HR & Admin Officer
About Kepler College
Kepler College was established in Rwanda to offer affordable, scalable, and competency-based higher education programs with the best job prospects for graduates, ensuring a job for graduates is a key driver of everything being done at the College. The key aspect of Kepler College’s pedagogy is learning by doing with a primary focus on equipping students with 21st-century transferable skills that make them stand out in the labour market. In this program, students gain the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in today’s global economy.
- Vision: To become a leading competency-based higher education institution in Sub-Saharan Africa with outstanding graduate employment outcomes that lead to economic mobility.
- Mission: To offer competency-based, accessible, employment-driven tertiary education, conduct applicable research, and offer innovative and scalable community service to support the development of Rwanda.
Motto: Educating Africa’s youth for tomorrow’s opportunities
Core Values:
- We work with Purpose
- We drive innovation
- We embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- We practice Transparency
- We seek Balance
Kepler College is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality, and enhance our organizational capability. We do not discriminate based on disability, race, color, ethnicity, gender, religion, or other category protected by law
About the Role:
The HR & Admin coordinator is responsible for providing effective human resource management and administrative support to the college day to day-to-day operations and ensures this is done to a high-quality standard and in line with Kepler College requirements.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Be the first point of contact for all administrative HR-related queries from employees
- Work closely with the manager to assist in the recruitment process (Job posting, CV screening, setting up interviews, communication with candidates)
- In collaboration with the HR department, assist in the preparation of staff Events e.g. Staff happy hour, and staff retreat.
- Assist in setting annual goals for the HR department and implementing key elements of the HR strategy including hiring of staff, managing performance management, managing BambooHR, and continuous improvements to HR process, talent recruitment, and retainment;
- Ensure accurate employee data, benefits administration, payroll record, performance appraisals, tracking of candidates, tracking of PTO records, and automation of other HR processes at Kepler;
- Ensure compliance with labor regulations, contracts, document management, and employee handbook management;
- Prepare the on-boarding of new employees and complete exit procedures for departing employees;
- Produce accurate monthly payroll and work closely with finance for on-time processing each month.
- Ensure proper personnel files and records
- Perform other duties as assigned and any other administrative tasks needed.
Reports to: HR and Administration Manager
Qualifications, skills, and experience needed:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management or related field; An International certificate in HR can replace the need for a degree;
- At least one year of relevant experience;
- Knowledge of HR software/BambooHR will be an added advantage;
- Experience in using cloud content management tools like Box, Google Sheets, and docs.
- Experience in the education sector is an asset;
- Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda, Fluency in French is an asset;
- Ability to use analytics for effective personnel management;
- Self-motivated, proactive, and result-driven
- Being an open and reliable person with high integrity
- Ability to work independently
- Teamwork
- Cross-cultural communication skills /Ability to connect with people of different backgrounds
- Confidentiality and organized
- Ability to take initiative, work well under pressure, and carry out work independently;
- Stress management and ability to multitask
Application Link: Click here
Deadline: Interested candidates should apply by February 2, 2024, at 4:00 PM
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