Armenia: Short-Term Human Resources and Recruitment Officer USAID/Armenia Support Initiative, Yerevan

Short-Term Human Resources and Recruitment Officer

USAID/Armenia Support Initiative, Yerevan

Project Summary:

The Armenia Support Initiative seeks to support the Armenian governments technical and operational capacities to define and deliver on its democratic reform agenda; sustain public support for and engagement in the reform process and provide punctual, strategic technical assistance across all levels of government.

**Please note: Only Armenian citizens are eligible for this position.

Position Summary:

This short-term 3-month position is responsible for general human resources management as well as recruitment and onboarding of consultants, including maintaining recruitment and training files and a database of candidates for short-term technical assistance (STTA) contracts. S/he will work closely with the Operations Manager (OM) and field team to determine recruitment needs, strategy and timelines. S/he will assess performance of the STTA and contribute to the overall goals of the project.

Responsibilities:

• Manages HR-related functions within the office, including tracking required trainings, managing employee files and ensuring that Performance Management Reviews are completed in a timely manner.

• Develop scopes of work for short-term technical positions and establish recruiting strategy, timeline and selection panel composition.

• Conducts advertising and outreach to ensure that local positions are distributed through Armenias wide network of job boards, social media venues, and other recruiting sources; utilizes tech-specific job boards and researches new recruiting tools as needed.

• Acts as main point of contact for Headhunter, if engaged, for international STTA positions; additionally, maintains and active presence on LinkedIn and other recruitment sites, and identifies specific international online recruitment platforms that could be used to identify potential candidates.

• Screens all candidates, develops short-lists, interviews competitive applicants and conducts biodata and reference checks.

• Networks with partners and resource organizations, candidates and their own networks to source qualified candidates.

• Works closely with operations staff to ensure that international STTA candidates receive the required security and local information upon arrival in Armenia.

• Maintains candidate relationships, keeping applicants apprised of their status and final decision

• Maintains recruitment files, as well as an up-to-date database of candidates for various technical positions.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelors degree in human resources management, business administration or other related fields.

• A minimum of three (3) years of human resources or recruiting experience; experience with technical recruiting required.

• Experience with USAID contracts and general knowledge of Armenian employment laws and practices preferred.

• Proven candidate sourcing and relationship building skills.

• Effective oral and written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal and coaching skills.

• Skills in database management and record keeping.

• Ability to work within a team and multitask.

• Professional-level written and spoken fluency in English

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

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