HR Officer

Supports the HR Department with URM requisitions, approvals and hires;
Supports the HR Department in the recruitment effort excluding managerial levels and above and helps to coordinate the use of temporary employees;
Supports the HR Department with the placing of ads internally and externally;
Responsible for screening, including the running of appropriate medical, psychometric and other appropriate assessment centers to develop a short list of prospective candidates for specialist hires and volume resourcing;

Responsible for getting the candidates to complete paperwork for verification of information as required including background, qualifications, employment, financial and creditworthiness checks;
Administer pre-employment tests for both medical and operations assessments;
Maintains the Human Resource Information System records and compiles reports from database as needed, including Recruitment tracker, Talent tracker/ Movements reports;
Responsible for maintaining up-to-date job descriptions that are aligned to business requirements;
Maintains and monitor legally binding service level agreement (SLA) contracts with key external recruitment providers;
Build a database of talented prospective candidates to meet Intl. SOS’s ongoing recruitment requirements;
Maintain a record keeping system for legal, administrative, information and reporting purposes and be able to locate these records, on demand;
Keep track of the methods used to recruit employees, keeping copies of any advertising undertaken, as well as copies of any correspondence with recruitment agencies or head hunters;
Assist in, or take ownership of, recruitment projects as and when required;
Administrates staff requests and queries relating to their personnel records and updates personnel files. Scanning of documents and save on general staff file;
Assist with pension and medical aid queries from staff;
Assist the Payroll and Benefits Practitioner with maintaining up-to-date Intl.SOS organizational charts;
Assists with new employee orientations and on-boarding;
Participates in administrative staff meetings and attends other meetings as required;

Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as required and assigned;

Tertiary degree, diploma or equivalent with between in HR administration or office administration;
Graduate qualification in Human Resources, OD or I/O psych or business is an advantage
Prior experience with an HRIS database preferred;
Occasionally work long hours to meet deadlines;
Ability to handle pressure;
Ability to associate and deal with other cultures;

International SOS (www.internationalsos.com) is the world’s leading medical & security services company operating from over 700 sites in 76 countries with 10,000 employees, led by 1,100 physicians and 200 security specialists.

Our global services include medical and risk planning, preventative programs, in-country expertise and emergency response for travellers, expatriates and their dependents of over 70 percent of the Fortune 500 companies.