People & Culture Officer [ Ref :ZU/10/Adv/116/2026 ]
Vacancy Open: Apr 16th, 2026 | Vacancy Closing: Apr 30th, 2026
Positions needed: 1
The purpose of this position is to support the delivery of core People and Culture functions across the University, ensuring efficient HR operations while fostering a positive and impactful employee experience aligned with the University\'s strategic objectives and sustainability goals.
- Supporting workforce planning, budgeting, and job evaluation processes to ensure optimal staffing and resource allocation.
- Job evaluation and analysis, managing the end-to-end recruitment and onboarding process.
- Support talent management initiatives, including performance management, talent reviews, and succession planning.
- Monitoring and analysing the departmental performance, including tracking objectives and conducting SWOT assessments.
- Implementing learning and development initiatives.
- Managing staff performance.
- Provide HR advisory support to departments, faculty, and staff, ensuring compliance with labour laws and institutional policies.
- Collect, analyse, and act on employee feedback to continuously improve the employee experience.
- Coordinating activities, guiding and implementing staff disciplinary policy.
- Managing employee separation.
- Assisting in planning and implementing employee reward and employee welfare programmes.
- Preparation of departmental and University Council reports.
- Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the supervisors or as captured in your detailed job description.
- A Bachelor's degree in human resource management from a recognised university; A Masters degree in human resource management is desirable
- A Certified Human Resource Professional
- Up-to-date IHRM membership
- At least 5 years of experience as an HR generalist in a medium-sized or large organisation is mandatory; experience in a private university will be an added advantage
- Must possess working knowledge of the labour laws
- Must possess demonstrable skills of an Employee Experience Champion
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.