(1 Position) ■Department: Administration and Finance
■Directorate: Human Resources
■Grade: P3■Salary Scale: USD 63,067.27 - USD 73,069.85 ■Supervisor: Principal Officer Recruitment and Manpower ■Reference: ECW-COMM/REC/HR/006/2010
■Duration: Two Years ■Closing date: 11-11-2010
The Human Resources Directorate has focused on transforming the organisation to meet standards of best case practice within the sector. Recruitment is on top on the priority of the Human Resources Directorate as the ECOWAS Commission’s staffing needs has increased considerably following it’s transformation from Secretariat to a Commission. To meet these pressing staffing needs while ensuring the Recruitment process is efficient and measures up to global standards and leverages on available technological-solutions to achieve organisational goals; the Human Resource Directorate seeks to a Recruitment Officer in delivering the required services.
Duties and responsibilities
■In consultation with HR Officer, Organisation Design, ensure HR Partners guide designated Directorates to follow position establishment process, in accordance with agreed policies and procedures.
■Verify job profiles from requesting Directorates and consult with HR Officer, Organisation Design to ensure job profiles are correct and up-to-date; and maintain position files in related databases.
■Manage the administration of positions advertisement, notification process for selection and recruitment, including development of screening questions.
■Organize face to face interviews or via telephone or video conference and assessment centres for short listed candidates (as required).
■Coordinate activities of Recruitment Assistants, including scheduling of panels, logistics and travel arrangements, correspondence with Protocol Unit for hotels or conference centres booking, preparing and following-up on paperwork needed for the interview panel members, such as CVs, interview packs, etc).
■Liaise with and assist candidates throughout the recruitment process in a timely and accurate manner.
■Prepare applicants' demographic analyses, required submissions and post-interview reports for submission to relevant authorities.
■Collaborate with relevant HR colleagues in a proactive manner to ensure seamless handover in the recruitment/induction process.
■Develop a range of resourcing related reports and statistics including effectiveness of job advertisement tools and other sourcing techniques.
Qualifications/Experience/Skills
■Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in social sciences or related field
■Relevant Master's degree will substitute for two years of professional experience
■Five (5) years progressive work experience in Human Resources or relevant consultancy roles.
■Demonstrable experience and ability to deliver Recruitment solutions including workforce planning, competency-based selection, running of assessment centres and headhunting techniques.
Competencies:
■Communication: Demonstrated ability to successfully communicate, verbally and in writing, including use of persuasive presentation
■Diversity Awareness: Understanding and ability to work effectively with individuals having diverse styles, abilities, motivations and background (including gender and cultural differences)
■Ethics and Integrity: Demonstrated practice of integrity and ethical behaviour in all circumstances
■HR Knowledge: Demonstrated knowledge of Human Resources laws and policies which applies to the organisation; understanding of Human Resource processes and how to change to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
■Innovation: Ability to be innovative, creating and sustaining a positive environment that supports calculated risk-taking
■Negotiation: Demonstrated ability to use negotiating skill sets, including consensus-building, coalition-building, and dispute resolution.
■Organisational Knowledge: Ability to promptly understand organisation's mission, vision and values and how this ties to meeting the organisation's goals; demonstrated understanding of the public sector environment.
■Relationship Building: Demonstrated ability to build and sustain trust-based relationships, both individually and collectively over time.
■Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated ability to analyse all presenting issues, recognising the needs of all stakeholders in terms of collaborative solutions.
■Strategic Thinking: Ability to link specific human resource initiative to the greater organisation mission and deliverables
■Team Leadership: Demonstrated understanding of team behaviour and ability to lead teams towards high performance
Age
Candidate must not be fifty (50) years old or more at the point of recruitment and must be a citizen of one of the ECOWAS member states.
Languages
Proficiency (speaking, writing) in one of the three official ECOWAS languages- English, French, Portuguese. Proficiency in more than one is an added advantage.
To apply click below:
http://www.ecowashr.info/en/vacancies/recruitment_officer.php?job_id=30
http://www.naijazonejobs.blogspot.com/ is not in any way connected to recruitment in the companies whose vacancies are posted here.” Be wise, don’t pay money to get job.