Human Resources Officer-Recruitment

Position Title: Human Resources Officer-Recruitment

Department: Human Resources

Reports To: Human Resources Specialist

Location: Remote

No of Position: One

Vacancy No: AF-N-15-2023

Closing Date: November 02, 2023

AUAF Background

The American University of Afghanistan is Afghanistan has only nationally accredited, private, not-for- profit, non-partisan, and coeducational institution of higher education. It opened its doors in 2006 with an initial enrollment of 50 students, and since that, time has grown to enroll more than 1,700 full- and part-time students across undergraduate, graduate, and professional training programs. Despite a changing political and security climate in Afghanistan, AUAF has successfully lived up to its mission to provide equal access to high-quality higher education across gender, ethnicity, and socio-economic background.

Our professional community comprises a diverse, talented Afghan and international faculty and staff who work together in support of our students and toward a sustainable, ambitious future for the provision of American-style education in Afghanistan.

Position Summary

The Human Resources Officer-Recruitment is responsible for handling the recruitment process for national and international positions. The Human Resources Officer- Recruitment is responsible for developing and handling the recruitment plan, Job analysis, developing Job Description, job announcement, longlisting, shortlisting, coordinating the interview process, follow-ups, and post-interview process. The Human

Resources Officer-Recruitment supports the hiring manager in developing the new position job description in consideration of HR and recruitment policies.

Responsibilities:

1. Work with the hiring managers on recruitment planning and developing job descriptions.
2. Work with the HR Specialist to create a recruitment plan for each open position.
3. Coordinate, and communicate with departments and units on recruitment needs.
4. Prepare job advertisements, post the vacancy announcement on local and international websites download the CVs, sharing the CVs with relevant hiring managers and committees.
5. Track and update the recruitment plan and trucker, and longlist the candidates who meet the minimum criteria for advertised positions.
6. Implement recruitment and Human Resources policies and procedures.
7. Conduct, and coordinate the phone screenings, interviews, written tests, background checks, and references.
8. Ensure the proper filing system and maintain the proper recruitment documents.
9. Participate in relevant interviews or notify the appropriate HR person; Keep file records of recruitment documents, and ensure it is secure.
10. Prepare the interview consolidation report, and get it signed.
11. Prepare employment offers (conditional and confirmed), notify the runner-up, and inform the unsuccessful candidates.
12. Maintain a recruitment tracker and report weekly/monthly on progress and challenges to the line manager.
13. Conduct any other task(s) within the field of competency assigned by the supervisor.

Required Qualification, Experience, and Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, specializing in Human Resources.
• At least 2 years of experience in human resources and handling recruitment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to keep information confidential.
• Should be a team player and culturally sensitive.
• Extremely flexible and have the ability to cope with stressful situations.
• Strong computer skills (Basic Hardware, Ms. Office, HRIS).