HR and Administration Manager

Education Development Trust are looking for a HR and Administration Manager to lead and manage the functions of the HR department and office administration for our new education and skills programme in Ethiopia. The programme will strengthen the relevance and quality of secondary education to ensure the successful transition of secondary students to tertiary education or the world of work by equipping them with relevant skills, knowledge and attitude through enhanced implementation of the competency-based curriculum. 

The HR and Administration Manager will be responsible for leading and managing the functions of HR including staffing, administration of HR processes, management of benefits, and enforcing company policies and practices for the country office in alignment with the Global HR strategies. You will also lead the administration function for effective implementation and successful delivery of the programme’s key objectives.

As the HR Manager you will:

• Support in the designing, planning, and implementation of HR systems, policies, procedures, and best practices to strengthen country and global HR functions.
• Maintain in depth knowledge of country labour and other statutory requirements related to the management of employees, reducing legal risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Recruitment & selection of candidates for roles to attract, retain and develop the people needed for the delivery of the programme
• Provide support to programme and operational management around performance feedback, coaching, counselling, career development
• Oversee the effective provision of support services for the project in line with cost effective guidelines

Key qualifications for the role include:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• Professional membership with a certified HR body with a current practicing license (where applicable)
• Significant human resources experience with a strong background in developing and implementing local HR policies, employment and selection, onboarding, contracting, payroll, training, career development, compensation and benefits, employee relations and employment law.
• Experience of dealing with administrative and operational HR functions at a supervisory level
• Experience in an NGO setting, preferably in an international development organization
• Strong analytical and planning skills as well as be able to demonstrate experience of working with computerized HR systems

At Education Development Trust, we improve school systems at scale; we partner with governments around the world to help turn ambitious, visionary education policy into reality. We invest annually in our programme of education research and this evidence underpins our work and informs policy and practice around the world. We have a long-established presence in Africa – running programmes since 1992 – and have worked with a range of governments, donor agencies and partners to improve education across the continent, providing short-term, expert consultancy and delivering long-term, national education programmes. We have specialist expertise in sustainable school system reform at scale – from improving literacy and numeracy outcomes, to large-scale teacher training and strengthening the capacity of national ministries. We are experienced in leading complex programmes in challenging environments and we also work with like-minded organisations to ensure we maximise our impact.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal record checks. Education Development Trust also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, and we may request information from relevant job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual misconduct, including harassment, during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.