Job ID
45684
Job Title
HR Assistant
To work for
Oxfam Syria
Country
Syria
City
Der Al Zour
Field of Work
HR/QM
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Not Specified
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (Technical, Leadership, People and Resource management)
Induction:
-Support HR Officer in scheduling induction for new joiners.
-Monitor and ensure that induction meetings are done timely and induction checklist is updated, signed and filed in personal file.
-Ensure file management is properly done, personal files and HR files are maintained and secured.
-Manage and maintain staff leave, R&R, time sheets and attendance schedules.
-Share joiner leavers list with security on regular basis.
Recruitment, Contract Management:
-Support recruitment for vacancies, including but not limited to, ensuring prompt long listing and short-listing; screening CV’s; preparing written tests, scheduling interviews; contacting candidates, and writing regrets when needed.
-Ensure that all necessary and related documents for every recruitment is properly gathered and put in relevant file (requisition, job profile, short list, CVs, written tests, regret letters, recruitment summary).
-Ensure that all employment contract templates are updated, in line with the local labour law and Oxfam’s policy.
-Coordinate and facilitate all on boarding processes and have signed completed schedule filed for reference. This include ensure new staff undertake all mandatory courses. Welcome new and transferred employees ensuring that they have the tools and knowledge needed to perform their job properly and get engaged within the Organization, Assuring the proper arrangements of new staff equipment’s (ID, laptop, phone …Where applicable).
-Responsible for the essential part of reference checks in coordination with Oxfam HR Accredited Referee and OGB Reference Team.
-Support in the management and administration of volunteers’ contracts.
Medical:
-Support in ensuring that employee medical records are up to date and that arrangements are facilitated if necessary for any medical treatment that is required.
-Manage relations with medical service providers, monitors medical expenses and ensures medical staff records are handled and kept in a confidential manner.
Archiving & Filling:
-Update the personal files for all staff on weekly basis
-Update GOLD completely, timely and accurately in absence of HR Officer.
-Ensure GOLD reports are provided whenever needed.
FSPs &SEs:
-Make sure all personal files for every FSP and SE are fully updated and properly maintained.
-Track and follow up on contract status for all FSPs and SEs.
-Monitor and ensure timely submission of timesheets for all FSPs and SEs.
Absence Management:
-Ensure that absence (including annual leave and sick leave) is proactively managed.
-Provide leaves record report to Managers on monthly basis.
-Conduct regular quality control checks to ensure data accuracy.
-Coordinate absence data across hubs.
Performance Management:
-Provide support to HR Officer to collect objectives and performance reviews.
-Support in creating awareness and understanding among current and new staff on the code of conduct and safeguarding
Induction:
-Support HR Officer in scheduling induction for new joiners.
-Monitor and ensure that induction meetings are done timely and induction checklist is updated, signed and filed in personal file.
-Ensure file management is properly done, personal files and HR files are maintained and secured.
-Manage and maintain staff leave, R&R, time sheets and attendance schedules.
-Share joiner leavers list with security on regular basis.
Recruitment, Contract Management:
-Support recruitment for vacancies, including but not limited to, ensuring prompt long listing and short-listing; screening CV’s; preparing written tests, scheduling interviews; contacting candidates, and writing regrets when needed.
-Ensure that all necessary and related documents for every recruitment is properly gathered and put in relevant file (requisition, job profile, short list, CVs, written tests, regret letters, recruitment summary).
-Ensure that all employment contract templates are updated, in line with the local labour law and Oxfam’s policy.
-Coordinate and facilitate all on boarding processes and have signed completed schedule filed for reference. This include ensure new staff undertake all mandatory courses. Welcome new and transferred employees ensuring that they have the tools and knowledge needed to perform their job properly and get engaged within the Organization, Assuring the proper arrangements of new staff equipment’s (ID, laptop, phone …Where applicable).
-Responsible for the essential part of reference checks in coordination with Oxfam HR Accredited Referee and OGB Reference Team.
-Support in the management and administration of volunteers’ contracts.
Medical:
-Support in ensuring that employee medical records are up to date and that arrangements are facilitated if necessary for any medical treatment that is required.
-Manage relations with medical service providers, monitors medical expenses and ensures medical staff records are handled and kept in a confidential manner.
Archiving & Filling:
-Update the personal files for all staff on weekly basis
-Update GOLD completely, timely and accurately in absence of HR Officer.
-Ensure GOLD reports are provided whenever needed.
FSPs &SEs:
-Make sure all personal files for every FSP and SE are fully updated and properly maintained.
-Track and follow up on contract status for all FSPs and SEs.
-Monitor and ensure timely submission of timesheets for all FSPs and SEs.
Absence Management:
-Ensure that absence (including annual leave and sick leave) is proactively managed.
-Provide leaves record report to Managers on monthly basis.
-Conduct regular quality control checks to ensure data accuracy.
-Coordinate absence data across hubs.
Performance Management:
-Provide support to HR Officer to collect objectives and performance reviews.
-Support in creating awareness and understanding among current and new staff on the code of conduct and safeguarding
Qualifications
Essential:
-Self-Awareness
-Systems Thinking
-Enabling
In addition:
-Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
-Bachelor's degree holder Minimum of 2 years of experience in HR role in private or humanitarian sectors, or High secondary education 5 years of experience.
This experience should include HR related roles within the preferably humanitarian or development sector, at either national or international levels.
-Experience in data base and absence management.
-Competency in use of relevant technology systems (MS Office suite, HRIS).
-Well-developed interpersonal and team skills and proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations.
-Commitment to humanitarian principles and action.
-Commitment to Oxfam’s equal opportunity and gender policies.
-Flexibility & adaptability with the ability to work under pressure and in insecure areas.
-Proficiency in English and Arabic both written and verbal.
-Pleasant and courteous personality.
-Efficient and organized.
-Possesses initiative, patience, tact, and able to work with minimum supervision
-Sympathy with the aims and objectives of Oxfam
-Self-Awareness
-Systems Thinking
-Enabling
In addition:
-Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
-Bachelor's degree holder Minimum of 2 years of experience in HR role in private or humanitarian sectors, or High secondary education 5 years of experience.
This experience should include HR related roles within the preferably humanitarian or development sector, at either national or international levels.
-Experience in data base and absence management.
-Competency in use of relevant technology systems (MS Office suite, HRIS).
-Well-developed interpersonal and team skills and proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations.
-Commitment to humanitarian principles and action.
-Commitment to Oxfam’s equal opportunity and gender policies.
-Flexibility & adaptability with the ability to work under pressure and in insecure areas.
-Proficiency in English and Arabic both written and verbal.
-Pleasant and courteous personality.
-Efficient and organized.
-Possesses initiative, patience, tact, and able to work with minimum supervision
-Sympathy with the aims and objectives of Oxfam
Salary and Benefits
As Per Oxfam Salary Scale
About us
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations networked together in more than 90 countries, as part of a global movement for change, to build a future free from the injustice of poverty.
In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 governorates, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.
In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 governorates, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Nov 30, 2025
Expiry Date
Dec 15, 2025
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CV Language
English
