Vacancy Announcement 

Position Title: HR Specialist- Maternity Cover

Department/Program: HR and Operations

Level: C3

Reports to: Manager, HR

Direct Reports: N/A           

Based in: Addis Ababa  

Duration of contract: Five Months

Remuneration: As per the organization pay scale.

Who we are?

We’re Population Services International (PSI), the world’s leading non‐profit social marketing organization. We work to make it easier for people in the developing world to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire by marketing affordable products and services that range from mosquito nets to contraceptives to HIV testing. We are a $560m enterprise based in Washington, DC, operating in the private and public sectors in more than 65 countries.

Join us!

There are over 9,000 “PSI’ers” around the world. It’s a diverse group of entrepreneurs and professionals with an unusually wide range of backgrounds - from the medical industry to the music business - all with unique skills we bring to the job.

PSI/Ethiopia wants reimagine healthcare, put the consumer at the center, and whenever possible, bring quality care to the front door.  We achieve health impact in Ethiopia by working with both government and private partners and harvesting technology innovation to bring quality care closer to communities, schools, and homes.   We empower consumers by including them in the design of healthcare solutions, offering them more healthcare choices, and helping them to have a voice in influencing national priorities.  We work with all market actors in the health system to understand their needs, designing and delivering solutions so that market systems can sustainably serve consumers for the long term, helping to support the Government of Ethiopia in achieving Universal Health Coverage. 

We are looking for an HR Specialist that support the successful implementation of PSI Ethiopia’s strategy through effective HR operation by (i) implementing HR strategy, policies, procedures, processes and programs; and (ii) providing consistent, efficient and quality transactional and operational HR services.   

Key Result Areas:

• HR service delivery (e.g. consistency, quality, speed)
• Talent management (e.g. succession planning, career development, learning and development, performance management, etc.)
• Vendor management

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist the development and review of human resource management plan and programs.
• Implement HR strategy, policies, procedures, processes and programs across the organization.
• Develop service level and customer interaction standards for all HR operational services.
• Provide consistent HR operational services to HR stakeholders using effective and efficient service delivery systems enabled by appropriate technologies.  
• Handle key talent management and development programs including succession planning, career development, learning and development, leadership development, workforce planning, recruitment, job design, sourcing, performance management, and total rewards.
• Interpret, Implement, and maintain quality assurance standards within HR. 
• Assist the Implementation of employee relations programs.
• See HR trends in the organization and identify initiatives to mitigate risk areas.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and reporting processes and activities relating to HR programs.
• Support the management of routine HR vendor relationships and operational interaction.

• Handle disciplinary concerns of the PSI Ethiopia’s staff.

Background

• Master’s degree in Human Resource Management, Management or related fields with four (4) years of demonstrated experience

OR

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Management or related fields with six (6) years of demonstrated experience

What would get us excited?

• Proficient in MS office applications and tools

• Proficient in English and Amharic languages, both written and verbal communication