HR and Administration Manager Job Opportunity at East Africa Fruits
Job Overview
HR and Administration Manager
East Africa Fruits
Dar es Salaam
Job Description
About the company:
East Africa Fruits is a food-tech company focusing on efficient distribution of foods from farm to market. It has an extensive operations and logistics team that works around the clock to achieve the highest distribution efficiency in the industry.
Be a part of something big East Africa Fruits Co. is growing and now is your chance to join a company where you will have influence! We are a lean company who asks a lot of its talented workforce and in return give you the opportunity to be part of a major player in the food-tech and distribution space.
Post Title: Hr And Administration Manager
East Africa Fruits offers competitive packages including comprehensive health care, growth potential, and a challenging and exciting work environment.
Job Summary:
The HR & Administration Manager will lead and direct the routine functions of the Human Resources (HR) department including recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, employee relations and engagement, enforcing company policies and practices and overseeing overall compliance.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Partners with the leadership team to understand and execute the organization’s human resource and talent strategy particularly as it relates to current and future talent needs, recruiting, retention, and succession planning.
- Provides support and guidance to HR and Admin team, management, and other staff when complex, specialized, and sensitive questions and issues arise; may be required to administer and execute routine tasks in delicate circumstances such as providing reasonable accommodations, investigating allegations of wrongdoing, and terminations.
- Manages the talent acquisition process, which may include recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of qualified job applicants, particularly for managerial, exempt, and professional roles; collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings.
- Analyzes trends in compensation and benefits; researches and proposes competitive base and incentive pay programs to ensure the organization attracts and retains top talent.
- Creates learning and development programs and initiatives that provide internal development opportunities for employees.
- Oversees employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.
- Maintains compliance with state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.
- Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law.
- General management of office administrative duties.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Experience:
- 5+ years of experience as a HR & Administration Manager
- MBA in HR Management
- Great understanding of Tanzania Labor Laws.
- Strong in oral and written communication in English incl. interviewing skills.
- Good interpersonal abilities,
- Database management and record keeping;
- Ability to maintain the highly confidential nature of the job requirements;
- Demonstrate strong abilities as an organizer, relationship builder, negotiator, problem solver, public speaker, and customer services person;
- Demonstrate resourcefulness and initiative in dealing with daily assumptions;
- Ability to conduct basic training for a group of employees (e.g. onboarding);
- Must love working with people
Working Conditions:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization’s facilities.
- Extra working hours may be required given the nature of EAF’s business.
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities or Required Competencies:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
- Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
- Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office or related software.
- Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s Human Resources management system (ERPNext) and talent management systems.
East Africa Fruits offers competitive packages including comprehensive health care, growth potential, and a challenging and exciting work environment.
