Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, September 07 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Benjamin William Mkapa Foundation (BMF) is a non- profit Trust, established in 2006 with the vision towards healthy lives and well-being for all, in Tanzania and the rest of Africa. Its strategic mission is to innovate sustainable and resilient health and related system solutions for equitable health outcomes. BMF’s Vision and Mission can be achieved through empowered workforce, which is self-motivated, committed to growth and integrity, and the one who seeks excellence in execution. BMF seeks for innovative, self-driven, dynamic, and competent qualified candidates to fill the below five (5) vacancies:

Position Title: Program Officer – Compensation and Benefits
Reports to: Program Manager - USAID Afya Endelevu (Sustainable Health)
Department: Programs
Duty Station: Head Office - Dar es Salaam

Overall Purpose of the Job:
To provide Human resource-based support to the project staff on various human resource functions, which include collection and maintaining project staff data, close follow-up of their direct and indirect benefits, communicate effectively as a reliable source of information from the head office as well as providing support during recruitment process.

Key Roles and Responsibilities Key Output 1: Project staff recruitment
• Prepare job advertisements, offer letters, and Memorandam of Agreement for new project staff.
• Verify applicants’ certificates and other professional documents i.e., practicing license etc.
• To oversee the process from advertisement to new staff enrollment

Key Output 2: Staff Management and Documentation
• Create and maintain a database and files for all project staff, ensuring inclusion of all necessary documents (e.g., personal particulars, CVs, certificates, offer letters).
• Assist in the rollout and data validation of the new HRMIS, registering new staff and orienting the existing project staff.
• Ensure that all project staff files contain complete credentials as per the provided checklist.

Key Output 3: Payroll and Benefits Management
• Prepare monthly salary payment requests and memos for project staff.
• Manage staff benefits, including leave passage requests, NHIF, and NSSF matters.
• Prepare end-of-contract documents and terminal benefits, including gratuity and leave passage.

Key Output 4: Additional Support
• Provide clerical support, such as assisting with audits, managing archives, and addressing emerging tasks.
• Resolve staff complaints related to NHIF and NSSF in a timely manner.
• Provide support in organizing and conducting Quarterly meetings involving both staff, SDPs and LGAs.
• Follow up with SDPs on monthly timesheet verifications, review of verified timesheets to identify if there are any identified performance gaps to address.
• Follow up with LGAs on monthly control sheet submissions.
• Participate in joint supportive supervision on a quarterly basis to establish benefits and compensation gaps and establish remedial plan to address them.
• Active Participation in Project Planning activities.
• Assist in dissemination and collection of project staff performance feedback forms during end of the project financial year.
• Support other tasks as may be assigned by the Health Workforce Unit.

Qualifications and Experience
a) A degree in Human Resources, Health Administration, Data Management, or a related field.
b) At least 2 years of experience in project management and HR administration.
c) Excellent organizational, problem-solving, communication, and time management skills. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
d) Highly motivated, multi-tasked, action-oriented, and creative.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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