HR Business Partner for Head Office, Addis Ababa

Job Title: HR Business Partner for Head Office, Addis Ababa

Qualification

Bachelor Degree in Management, Human Resource Management, Business administration or related discipline from a reputable university.
Master’s Degree in Human Resource or Business Administration is an added advantage.
Professional qualification(s) in Human Resources is preferable.

Experience

Minimum of Eight (8) years relevant experience out of which two (2) years at middle or line management post.

Job Summary

The HR Business Partner is responsible for consulting the assigned Unit/District in HR issues and plays an enabling business support role by providing input across a range of HR issues and implementing high impact HR solutions to meet the business needs of the unit/district.
In addition, the role holder is responsible to monitor and audit HR initiative performance, assesses and anticipates any human resources-related needs and reports and engages in improvement activities such as lagging initiatives implementations to People Excellence and Business Partnership Department.

Required Competencies

- Strong leadership and skills to foster teamwork; develop and motivate staff, resolve conflicts as well as ability to provide direction in order to achieve organisational objectives.
- Ability to lead, influence and drive change initiatives in support of business strategies within the department/unit.
- Strong business acumen.
- Strong communication and presentation skills including ability to develop proposals, concept papers, position papers, etc.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to relate with and manage multi-cultural teams.
- Must be a self-starter, highly organised, and able to work well with people at all levels in the organisation.
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Analytical and creative thinking skills.
- Strong persuasion and negotiation skills.
- Good customer relationship management skills (internal and external customers).
- Risk awareness and focus – demonstrates understanding of risk management practices, standards and regulatory requirements.
- Effective stakeholder management.
Required Technical Competency
- - Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or similar role.
  - In-depth knowledge of HR principles, practices, and regulations.
  - Knowledge and understanding of Ethiopian employment and labour relations law.
  - Broad knowledge and experience in compensation, organizational planning, organization development, employee relations, safety, and training and development.
  - Ability to lead the analysis of employee feedback and data, with the aim of creating a better working environment and engaged culture.
  - Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  - Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across all levels of the Bank.
  - Problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
  - Project management skills.