidates.

•       Coordinate and participate in short listing and interviewing activities.

•       Prepare reports on short listing and interview exercises. Seek approval for appointments, draw contracts, and prepare job offers to successful candidates

•       Maintain rosters of successful candidates for use in other relevant vacancies

• Track assumption and separation of project staff providing monthly status reports.

•       Coordinate communications, transportation and onboarding activities for new hires.

•       Prepare renewal of employment contracts based on feedback obtained from the employee’s supervisor and the project life span remove.

•       Extract and prepare reports on job vacancies and to monitor recruitment related activities.

•       Other duties as applicable.

4.            Qualifications required:

University degree in human resources management, business or public administration, social science or related field. Advanced degree preferred.

Certifications such as Professional in Human Resources (Global) preferred.

4.         Work experience

Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in human resources management, recruiting or related area in a competitive environment.

5. Other relevant skills Professionalism

•       Knowledge of human resources policies, practices and procedures and ability to apply them in an organizational setting.

•       Ability to identify issues, formulate opinions, make conclusions and recommendations in individual and team settings.

•       Shows pride in work and in achievements.

•       Conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observes deadlines and achieves results.

•       Projects a positive image of the efficiency of the organization.

•       Professional motivation trumps personal concerns.

•       Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges.

•       Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives. Ensures equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

Planning & Organizing

•       Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies.

•       Identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required.

•       Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work.

•       Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning.

•       Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary.

•       Uses time efficiently.

Teamwork

•       Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals.

•       Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others.

•       Places team agenda before personal agenda.

•       Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position.

•       Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

Client Orientation

•       Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view;

•       Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect.

Managing Performance

•       Delegates the appropriate responsibility, accountability and decision-making authority.

•       Makes sure roles, responsibilities and reporting lines are clear to each staff member.

•       Accurately judges the amount of time and resources needed to accomplish a task and matches task to skills.

•       Monitors progress against milestones and deadlines.

7.            Language requirement:

Proficiency in one of the African Union working languages (Arabic, English, French and Portuguese) is required. Knowledge of one or more of the other AU working languages would be an added advantage.

8.            Age: Candidates must preferably be aged between 25 and 35 years.

9.            Tenure of appointment: The appointment will be made on a fixed term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months will be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance.

10.         Equal opportunities: The African Union Commission is an equal opportunities employer. Qualified women are encouraged to apply.

10.         Remuneration: Indicative basic salary of US$27,892.00 per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Post adjustment (46% of basic salary), Housing allowance ($14, 414.40 per annum), education allowance (75% of tuition and other education related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$7,800.00 per child per annum), etc for internationally recruited staff of the Commission.

The applications must be made through the AUC E-recruitment Website http://www.aucareers.org not later than 7^th January 2012.

Directorate of Administration and Human Resource Management

African Union Commission

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)