HR Assistant

Nation Media Group

Job Type

On-site

About Nation Media Group

The Nation Media Group is the largest independent media house in East and Central Africa with operations in print, broadcast and digital media, which attract and serve unparalleled audiences in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. As a brand, we are committed to generating and creating content that will inform, educate and entertain our consumers across the different platforms, keeping in mind the changing needs and trends in the industry.

Job Description

To provide proactive assistance on various HR projects and initiatives that provide an employee value proposition that drives a high performance culture at NMGU.

Responsibilities

Provide proactive support in recruitment, onboarding and performance management.
Ensure efficiency of the transactional human resources responsibilities (payroll administration, candidate background checks, drafting various HR correspondences, handling onboarding and exit procedures etc.).
Administer MPL welfare schemes and processing required documentation for enrollments and terminations.
Provide administrative and logistical support to staff training and development programs.
Coordinate the logistical requirements for various staff engagements, events and projects.
As a safety representative; coordinate safety trainings, assist with safety audits and facilitate compliance with standards while maintaining records.
Maintaining and updating staff records by ensuring comprehensive information storage, retrieval through scanning and uploading of all hard copy staff correspondences to the HR system folder.
Conduct new employee orientation to ensure new hires gain insights and are easily assimilated into the Nation Media Group culture.
Manage the company's e-leave system to ensure compliance with the annual leave Rota, ensuring new staff addition and deactivation of exited staff as well as generating monthly leave reports that shall be required from time to time.
Manage the company's e- Performance Management system and extend support to all staff, adding new staff and deactivating exited staff.

Requirements

Academic: University Degree in Human Resource Management, Social Sciences, Organizational Psychology or any other related field from an accredited institution
Professional: Professional Qualification and/or Postgraduate Diploma in relevant field e.g. Human Resource, Organizational Development or Organizational Psychology
Experience: 1-2 years working experience in an HR environment of an FMCG company
Excellent Communication skills-oral and written
High standards of Integrity
Very strong interpersonal skills
Good organizational and planning skills
Computer literacy especially in Excel and Word
Ability to work in multi-cultural and with varied teams
A demonstrated ability to take responsibility and use initiative especially when working on tight deadlines
Meticulous, detail-oriented and ability to multitask (is a must)
Ability to work without direct day-to-day supervision, assertive and energetic.
Ability to remain calm and in control even under pressure