Word of Faith Schools is the flagship of Christian Education in Africa with a tremendous spiritual and academic heritage, together with abundant opportunities for the maximization of your potential. Word of Faith Schools is a Christian school par excellence with the drive and determination to train up a child in the way he should go so that when he is old he will not depart from it (Pro. 22:6). This is being vigorously pursued through well-defined measures aimed at building character, self-discipline, nobility, and high standards of conduct in the child.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Human Resource Officer
Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Overall Purpose of the Job
- The HR Officer exists to support the whole school through the effective management and delivery of the Human Resources function to the Administrator General, Management Team and to all staff.
- The HR function aims overall to deliver effective and efficient support, maintaining the agreed standards of service, to the students, staff and parents who make up the school community.
Job Description
- Support the work of the Administrator General (AG) in developing an HR strategic plan with mid and long term objectives.
- Deliver our HR strategy by designing tasks and projects, which focus on retention and development of our workforce.
- Embed HR best practice through policies, procedures and mentoring/coaching/training initiatives.
- Proactively support management of Employee Relations cases ranging from Discipline, Grievance, Capability/Performance to Absence Management: Develop relevant reports to monitor absence, performance reviews & training.
- Monitor absence of staff as regards illness and highlight concerns to the Management team, arranging return to work interviews /meetings with staff.
- Oversee end-to-end recruitment, onboarding and induction processes in conjunction with the AG and the Management Team; produce offer letters, contracts and letters detailing changes in employment conditions.
- Design and deliver internal learning and development initiatives.
- Ensure suitable processes are in place to enhance the performance of the staff, such as equality and diversity, talent management, health and wellbeing and promotion of staff incentive schemes.
- Oversee HR administration and records, including Disclosure checks and right-to-work documentation.
- Coordinate accurate and timely monthly payroll.
- Complete leavers’ processes such as exit interviews.
- Undertake HR projects, as required by the AG.
- HR reporting.
- Support the Heads of School during current inspection practices (Department Quality Assurance) with the provision of data.
- Ensure Professional development and appropriate registration of teaching staff and non-teaching staff, etc.
- Keep up to date with developments in employment legislation and human resource best practice.
- Abide by the Codes of Practice set by The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Management.
- Any other duties as required.
Required Education / Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in HR Management, Business, Management, or any Social Sciences course.
- CIPM, CIPD, HRCI have an added advantage.
- 3 – 5 years of cognate experience.
- Excellent computer skills, knowledge of Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS), Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, and demonstrated skills in database management and record keeping.
Deadline: 31st August 2023.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: hr@wofportal.com using the job title as the subject of the email.
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