Human Resource Assistant Job Vacancy


Ringier AG is a family-owned Swiss media company with over 175 years of history, 8,000 employees and over a billion USD in annual revenue.

It is the largest media corporation in Switzerland. With its head office based out of Zürich, Ringier AG has expanded in the last two decades to include offices in Germany, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, China, Vietnam, Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana.

Ringier Kenya is poised to be the hub serving our East African expansion bringing quality digital products to the sub-region.

We are looking for fresh graduates to join our Company. See details below:

General Information

Job title: Human Resource Assistant

Job Information
 

Reports to: Ringier HR Manager
 
Subordinates: No  
 
Start date: ASAP

Work schedule: Full time
 
Work location: Kenya

Job Details

Major Purpose: 
Key function in this role: Assisting in Human Resource and Administrative duties within the Company.

Key Responsibilities & Result Areas
  • Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the HR department
  • Performs ‎issuance of contracts, maintenance of various personnel records and files;‎
  • Coordinates the recruitment of all staff,
  • Drafts correspondence related to personnel matters and brief local and ‎international staff of their rights, entitlements and responsibilities;‎
  • Prepares relevant paperwork dealing with personnel related matters including ‎recruitment, ensuring accuracy and that deadlines are ‎met;‎
  • Acts as focal point for Performance Appraisals, briefing and sharing ‎information on the subject with all staff; provides guidance and training to staff on the  procedures ‎and guidelines;
  • Keeps track of the vacant posts and takes action on vacancy announcement, ‎internally ensuring that the Job Descriptions have been updated and made available at the field level;
  • Process leave requests for staff
  • Maintain and update Personnel filing system including staff personnel Files.  Archiving HR files.
  • Assist in including staff members in the Company medical scheme.
  • Issue employment letter and contracts upon staff requests.
  • Assisting in administrative roles
  • Performing other duties as required.
Qualifications & Experience
  • A fresh graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Human Resource
  • IT Skills- Computer literacy and the ability to effectively use standard office software tools and other office technology to create documentation, exchange and archive e-mail, and maintain electronic filing systems
Personal & Managerial Attributes
  • Leadership ability
  • Smart, creative and innovative
  • Thorough knowledge of the company’s culture, identity and goals
  • Honest and strong work ethics and integrity
  • Self-disciplined
  • Well-organised; Can multi-task
  • Excellent time-management skills
  • Ability to work well with all levels of management, executive leadership and support staff
  • Problem-solving and conflict management
  • Sense of humour
If interested in the above job kindly email your Application letter and Curriculum Vitae to: recruit@ringier.co.ke by 30th September 2012.