Background

Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) company, under the U.S. Department of State-funded Controlling HIV Epidemic Program (CHEP), supports the Government of Zambia in achieving and sustaining HIV epidemic control in line with national and global targets, including the 95-95-95 goals.

Responsibilities

Reports to HR Manager. The Resourcing Specialist is responsible for providing a delivery, support, and advisory service to hiring Managers in order to ensure the recruitment process and candidate experience works smoothly and incorporates all the best elements of our service to deliver a rapid and quality hire.

Main duties

• Correctly implements and interprets HR policies and labour laws and provides guidance to Project Heads and Managers on handling resourcing issues.
• Develops a complete understanding of CIDRZ objectives to effectively shape and plan recruitment requirements
• Understands CIDRZ resourcing needs in order to meet business objectives and act as the resourcing subject matter expert
• Is externally focussed and curious about best practice in the external labour market and ensures the organisation is continually updated with labour market conditions
• Assists with Job analysis and job evaluation to ensure jobs are properly graded
• Assists with change management initiatives by conducting readiness assessments, job-impact analysis, and skill and capability assessments.
• Effectively and efficiently maintains and updates Job descriptions and competence profile
• Conducts and coordinates the recruitment cycle for the entire organisation and ensure interviews, selection, placement and orientation enhance acquisition of staff.
• Ensures new staff are placed at correct salaries and negotiating with prospective candidates were need arises
• Processes work permits for expatriate staff, initiating follow ups with immigration department
• Conducts yearly organisational man power planning in consultation with the Manager and maintains the organisation establishment spread sheet to ensure optimum staffing numbers
• Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual reports. Prepare periodic special reports to reflect staffing trends by project, grade and staff turnover analysis
• Ensures maintenance of confidential files for all employees for management information and record purposes.

Qualifications

• Full Grade 12 Certificate
• Degree in Human Resources Management
• 5 years’ relevant work experience
• Working knowledge of Zambian Labour Laws
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Job analysis and evaluation training is an added advantage
• Valid practicing ZIHRM licence a must

Additional Notes

Suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. However, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• Correctly implements and interprets HR policies and labour laws and provides guidance to Project Heads and Managers on handling resourcing issues.
• Develops a complete understanding of CIDRZ objectives to effectively shape and plan recruitment requirements
• Understands CIDRZ resourcing needs in order to meet business objectives and act as the resourcing subject matter expert
• Is externally focussed and curious about best practice in the external labour market and ensures the organisation is continually updated with labour market conditions
• Assists with Job analysis and job evaluation to ensure jobs are properly graded
• Assists with change management initiatives by conducting readiness assessments, job-impact analysis, and skill and capability assessments.
• Effectively and efficiently maintains and updates Job descriptions and competence profile
• Conducts and coordinates the recruitment cycle for the entire organisation and ensure interviews, selection, placement and orientation enhance acquisition of staff.
• Ensures new staff are placed at correct salaries and negotiating with prospective candidates were need arises
• Processes work permits for expatriate staff, initiating follow ups with immigration department
• Conducts yearly organisational man power planning in consultation with the Manager and maintains the organisation establishment spread sheet to ensure optimum staffing numbers
• Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual reports. Prepare periodic special reports to reflect staffing trends by project, grade and staff turnover analysis
• Ensures maintenance of confidential files for all employees for management information and record purposes.

• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail

• Full Grade 12 Certificate
• Degree in Human Resources Management
• 5 years’ relevant work experience
• Working knowledge of Zambian Labour Laws
• Valid practicing ZIHRM licence a must
• Job analysis and evaluation training is an added advantage