HR & Recruitment Officer

Open to candidates in India 🇮🇳 or South Africa 🇿🇦.

We are a link building & digital PR agency, and have a team of around 25 remote contractors or “full time freelancers”. We have junior team members who do most of the core day-to-day work, 4 senior team members involved at the strategy level and there is myself and a Head of Delivery doing most of the operations management of the team.

Background

We have been making large changes to the way we recruit, interview and manage the team in the past year.

For example:

• We have a system in place whereby people can apply for a job and we put them through a few tests to help us assess how suitable they are for our roles. 

• We also have created a team handbook, and set of policies which lays out the ground rules and expectations when joining the company. 

• The company is growing steadily, with 25 members now, with the aim to expand further. 

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced all-round HR person, who can continue the momentum and support the management and the company, on an ongoing basis - and refining and fine-tuning the recruitment process even further.

As a HR person you will be overseeing the complete HR operations including, end to end recruitment process, employee engagement, payroll process and other HR functions.

Salary will be equivalent to $700 - $850 per month. Candidates with strong experience will be considered for the higher end of that.

Recruitment : 

Your responsibility starts from getting the details of open positions, preparing the job description, identifying the efficient job portals and platforms, post job, monitor and vet applications, schedule interviews with qualified applicants.

You will also be coordinating with the selected candidates, handling the onboarding and ensuring their joining formalities. 

Helping new joinees to understand company processes, setting business expectations, values, and systems that we use. Ensuring they have all the tools and applications installed on the day of joining and using it as it should be. 

Employee Engagement: 

Maintaining employee records up to date and keeping it readily available anytime. Updating all company applications and records with employee details.

Conducting feedback surveys, keeping track of employee timelines, scheduling meetings with them for performance feedback, doing performance appraisals, conducting employee engagement activities, retaining employees and handling all the other associated employee related HR functions.

You will also be in touch with the entire team regularly to ensure employee grievances are addressed and brought up to management regularly and, as and when it arises.

Payroll:

Handling the payroll process along with another member of the team, ensuring the correct monthly pay is processed for the entire team.

Other areas:

Handling other areas of HR operations effectively and in a timely manner.

Identifying the AoIs of the HR department and discussing with the management to improve the HR operations. Bringing in new and effective ideas to the table to enhance the business and HR operations.

These are some of the core job responsibilities and it is not limited only to these.

About you

- You must have at least 3 years experience working in a professional capacity as a HR

- Excellent verbal and written communications skills that will enable you to develop relationships with all members of our team, regardless of tenure or position;

- A formal qualification in Human Resources

- Excellent organizational and time management skills

- Comfortable making decisions independently, but also seeking advice when needed.

- Good knowledge of applicant tracking and HRIS systems

- Proficient in Microsoft Office and G-Suite

- Working knowledge of interview techniques and applicant screening methods

- Familiar with a wide variety of sourcing avenues

- Must be able to work a full time position, of 40 hours per week. Within the working hours of 8am - 6pm UTC. 

- Proactive and take initiatives without reminders

- Skilled in handling international teams with different cultural and regional backgrounds