HUMAN RESOURCE INTERN - ADVERT
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives. Alliance solutions address the global crises of malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation.With novel partnerships, the Alliance generates evidence and
mainstreams innovations to transform food systems
and landscapes so that they sustain the planet,
drive prosperity, and nourish people. The Alliance
is part of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future.
Position Summary
Alliance is seeking to recruit a Human Resource
Intern to provide support to the Human Resource Office.
Main Responsibilities:
- Provide
general administrative support to the HR office
- Support
the HR Operations Team in the recruitment process: advertising,
downloading applications, shortlisting, compiling recruitment documents
and supporting logistics for interviews
- Assist
in sending reference check to referees, following through on receipt of
completed references
- Assist
in preparing draft offer letters, contract letters, employment
confirmation letters and contract renewal letters.
- Assist
in new employee onboarding scheduling
- Assist
in the preparation of consultancy contracts.
- Draft
standard letters: NHIF, NSSF, Bank Introduction, acknowledgement of
resignations
- Support
the HR Services Team in managing staff medical and insurance schemes by
updating staff master lists, managing invoices by raising requisitions and
tracking for payments.
- Assist
in updating confidential personnel files – both in electronic files
and physical files
Requirements
Technical Competencies
- Bachelor’s
degree in human resource management
- 1 year
experience in a busy office providing HR administrative support
- Good
knowledge of country labor laws
- Experience
in Human Resource Management Information System
- Ability
to demonstrate strong planning, tracking, administrative, written and oral
skills
- Good
IT skills and fluency in both written and spoken English is required for
this role
- Good
interpersonal skills, ability to work in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic
environment with sensitivity and respect to diversity
Benefits
Terms of employment:
This is a nationally recruited position based in Nairobi,
Kenya. The initial contract will be for a period of Six (6) months and is
renewable depending on performance and availability of resources. Alliance
offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with competitive salary
and excellent benefits; we believe that the diversity of our staff contributes
to excellence. Alliance is an equal opportunity employer and strives for staff
diversity in gender and nationality