Established in 2002, Kardan University is the first and largest privately-owned University in Afghanistan. Kardan is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in numerous professional disciplines. Kardan currently offers quality and international standard educational opportunities to over 8,000 students in the field of business, law, IT, and Civil Engineering at its campuses. In 2013, Kardan University has been awarded the prestigious ‘Top Performer Award’ by the Ministry of Higher Education, Government of Afghanistan - a testimony to its first-class stature. To reaffirm this, Kardan University was granted the University status by the Ministry of Higher Education. Kardan is the only University not only in Afghanistan but also in the region to get candidacy status from the IACBE, USA, an established and well-reputed international accreditation body. Kardan University believes in the sense of commitment to excellence and quality and is committed to serving as a key player in the development and enhancement of education in Afghanistan through its innovative curricular programs.

Job Summary:
The Human Resources (HR) Manager of Kardan University is responsible for leading Human Resources Portfolio of Kardan University, in line with organizational policies and procedures.

Key aspects of HR include recruitment and hiring, learning and development, administration, performance management, remuneration, health wellbeing and safety and HR reporting. The position will also support the Finance and Administration Unit in other activities.

Duties & Responsibilities:

HR Service, Administration and Systems

• Lead issuance of new employee contracts and contract variations
• Lead employee records related to hiring, transferring, promoting, and terminating
• Lead processing and data entry of all paper and electronic HR data against quality standards and agreed timeframes
• Provide initial point of support to employees on HR systems
• Monitor and respond to telephone and HR mailbox queries and provide advice, guidance and support to both managers and employees across all aspects of the employee life cycle, escalating where appropriate
• Administer and support the implementation of changes or modifications to HR systems and processes to ensure they are fit for purpose
• Coordinate the production and development of management information for the purpose of producing HR reports and metrics
• Coordinate and undertake auditing of employee files for the purpose of accuracy and correctness against standard processes, delegations and business requirements
• Provide back up support for payroll
• Manage HR systems and databases for the provision and management of HR operations and services ensuring accuracy of records and information
• Process international staff and faculty invitations, visas, work permit renewals and police cards on regular basis and maintain and update its record in database
• Contribute to the development and review of HR Policies and Procedures
• Ensure the quality and compliance of HR documentation in compliance with Afghanistan’s law and regulations and develop reports as required

Recruitment and Selection

• Provide advice on position descriptions, advertising content and options for publication
• Place advertisements in the chosen media
• Monitor the applications mailbox and forward screened applications to recruiting managers
• Coordinate the approval of invoices for advertisements
• Coordinate recruitment activities including scheduling interviews, performing reference checks, managing correspondence during the recruitment process and all associated tasks and administration
• Contribute to the development and delivery of a standard corporate induction and on boarding program to all new staff

Learning and Development

• Organize learning and development training sessions and orientation programs as required
• Maintain and update employee personnel records on HRIS with learning and development activities and compliance details
• Publish and maintain the annual training and events calendar on regular basis
• Demonstrate a commitment to Healthy Work Style  policies and procedure and contribute to the development of health and wellbeing initiatives
• Coordinate administration processes for probation reviews, monitor performance management reviews and maintain up-to-date reports for the management’s review
• Maintain and enhance professional knowledge and technical skills by keeping up to date with new developments and relevant trends
• Undertake any reasonable additional tasks as instructed by the Human Resources Manager

Communication

• Build Careers website to reflect people promise and rolls-out social media strategy to support employer brand
• Oversee and ensure sufficient communication to managers and employees and accessibility/ availability of reporting
• Manage internal communication programs including use of official email and workplace
• Support HR on communicating organizational policies, significant organizational changes and appointments
• Acts as a creative and strategic thinker, capable of consulting with leaders to develop and implement communications strategies across various media including traditional and social media.

• Master’s degree in Business Administration or a related field is required.
• Minimum of five years of professional experience as a Human Resources Manager is required.
• Have advanced knowledge of Human Resources Management, Labor Law and higher education industry.
• Have Strong research, planning, report writing and organizational skills.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Have excellent communication, presentation and leadership skills.

Qualified candidates should submit their updated resume and cover letter (in one document) via email to jobs@kardan.edu.af .
Email applications must include the position title in the email subject line.

We thank all the applicants for their interest; however, only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted for Interview/Test.