GOAL Syria Hiring for HR Assistant at Amman, Jordan Full Time

General Description of the Programme:

GOAL has been working in Syria since 2013, responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL is working in Idleb Governate, both through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, and provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) through support to Water units, as well as emergency support to recently displaced households.

GOAL has been working in North Aleppo Governate since 2019, through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, as well as emergency support for recently displaced household.

Job purpose:

The HR Assistant will be responsible for providing support to the HR team in coordination with the line manager.  This position will focus on the operational side of HR, including but not limited to filing, insurance, leaves management, and any administrative support needed within the HR department, that might be requested to support recruitment.

Duties, objectives and competencies

• Maintain the HR Department’s filing system (soft and hard copies) and ensure that all personnel files are up to date and complete.
• Maitian up-to-date staff database.
• Support with general audit requests related to staff documents as assigned.
• To facilitate preparation and issuance of the experience, employment, salary proof, and commitment letter/s for GOAl Staff
• Provide administrative support in arranging events, meetings, etc.
• Collect Jordan-based staff (National and International )  and timesheets and ensure correct allocation and information are reflected.
• Follow up on updating data on the leaves management system and create reports when needed.
• Support with contract renewals and updating contract tracker.
• Support with the offboarding process administratively, the exit checklist is maintained, and all support documents are documented in a timely manner.
• In coordination with line manager support with administrative requirements for recruitment processes.
• Any other assigned task

Requirements (essential)

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or any relevant field
• One year of HR experience as a minimum
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good English and Arabic language

Requirements (desired)

• One year of NGO experience in a relevant role (HR, Admin)

Interested? Then apply for this position via clicking on the “apply now” button and fill out the application form. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

GOAL has the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with GOAL at the same grade level and with similar job descriptions, experience, and educational requirements.

Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

The application deadline is 28 November 2023 , however, you are encouraged to apply immediately as we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, therefore we may withdraw the position before the advertisement’s closing date if a suitable candidate/s is identified .

Please note that GOAL does not charge a fee of any kind or any other financial obligation at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training, induction) or other fees, or request information on applicants’ bank accounts. GOAL does not work with intermediary institutions and individuals or employment agencies during the recruitment process. If any fee or payment requested from you at the application or any stage of the recruitment process, please do not respond .

GOAL does not accept any responsibility for the accuracy, errors or omissions of any of the information contained in translated advertisements by an independent party on other sites or through other channels.

General terms and conditions 

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults a must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

Accountability within GOAL

Alongside our safeguarding policy, GOAL is an equal opportunities employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:

• Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behavior protocols.
• Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
• Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior of a GOAL staff or partner.

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document. Any published closing dates are estimated.  Due to the nature of GOAL’s work we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible.  This means that we will close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date.  We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.