Junior HR Officer

Job Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented, highly organized, and proactive Junior HR Officer to join our team on a definite period contract. The successful candidate will work closely with the HR Manager during an initial onboarding period and independently handle day-to-day HR administrative operations, personnel filing, employee assistance, and core HR workflows during the Manager’s maternity leave.

Key Responsibilities

• Administrative Operations: Assist in day-to-day HR administrative operations, document scanning, filing, and central record management.
• Personnel Records Management: Maintain updated physical and digital employee files, ensuring all official letters, contracts, and evaluation forms are systematically organized and secured.
• Onboarding & Offboarding: Support employee onboarding processes, contract preparation, orientation setup, and routine HR communications.
• Leave & Attendance Tracking: Monitor and track employee leave balances, daily attendance records, and manage operational HR requests on Basecamp and internal systems.
• Employee Relations & Support: Provide continuous administrative support to staff, addressing basic HR inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
• General HR Support: Perform other related operational and administrative duties as assigned by Management.

Qualifications & Competencies

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Management, or a related field.
• Experience: 1 to 2 years of proven, relevant experience in HR administration or operational support functions.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Legal & HR Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of Ethiopian Labour Law (Proclamation No. 1156/2011) and standard HR administrative practices.
• Documentation & Filing: Exceptional organizational, document management, and archiving skills.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Amharic and English.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Workspace. Familiarity with Basecamp or modern HRIS platforms is an added advantage.
• Personal Attributes: High level of integrity, professional discretion, ability to maintain strict confidentiality, and capacity to work independently with minimal supervision.

Department: Human Resources

Reports To: HR Manager

Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Employment Type: Full-Time (Definite Period Contract)