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Job Description
Job Title:  Benefits Officer
Posting Start Date:  10/21/24
Job Description: 

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            • Efficiency and Professionalism                       • Information and Knowledge Sharing

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Organization Information

Reports to: Head of Compensation and Benefits Division
Directorate/Department/Organ: Human Resources Management Directorate
Division: Compensation and Benefits
Number of Direct Reports: 0
Number of Indirect Reports: 0 
Job Grade: P2
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Regular
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Purpose of Job

To provide technical support for the administration of all staff benefits and entitlements as well as any other staff welfare related issues.

Main Functions

  • Provides technical support in the overall administration of staff benefits
  • Provides support in following up on the activities of the division, including monitoring and evaluating progress made in line with a predefined strategic plan.
  • Maintains profile of staff benefits matters and recommend new and expand on existing policy areas for planned research on the area
  • Maintain the staff details related to Pension
  • Administers and manages participation and separation processes, as well as complex post-retirement matters, including the determination and calculation of all types of pension benefits.
  • Provides support in setting the overall research direction of a relevant policy area.
  • Proposes new methods and procedures to ensure the smooth functioning of the Unit
  • Contributes in timely generation and analyzing accurate reports for the respective Division and AU’s internal use.
  • Coordinates the delegation and execution of defined research areas.
  • Participates in the organization of relevant meetings, congresses and conferences with stakeholders.
  • Engages with relevant mid-level stakeholders and develop working relationships. 
  • Supports the promotion of the activities of the Division including preparing leaflets, guidelines and fact sheets
  • Produces draft reports and participate in the preparation of budget and work programs related to the functioning of the Unit/Division
  • Provides technical support to internal and external stakeholders
  • Investigates and resolves difficult cases.

Specific Responsibilities

  •  Provides support in evaluation of pension and insurance schemes to ensure value for money services as well as competitiveness of proposed scheme in comparison to the current market.
  • Provides support in the promotion of awareness of pension and its regulations;
  • Assists the Head of Division in providing baseline data and reports for use during reporting to the Board of Trustees as well as other relevant internal and external stakeholders
  • Enrolls eligible staff to the AU Pension Scheme, Medical and Life Group insurance schemes;
  • Updates the staff pension contribution on monthly basis including changes in contributions in the in-house developed application
  • Provide periodic reports to the Head of Compensation and Benefits on status of pension contribution
  • Works on analytical reports linked to pension contribution
  • Provide support in the development and review of staff benefits related policies

Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Human resources management, Business or Public Administration with 5 (five) years relevant work experience in staff benefits and entitlements administration in similar international organizations.

Or

  • Master’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business or Public Administration holders are required to have 2 (two) years relevant work experience in indicated areas of work.
  • Experience in participating in the daily management of a pension system, in international organization
  • Experience in handling staff insurance matters is required. 
  • Experience processing staff benefits in a large similar international organization with a large employee base is mandatory.

Required Skills

  • Planning and organizational skills
  • Ability to work in teams and in a multi-cultural setting 
  • Communication and report writing skills 
  • Strong capacity to manage, organize, compile and analyze data
  • Knowledge and understating of staff benefits and entitlement policies, standards and systems 
  • Ability to use Microsoft Office suite and AU computing systems
  • Knowledge and working experience of an ERM system. Work experience in SAP system is an added advantage
  • Inter-personal and customer/ client service skills
  • Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (French or English), is required and fluency in another AU official working language(s) (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) is an added advantage.

Leadership Competencies

Change Management
Managing Risk

Core Competencies

Teamwork and Collaboration
Accountability awareness and Compliance
.Learning Orientation
Communicating with Influence

Functional Competencies

Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
Job Knowledge and information sharing
Drive for Results
Continuous Improvement Focus

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TENURE OF APPOINTMENT:

The appointment will be made on a regular term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months shall be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance and deliverables.

GENDER MAINSTREAMING:

The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

LANGUAGES:

Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (French or English), is required and fluency in another AU official working language(s) (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) is an added advantage.

REMUNERATION:

Indicative basic salary of US$ 31,073.00 (P2 Step1) per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Post adjustment (46% of basic salary), Housing allowance US$ 22,932.00 (per annum), and education allowance (100% of tuition and other education-related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$ 10,000.00 per child per annum), for internationally recruited staff and a maximum of $3,300 per child per annum for locally recruited staff.

Applications must be submitted no later than November 21, 2024 11h59 p.m. EAT.
-Only candidates who meet all job requirements and are selected for interviews will be contacted.
-Consideration will be given only to those candidates who have submitted a fully completed online application with a curriculum vitae (CV), an African passport, and the required academic qualifications, such as Diplomas (Bac+2), Bachelor's degrees (Bac+3), Master's degrees (Bac+5) and any relevant certificate in line with the area of expertise.
-The African Union is an equal opportunity employer, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
-Candidates from less represented countries within the African Union are strongly encouraged to apply for positions that fit their profiles. These countries include Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Sahrawi D.R., Sao Tome and Principe., Seychelles, Somalia and Tunisia.

Information at a Glance
Req Id:  2407
Job Title:  Benefits Officer
Job Title:  Benefits Officer
Job Grade:  P2
Employee Class:  Regular
Number of Openings:  1
Posting Date:  October 21, 2024
End Date:  November 21, 2024
AU Organ:  The African Union Commission