HR-Officer Training and Development
GIZ-Internal/External Vacancy Announcement #143/2019
GIZ- Office Addis Ababa
As a provider of international cooperation services for sustainable development and international education work, GIZ – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit – is dedicated to building a future worth living around the world.
Around the world, we have over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including rural and economic development, education and employment, energy and the environment, and peace and security. Together with our partners, we work to deliver flexible, effective and cost-effective solutions that offer people better prospects and sustainably improve their living conditions.
As a public-benefit German federal enterprise, we are committed to meeting our clients’ high standards of transparency and accountability. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is our main commissioning party. European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector and national governments also benefit from our services.
In Ethiopia, GIZ has been implementing development programmes on behalf of the German government for over 40 years together with our national partners. The focus of our work in the country is on vocational education, sustainable use of natural resources, land management and food security, biodiversity and forestry. Other programmes e.g. enhance development of a sustainable textile sector and renewable energies in Ethiopia.
For our Human Resources Department at the GIZ Country Office in Addis Ababa, we are looking for an HR Officer.
Position: HR-Officer Training and Development
Remuneration: As per the GIZ scale
Application deadline: September 2, 2019
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
A. Responsibilities
The HR professional performs the following tasks:
B. Duties & Responsibilities
The Human Resources Unit is responsible for the professional HR-Management and HR-Development for all of our 750 national employees in Ethiopia and Djibouti. For our new Training Coordination Team, we are looking for a committed HR professional responsible for our vast activities in the field of training and development.
· coordinating the activities and tasks of the Training Coordination Team in close cooperation with the HR Unit Manager
· advising managers in the field of HR development for their staff members
· organizing in-country trainings and other development measures according to the HR Development Plan
· developing needs assessments, concepts and evaluation measures
· negotiating contracts with suitable national and international training providers
· first contact for training providers
· revising the HR Development Roadmap annually and when internal and external trends call for it
· ensuring that trainings and other development measures are delivered in high quality and a service-oriented, courteous manner
· Initiate, lead and moderate staff induction program
· Maintain training related agreements database, process training payments & re-imbursement (keep and update hard copy and soft copy database)
· Keep and update training attendees list and follow up after training reports and compile the list on excel sheet database
· Support and handle other HR related tasks as deemed necessary
· informing about trainings via adequate communication channels
· formulating standard operations procedures for training and development
· (co-) conducting selected trainings
· independent and pro-active follow-up of open tasks
· closely cooperating with the HR-Administration-Team
· keeping the balance between the HR-roles governance, service-orientation and strategic navigation
A. Required qualifications, competences and experience
Formal Education:
Candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree; an advanced degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.
Professional Experience:
· at least 5 years of solid experience in the field of HR Development operations
· profound knowledge and experience for the full scope of HR development activities from needs assessments, concepts, contracts to evaluation and strategy
· proven record of developing standard operation procedures, reports and tracking sheets etc.
· expertise in all methods for HR Development (from presence trainings to eLearnings etc.)
· strong organizational skills in the areas of operation and administration
· experience in international organizations is a plus
Other experiences and skills
· a strong will to gain thorough knowledge about GIZ’s leadership instruments and HR development guidelines fast