Position: HR Assistant
About Union Aid
Union Aid (UA) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political humanitarian and development organization established by Dr. Toryalay Nassery (an Afghan scholar) in July 1979 in Peshawar, Pakistan. It was formed in response to the influx of refugees from Afghanistan and was the first/pioneer organization to serve the Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Union Aid implemented its activities mainly in refugee camps that later became villages, which was one of the biggest refugee camps in the world at that time. UA initiated its activities in Afghanistan in the 1981 and gradually expanded its services all over Afghanistan. UA started its activities with two doctors and two paramedical staff that gradually expanded to various programs, including:
Health Care & Nutrition: Establishment and management of hospitals and clinics, maternal and child health services, nutrition programs, family planning, as well as full sponsorship and specialized treatment of patients in European countries including Germany, Spain and Italy.
Food Security: Distribution of food items throughout the country.
Education: Literacy initiatives, school management, scholarships for students, and teacher training programs.
Livelihoods & Vocational Skills: Technical training, handicraft production, and employment generation activities to strengthen self-reliance.
WASH & Shelter: Provision of clean drinking water, sanitation facilities, hygiene promotion, and emergency shelters.
Emergency Response: Life-saving interventions including food and non-food distributions, winter relief packages, and rapid health responses during crises.
Agriculture & Environment: Tree plantation and afforestation initiatives to support sustainability and environmental resilience.
Protection: Women empowerment projects, orphanage centers, and demining project.
Cash Assistance: Continuous financial support for needy families and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Job Description:
- Align all activities of HR in accordance to applicable HR policies of Union Aid,
- Assist in managing the recruitment, interviewing and hiring of qualified job applicants, collaborates with management,
- Assist in constructive and timely performance evaluations within the probationary period and at the end of the year,
- Assist in handling discipline and termination of employees in accordance with Union Aid policy,
- Assist in to ensure the organizations human resource policies to be practiced on recruiting, retention, and planning,
- Assist in providing support and guidance of HR to the management and other staff, providing investigating report as a proof in case of terminations,
- Assist in overseeing employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations,
- Assist in maintaining compliance with government policies & employment laws and regulations to ensure Union Aid practices aligned with Government policies,
- Assist in maintaining management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures,
- Assist in identifying and recommend areas of improvement to internal standard operating procedures, including team restructuring and morale,
- To maintain staff personnel files according to personnel file checklist for all running projects,
- To prepare monthly attendance report and share with line manager for review and approval,
- Assist in preparation of monthly payroll and share with line manager for review and approval,
- Assist in maintaining soft leave record updated and leave requests in update file,
- Assist in maintaining travel and mission report in update file,
- To perform any other tasks assigned by line manager.
| Job Location: | Jawzjan |
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| Nationality: | Afghan |
| Category: | Nonprofit-Social Services |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Salary: | As per scale |
| Vacancy Number: | UA-06/DAHW-F&S/2024/HA |
| No. Of Jobs: | 1 |
| City: | Aqcha |
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| Organization: | Union Aid |
| Years of Experience: | Minimum 2 years of relevant experience with local NGOs or International NGOs |
| Contract Duration: | Six months |
| Gender: | Female |
| Education: | Bachelor’s degree in business administration, specialization in human resource |
| Close date: | 2024-01-23 |
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, specialization in human resource
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience with local NGOs or International NGOs,
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and local languages,
- Ability to establish and nurture beneficial organizational relationships,
- Self-motivated with a willingness to take initiative and solve complex problems,
- Capability to negotiate with and influence others.
Submission Guideline:
- Please write the Job title/Vacancy Number on the subject line of your email.
- Aplications received after the closing date will not be considered
- ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED
Submission Email:
hr@unionaid.org