Bilingual Human Resources Officer

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a leading Africa-based, African-led, international research institution headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with a West Africa regional office based in Dakar, Senegal. APHRC conducts policy-relevant research on population, health, education, urbanization and related development issues in sub-Saharan Africa.

We seek to recruit a Human Resources Officer to support the day-to-day activities of our Human Resources unit. The position will be based at the regional office in Dakar and will also support HR processes in other areas in sub-Saharan Africa.

Responsibilities

• Participate in talent acquisition, on boarding new hires, performance management and retention;
• Manage the processes for application for work permits, duty exemptions, visas etc. for expatriates;
• Participate in the development, review and implementation/enforcement of HR policies and procedures;
• Maintain employee records and keeping them confidential;
• Update internal databases with new hire information;
• Prepare reports and presentations on HR-related metrics;
• Organize for team building events;
• Support audit processes; and
• Manage staff welfare schemes and initiatives.

Skills and experience requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management or relevant field.
• 3 years’ post-qualification work experience as a HR Officer, preferably in an NGO.
• Knowledge of Senegal labor laws.
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment.
• Familiarity with any Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) software.
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Good verbal and written communication skills in both English and French languages.
• Be of Senegalese citizenship and residing in Senegal.

This position is classified under Nationally Recruited Positions (NRP), Grade V in our scales.