Country: Malaysia
Closing date: 22 Mar 2019
Background: DAI is an international consulting firm headquartered in the United States with a branch office recently opened in Malaysia. DAI is accepting applications from candidates for positions on the U.S. Embassy’s Office of Transitions Initiatives (OTI)-funded Malaysia Reform Initiative (MARI) project. The MARI project works closely with the Government of Malaysia and civil society counterparts toward three objectives:
- Support the Government’s implementation of priority reforms;
- Facilitate civic engagement in the reform process;
- Develop and strengthen media freedom.
DAI provides a competitive remuneration package including comprehensive staff benefits. We seek energetic, idealistic and ambitious Malaysians to join our team, willing to work at the highest levels of government and civil society and wanting to support Malaysia’s reform to a more democratic, inclusive and accepting home for all its people. Come and be a part of the effort – Let’s Go!
Responsibilities: The Human Resources Officer reports to the Operations Manager, and will oversee human resources for the project. Specific Objectives and Duties:
- Oversee all human resources operations on the project, including recruitment, hiring, employee on‐boarding, staff orientation, performance reviews, and disciplinary action in compliance with USAID rules and regulations, DAI policies, and local labor laws.
- Facilitate recruitment and hiring process by advertising vacancies, shortlisting resumes, scheduling and observing interviews, collecting required documents, checking references, and verifying salary history. Coordinate and supervise the preparation of employment agreements for staff.
- Assist expatriate staff to obtain necessary visas, including liaison with immigration authorities and visa agents, as required.
- Train supervisors charged with conducting evaluations of staff members in their units and monitor compliance with the process.
- Mitigate and resolve human resource conflicts and issues, seeking assistance and guidance from the Chief of Party or other senior staff members as needed.
- Maintain the Human Resources Management section of the program’s Field Operations Manual.
- Maintain personnel files in hard copy and TAMIS for all long-term and short-term project staff.
- Maintain annual, sick, and holiday leave records for all project staff and provide updates on leave balances to staff as necessary.
Qualifications:
- University degree in relevant field required
- Minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible experience in human resources and/or administrative management required
- Strong computer skills (MS Office suite) required.
- Experience with grants or small grants under contract programs preferred.
- Relevant experience working in media, civil society, or government in a related role preferred
- English language fluency required
How to apply:
To apply: Please email your CV with the position title specified in the subject line no later than Friday, March 22nd, 2019 to malaysiarecruitment@dai.com. CVs should be no longer than three pages, New Roman font, size 12. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Candidates should demonstrate they have understood the requirements by respecting them.