VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT IN WIDOWS AND ORPHANS EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION (WEWE) – HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER

Vacancy Announcement In Widows And Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE)  Human Resource Officer

Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE) solicits experienced and qualified professionals to join its team.

Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE) is a strong, upcoming faith-based local NGO, that is expanding its operations and workforce in Nigeria in line with its new five-year strategic plan and to align with international donor localization initiatives such as the Foreign Commonwealth Development Organization (FCDO) working with Women’s Rights Organizations (WROs), USAID localization strategy, and the European Union’s interest in engaging more local organizations. 

WEWE is compiling a list of qualified and experienced professionals who will be on standby to be engaged if WEWE secures any grants this year 2024 and early next year 2025. If your application is successful, WEWE will contact you first when we win a new award.

Are you interested in joining a local organization, especially now that international donors are allocating more funds to local organizations?

Is your internationally donor-funded project ending, and as a result, will you be out of work in a few months?

Are you working in an insecure part of Nigeria and looking to relocate to the South-South or South West, where you are more familiar with the terrain?

Do you currently work far from your family and wish to move closer to them, perhaps to the South-South or Southwest? Then come and join the WEWE family.

Position:       Human Resource Officer

Location:      Port Harcourt, Rivers State               

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• S/he will assist in managing the Human Resource Portfolio
• S/he will assist in ensuring that qualified and suitable staff, Fixed-term, Trainees, Volunteers, Consultants, and Temporary hires are recruited
• S/he will assist in facilitating the orientation of new hires
• S/he will assist in ensuring that leavers exit through the appropriate exiting procedure
• S/he will assist in updating staff contact information and leave request forms
• S/he will assist in the reviewing of the staff timesheet monthly
• S/he will assist in the preparation of contracts for newly hired employees and contract amendments for existing staff
• S/he will assist in drafting job advertisements both internal and external
• S/he will assist in carrying out the shortlisting and sorting of applications as directed by the supervisor
• S/he will assist in facilitating staff objective setting at the beginning of the fiscal year and performance appraisal at the end of the fiscal year
• S/he will assist in verifying candidates’ background and reference check
• S/he will assist in the creation of recruitment and personnel folders
• S/he will assist in overseeing all the recruitment processes
• S/he will assist in improving WEWE’s safeguarding practice against sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH) to strengthen organizational culture
• Perform all other functions as assigned by the supervisor

 Qualifications:

• Graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or other social science-related field
• Candidates must have a second-class upper (2.1) or first-class or upper credit or distinction
• Candidates with Lawyer qualifications will be an added advantage
• Candidates with Accounting qualifications will be an added advantage
• Other related professional courses will be an added advantage

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 to 4 years relevant experience
• Candidates with legal experience will be an added advantage
• Candidates with accounting experience will be an added advantage
• Fluent in English Language (Oral and Written)
• Have a high degree of accountability and integrity
• Ability to effectively manage a variety of internal and external relationships, including relationships with employees, donors, and partners
• Proven ability to work independently
• Knowledge of the use of Microsoft Office applications (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft PowerPoint

Method of Application

This advert is on a rolling basis, interested and qualified applicants should send their comprehensive curriculum and cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MS Word document) explaining their suitability for the job to: hrofficer2024@weweng.org

Applicants are advised to provide their functional emails/mobile phone numbers on the application letter and three professional references.

Kindly Note:

Applications will be reviewed in batches on a first-come first-served basis. WEWE reserves the right to conclude this recruitment process when a suitable Human Resource Officer is selected.

Due to the high volume of applications, no detailed feedback will be provided about your application.

The Incorporated Trustees of Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE) reserves the right to hire or not hire anyone at all from this recruitment process.

Disclaimer:

Please note that participating in this recruitment process with the Incorporated Trustees of Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE) does not constitute the issuance of a contract or agreement, nor does it commit WEWE to cover any costs associated with your participation in the recruitment process. The decision to recruit short-term or long-term personnel rests solely with WEWE. It is subject to a merit review process, considering factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, value for money, availability of funds, and other relevant considerations.

 “WEWE is an equal opportunity employer, which promotes diversity and does not discriminate based on tribe, state of origin within Nigeria, religion, age, sex, race or on different physical ability”.

 “WEWE’s organizational culture promotes the principles of safeguarding and high moral values. WEWE’s Safeguarding Policy 2022 promotes an environment where no staff, associates, volunteers, case workers, consultants, board members, and partners engage in a sexual relationship, harass, or exploit anyone under the age of 18 or vulnerable adult, especially our beneficiaries”.

 “WEWE’s organizational culture also has zero tolerance for corrupt practices. Therefore, for any of our job vacancies, we advise that applicants do not offer or accept any request for money, favors, or gifts from anyone to facilitate an employment opportunity with WEWE. Applicants found engaging in such practices could jeopardize their chances of being selected. If anyone contacts, you with such an offer please report this immediately to WEWE management on this WhatsApp line 09037811024”.

 “WEWE’s Vision, Mission and Ideologies”

 Organization Vision:  A society without vulnerable persons

 Organization Mission: Empowering communities, vulnerable persons, and local organizations to be resilient by faith

WEWE’s Organizational Ideologies

1. To beat global standards of excellence in all we do
2. To improve the lives of vulnerable people
3. To be statutorily and financially compliant at all times. We want to strengthen the capacity of other local NGOs to be statutorily and financially compliant equally, thereby contributing to increasing the number of compliant NGOs in Nigeria and Africa.
4. To consistently deliver superior and ever-improving programs and services than any other local and international organization. To be better than the rest and be better than the best in all we do.