Human Resource / Admin Officer Job at Discovering Talents Academy

Discovering Talents Academy, a fast-growing Nursery and Primary School in Gwarinpa, Abuja, offers first class education from preschool to primary levels. Discovering Talents Academy uses the Blended Nigeria-Montessori curriculum in Early Years and a Blended Nigeria-British curriculum at the primary level.

Discovering Talents Academy does not only focus on best practices in the teaching and learning process, it also builds talents in a wide range of skills and this in a short while affirms their ego and builds their confidence. At Discovering Talents Academy we believe that every child is unique and talented, this drive leads us to establishing rich skill aquisition programmes for students.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Human Resource / Admin Officer

Job Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Organize and maintain personnel records
• Answer employees queries about HR-related issues.
• Assist payroll department by providing relevant employee information (e.g. leaves of absence, sick days and work schedules).
• Arrange travel accommodations and process expense forms.
• Participate in HR projects (e.g. help organize a job fair event).
• Manage office supplies stock and place orders
• Update internal databases (e.g. record sick or maternity leave)
• Prepare HR documents, like employment contracts and new hire guides
• Revise company policies
• Liaise with external partners, like insurance vendors, and ensure legal compliance
• Create regular reports and presentations on HR metrics (e.g. turnover rates)
• Prepare regular reports on expenses and office budgets
• Maintain and update company databases
• Organize a filing system for important and confidential company documents
• Answer queries by employees and clients
• Update office policies as needed
• Maintain a company calendar and schedule appointments
• Book meeting rooms as required
• Distribute and store correspondence (e.g. letters, emails and packages)
• Prepare reports and presentations with statistical data, as assigned
• Arrange travel and accommodations
• Schedule in-house and external events

Requirements and Skills

• B.Sc in Human Resources or relevant field
• Proven work experience as an HR Administrator, HR Administrative Assistant or relevant role
• Experience with HR software, like HRIS or HRMS
• Good organization, time management and scheduling skills
• Basic bookkeeping experience, especially in accounts payable/receivable
• Experiencing using office management software, including word processing software and spreadsheets
• Computer literacy (MS Office applications, in particular)
• Thorough knowledge of labor laws
• Excellent organizational skills, with an ability to prioritize important projects
• Strong phone, email and in-person communication skills
• Typing speed of at least 60 words per minute with few errors
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to multitask

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@dtcademy.com using the Job Position as the subject of the mail.