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Chemonics International seeks an HR Associate for its USAID Small and Medium Enterprises Activity (SMEA).  Pakistan SMEA is a 5-year, $35 million project that is aimed at improvement of financial and operating performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan in selected high-performing industrial, manufacturing and services sectors. 

HR Associate:

The HR Associate will report to the Manager Operations & HR or his designee and the responsibilities include:

  • Assist Manager Operations & HR in carrying out the recruitment process of short-term and long-term local employees in compliance with established procedures and regulations, including but not limited to posting job advertisements, pre-screening candidates, arranging interviews, collecting documents, conducting reference checks, preparing employment and short-term consultancy agreements.
  • Update and maintain STTA tracker.
  • Orientation to new Staff on Field Office Policy Manual.
  • Ensure accurate and timely timesheet submissions to Finance.
  • Maintain leave and Recruitment tracker.
  • Ensure timely completion of staff performance evaluations.
  • Ensure personnel and recruitment files are maintained according to Chemonics policies and procedures and in a manner that ensures confidentiality.
  • Look after staff health insurance claims and timely enrollment of new staff in health insurance.

Duty Post: The position will be based in Islamabad, Pakistan; with regular travel to other parts of Pakistan.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or related field required;
  • Minimum of two (2) years of experience in progressive Human Resource roles; USAID experience preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of Human Resource management concepts and best practices, and USAID regulations.
  • Knowledgeable on local labor laws, ability to interpret local labor laws; previous experience interacting with labor counsel preferred.
  • Demonstrated versatility, integrity, and confidentiality.
  • Strong attention to detail, high degree of accuracy and thoroughness.
  • Excellent interpersonal, diplomacy, and communications skills.
  • Fluency in English and Urdu is required.
  • Ability to create and maintain databases