Human Resource Assistant at ALIMA – Abuja

ALIMA is recruiting a full-time Human Resource Assistant in Abuja to coordinate staff travel, administration, HR records and payroll support for humanitarian operations.

Responsibilities

• Arrange staff flights, accommodation, visa follow-up and work-permit renewals for international personnel.
• Maintain movement records and trackers with logistics colleagues, and arrange onboarding resources for visitors.
• Support annual leave planning, confidential personnel records, formal correspondence and organisational meetings.
• Assist with staff recruitment logistics and administrative coordination.
• Collect time sheets, overtime and leave records and update the Odoo/Homere payroll system.
• Prepare monthly payslips, reconcile payroll adjustments and support final settlement procedures.
• Maintain travel, visa, contact and HR reporting trackers.
• Digitise, file and archive payroll and HR documents; support finance audit record requests.

Requirements

• HND or bachelor’s degree in HR Management, Business Administration or related field, or equivalent experience; an MBA or higher qualification is advantageous.
• At least one year of experience in a similar role, with three or more years in HR, administration or finance also requested.
• Experience in busy office administration or front-office work and excellent handling of confidential staff information.
• Excellent written and spoken English, interpersonal communication and multicultural teamwork.
• Strong Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, organisational and reporting skills.
• Ability to plan independently, multitask and maintain discretion under pressure.