Job Vacancies at Lifewater International (Lifewater)
Position: Human Resources Officer (HRO)
Background:
- Support the development of custom LI HR data metrics reports required by the field teams and country office team.
- Ensure HR policy and procedures are implemented by the Program Offices. This will include periodic visits with Country leadership to the program locations to get staff views on their areas of capacity enhancement.
- Maintain systems and processes for recruitment, orientation and induction, compensation and benefit management, performance management and staff development.
- In consultation with the Country Director, ensure that Lifewater remain in compliance with all local and national labor laws.
- Respond to administration related queries on insurance enrolment for employees.
- Prepare HR payroll information with all documentation submitted accurately and in line with payroll deadlines on a monthly basis.
- Monthly Contract Management monitoring
- Onboarding of new staff on all P&C documentations
- Exit Management for leavers
- Support on OSHA activities coordination
- Manage the filing, storage and security of documents and correspondences ie subject files and Personal files and ensure all documents are properly filled
- Support the Country Director to ensure that pension and provident deductions are deposited monthly to relevant government revenue offices and individual staff accounts, respectively
- With support from the Country Director establish a complete data base system across the country offices using to effectively manage the staffing updates to be used by the Program and Country Offices for all occasions and especially for emergency scenarios.
- Facilitate and Coordinate all staff in signing various form and ensure proper documentation ie Child protection forms, self-disclosure, etc on annual basis
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or equivalent.
- A minimum of 3 years’ professional experience in a Human Resources and Administration position 2 of which should be in an INGO setting.
- Experience in capacity building and setting frameworks for staff development.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
- Be a team player who is able to serve staff of all levels and positions.
- Ability and willingness to travel to remote program locations.
- Sound knowledge of human resources principles and practices and the Tanzania Labor Laws.
- Have a high degree of integrity and ethics to ensure employee information is secure and well protected.
- Excellent communication skills and work well both independently or as members of a team.
Personal Attributes:
- Must be able to support Lifewater’s mission, vision, and core values; able to cope with cross-cultural and denominational diversities.
- An energetic, flexible and proactive approach with the ability to work both independently and cooperatively within a team setting.
- Well organized and efficient in time management whenever there is task pressure.
- Strong teamwork skills and ability to develop and maintain effective working relations at all levels both within and outside the team.
- Punctual, honest, dependable, servant leader, trustworthy, encourager, peacekeeper, multi-tasker, and self-starter.
- Zero tolerance of corruption (all forms of interest conflicts, bribes, fraud, all kinds of corruptions, etc. are not acceptable).
Equal Employment Opportunity
Lifewater is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, physical disability, mental disability, age, medical condition (cancer), marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.
The status of Lifewater as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent the organization from hiring staff based on their religious beliefs so that all staff share the same religious commitment which is central to our mission.
Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e I(a)), Lifewater has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with Lifewater’s Statement of Faith, the Lausanne Covenant.
- Responsible for the timeliness and accuracy of the financial information being provided for each of the cost centers within the program .
- Examine financial data for accuracy and compliance with policies and procedures and ensure financial integrity and build financial and resource management capacity.
- Ensure that monthly close process is happening in a timely manner.
- Submit Monthly Financial Packet for each cost center to Finance & Accounting Manager (HQ) by 10th of the month or sooner if possible.
- Coordinate internal and external audits for the different sites and prepare books of accounts.
- Directly liaison with HQ for cash flow, process improvements, financial statements, etc.
- Perform regular site visits to visit field teams for ongoing training and capacity building.
- Ensure timely and correct payment of taxes, salaries, and staff benefits.
- Manage all travel and business advance issued to staff
- Handle petty cash float of the program
- Provide all relevant financial data to country office management team on a monthly basis.
- Work with program offices and LI finance unit to ensure that accurate reports are in place in order to enable a thorough understanding of the current position and support forward planning and decision making. These will include activity versus budget line reporting system by project, a country budget and funding gap analysis by project.
- Work with HQ finance unit to ensure that direct activity and administration costs are accurate and expenditures are in line with the agreed project budget.
- Ensure that all budgets are utilized according to the approved project document.
- Provide acknowledgment receipts for wires from LI HQ to country account.
- Assist project manager in compiling data for financial planning and reporting.
- Support fixed assets documentation, inventory and reporting.
- University Degree in any of the following fields: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BA in accounting, BBA from recognized school; relevant training in Excel and accounting software (ACCA/CPA/QuickBooks preferred).
- Minimum of 3 years in an NGO, preferably with an international NGO.
- Excellent practical knowledge of financial accounting and of report development.
- Experience with data analysis and commenting on variances between actual and budgeted expenditures.
- Excellent understanding of the reporting requirements plus ability to convey financial concepts to non-financial staff.
- Experience in managing staff health insurance schemes, PAYE, NSSF, GPA, provident fund.
- Knowledge of office management processes.
- Proficiency in spoken and written English.
- Strong ICT skills especially Microsoft Office applications.
Personal Attributes:
- Must be able to support Lifewater’s mission, vision, and core values; able to cope with cross-cultural and denominational diversities.
- An energetic, flexible and proactive approach with the ability to work both independently and cooperatively within a team setting.
- Well organized and efficient in time management whenever there is task pressure.
- Strong teamwork skills and ability to develop and maintain effective working relations at all levels both within and outside the team.
- Punctual, honest, dependable, servant leader, trustworthy, encourager, peacekeeper, multi-tasker, and self-starter.
- Zero tolerance of corruption (all forms of interest conflicts, bribes, fraud, all kinds of corruptions, etc. are not acceptable).
Equal Employment Opportunity
Lifewater is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, physical disability, mental disability, age, medical condition (cancer), marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.
The status of Lifewater as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent the organization from hiring staff based on their religious beliefs so that all staff share the same religious commitment which is central to our mission.
Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e I(a)), Lifewater has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with Lifewater’s Statement of Faith, the Lausanne Covenant.
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