Job description

Forum for African Women Educationalist Zanzibar (FAWE-Zanzibar), is a locally registered charity organization located in Zanzibar which is a semi-autonomous region of the United Republic of Tanzania. It has been in existence since 1998. FAWE Zanzibar is part of the 33 FAWE Chapters across the continent with a mission to promote gender equity and equality in education in Africa by fostering positive policies, practices, and attitudes towards girls’ education.  

Report to: Coordinator  

Duty station: FAWE head office Unguja 

Working environment: FAWE- Zanzibar offers a focused team, flexible, accountable, and secure working environment that is underpinned by the management that emphasizes on equity and dignity of its staff.  

Overview of the Position:

A Human Resource Associate is a skilled and qualified HR expert whose role is pivotal to FAWE with a workforce. S/he is responsible for managing every aspect of the employment process, including, orientation, and training of new staff members, and managing payroll. 

FAWE-Zanzibar is looking to employ a Human Resource Associate with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. The Human Resource Associate is expected to be knowledgeable about employment legislation and possess strategic and commercial insight into the labor process. He or she must be able to negotiate with diplomacy. 

To ensure success, the Human Resource Associate should display excellent organizational skills, good time-management skills, and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment. A top Human Resource Associate should possess remarkable conflict management and decision-making skills to ensure employee compliance. 

Responsibilities: 

• Preparing job descriptions, advertising vacant positions, and managing the employment process. 
• Orientating new employees and training existing employees. 
• Monitoring employee performance. 
• Ensuring that all employees are organized and satisfied in their work environment.
• Overseeing the health and safety of all employees. 
• Implementing systematic staff development procedures. 
• Providing counseling on policies and procedures. 
• Ensuring meticulous implementation of payroll and benefits administration.
• Communicating with staff about issues affecting their performance. 
• Ensuring accurate and proper record-keeping of employee information in electronic and digital format. 
• Human Resource Associate Requirements: 
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources. 
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in human resources. 
• Additional training/certification in Payroll Management – may be advantageous.
• Labor Relations certification – may be advantageous. 
• Experience as a Skills Development Facilitator – may be advantageous.
• Able to engage in meaningful negotiation and resolution. 
• Knowledge of employment legislation. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Protecting the interests of all employees. 
• Full understanding of HR functions and best practices.