HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER POSITION

BACKGROUND

THE AFRICAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ABUJA(AUST-ABUJA) IS AN ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY, SET UP IN 2007 BY THE NELSON MANDELA INSTITUTION FOR KNOWLEDGE BUILDING AND ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE WORLD BANK. IT IS THE FIRST AMONG A FUTURE NETWORK OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTIONS AND CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE TO BE LOCATED THROUGHOUT SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. THE AUST ABUJA AIMS TO BE A WORLD CLASS TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY TO HELP TRAIN AND RETRAIN INAFRICA TOP LEVEL SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS.

AUST ABUJA IS LOCATED IN THE ABUJA TECHNOLOGY VILLAGE, ON A 250 HA(1,000ACRES) CAMPUS. AT FULL CAPACITY, THE CAMPUS WILL HAVE ABOUT 4,500 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND 1,000 GRADUATES (MASTER’S AND DOCTORAL) STUDENTS AND ABOUT 250 FULL-TIME FACULTY MEMBERS. TO ENABLE THE RAPID START-UP OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR, THE UNIVERSITY HAS DEVELOPED ANS IS OCCUPYING ONLY 5 HECTARES (SEE www.aust.edu.ng) OF ITS LAND THAT NOW CONSTITUTES THE TAKE-OFF CAMPUS. THE UNIVERSITY CURRENTLY HAS 50 GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM 11 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

AUST IS CURRENTLY SEEKING A HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT NAD MAINTAIN THE HUMAN RESOURCE FUNCTION AT THE UNIVERSITY.

DESCRIPTION
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL BE EXPECTED TO PUT IN PLACE HR SYSTEMS FOR THE UNIVERSITY AND TO MAINTAIN AN EFFECTIVE COMPUTERISED HR INFORMATION SYSTEM. THE INCUMBENT WILL BE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE ADVICE ON HR POLICIES AND PRACTICES WHICH SUPPORT THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES WHILE FULFILLING ITS OBLIGATIONS TO EMPLOYEES.

REQUIREMENTS:
-BACHELORS DEGREE/HND IN BUSINESS OR ANY ARTS DISCIPLINE. HUMAN RESOURCES QUALIFICATIONS AND/OR A MASTER’S DEGREE IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WOULD BE AN ADVANTAGE.
-THREE TO FIVE (3-5) YEARS VARIED EXPERIENCE IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN A MEDIUM TO LARGE CORPORATE ORGANIZATION.
-ABILITY TO WORK WITH MINIMUM SUPERVISION
-GOOD COMPUTER SKILLS
-ABILITY TO START WORK IN A SHORT SPACE OF TIME

PLEASE, SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION (CV, COVER LETTER, BACKGROUND DOCUMENTATIONS) TO hr@aust.edu.ng OR THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS NOT LATER THAN 5.00PM ON FRIDAY 28TH NOVEMBER, 2008.

THE PRESIDENT,
AFRICAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,
KM 10, AIRPORT ROAD, GALADIMAWA,
PMB 681, GARKI,
ABUJA, FCT.

(ONLY SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES WOULD BE NOTIFIED)

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