HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT.

Human Resource Managers Job Description.

National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) Human Resource Managers Job Description.

LECTURERS NAME: MR. NIYI OLABI STUDENT NAME: REG NUMBER: MUHAMMED L HYDARA BBA/1184/201/DT

4/6/2012

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purpose of the job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secondary responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abilities needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Knowledge and experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salary information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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NATIONAL WATER AND ELECTRICITY COMPANY LTD (NAWEC) THE GAMBIA HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT JOB DISCRIPTION National Water And Electricity Company Ltd is the first and only company in The Gambia that provides electricity and water to the general population. In National Water and Electricity Company Ltd was established in 1994 by the president of the republic of The Gambia. Due to the day to day challenges of employees, the Management and staff of NAWEC want a suitable candidate for the above mentioned post. SCOPE: (The way that the position contributes to and impacts on the organization) The Human Resource Officer has found that the Human Resource Manager provides advice and assistance to supervisors and staff. This may include information on training needs and opportunities, job descriptions, and performance reviews. The position coordinates the staff recruitment process. The Human Resource Manager provides advice and support to supervisors and staff selection committees and ensures that they have accurate and timely information in order to make effective decisions. Failure to provide adequate advice or assistance may result in lost opportunities for staff development, poor staff morale, financial loss to staffs for residents and a loss of credibility for the Chief and Council. Human Resource Officer (5/30/2005) page 2. PURPOSE OF THE JOB: The Human Resource Manager is responsible for providing support in the various human resources Functions, which include recruitment, staffing, training and development, Performance monitoring, and employee counseling. National Water and Electricity Company Ltd (NAWEC). PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: Human Resource planning The human resource manager will be responsible for the systematic planning to achieve optimum use of an organization's most valuable asset (employees). The objective of human resource (HR) planning is to ensure the best fit between employees and jobs, while avoiding manpower shortages or surpluses. The three key elements of the HR planning process are forecasting labor demand, analyzing present labor supply, and balancing projected labor demand and supply. Investopedia (2012)

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Employee Resourcing The human resource manager of NAWEC will be responsible to ensure that it has the right number and kind of people, at the right place, at the right time, capable of effectively and efficiently completing those tasks that will help the organization achieve its overall objectives and planning for further personal need of the organization taking into consideration both the internal activities and the external activities of the environment. Training and development Another responsibility of the NAWEC human resource manager is to provide training and development programs for the employees there by enabling them to learn new ideas, re-learn and reinforce existing knowledge and skills and also develop them to meet the day to day changes in the environmental changes. Performance Management Dr. Aubrey Daniels (1970) has found that the human resource manager will always ensure that goals are consistently being met in an effective and efficient manner. Therefore, the NAWEC human resource manager will manage the performance of the work force in relationship with the goals and objectives of the company. Retention The HR manager will always ensure that the employees are engaged and happy by providing employee retention programs. Employee Relations The HR manager of NAWEC will always ensure and concerned with maintaining employer-employee relationship that contribute to satisfactory productivity, motivation, and moral.

Health and Safety The health and safety of workers example safety, welfare, wellness, family, and health of its staff will be responsibility of the HR manager of NAWEC. Rewards Another responsibility is to reward employees on their performance in relation to the organizations goals and objectives.

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SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES Datapole (2012) on HubPages has found the secondary responsibilities of the HR manager Offsets uncertainty and change It helps to satisfy the individual needs of the employees for the promotions transfers, salary enhancement, and better benefits. It helps in anticipating the cost of salary, benefits and all the cost of human resources facilitating the formulation of budgets in a society.

Other responsibilities include the following: It helps to foresee the need for redundancy and plans to check of human resources and to change the techniques of management. Over and understaff resolution. It helps in planning for physical facilities, working conditions, the volume of fringe benefits like canteen, schools, hospitals, conveyance, child care centers, quarters, company stores etc. It causes the development of various sources of human resources to meet the organizational needs. It helps to take steps to improve human resource contributions in the form of increased productivity, sales, turnover etc. It facilitates the control of all functions, operations, contribution and cost of human resources. Human Resource Manager is responsible for Research Compile and browse the regulations applicable in the company, Build the organizational structure of the company - parts and organizational performance Building a system of regulations, Procedures and regulations for the company Monitoring the observance of the rules. Support Division in the management of personnel and a bridge between the Directorate and Workers in the company. Support for the relevant parts of the training staff, The way recruitment supporting components related administrative work. Maintain records of employee i.e. absenteeism rates, analyze statistical data, reports to identify and determine causes of personnel problems, and measure and report on HR issues.

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Abilities needed: Oral comprehension: Ability to listen, speak, communicate information with employees and the entire organization. Written comprehension: Ability to communicate information and ideas in written for others to understand and comprehend the information Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. Speech Clarity: Ability to speak for others to understand. Problem Sensitivity: Ability to notice when something is wrong or its likely to go wrong Deductive Reasoning: Ability to apply general rules to solve a specific problem. Inductive Reasoning: Ability to combine different informations to form general conclusion. Originality: Ability to come up with unusual cleaver ideas and solutions. Career planner (1997-2012). Experience of dealing with senior and sometimes challenging individuals. Ability to represent the Human Resource functions as part of the bigger business picture. Confident directing HR and advising managers on all aspects of people management and development. Manage human resource budget.

The Human Resource officer has found other personal abilities: Personal Attributes The incumbent must maintain confidentiality, use sound judgment and perform independently while performing the duties of the human resource officer. The incumbent must also demonstrate the following personal attributes: Maintain standards of conduct Be respectful Possess cultural and political awareness and sensitivity Be flexible Demonstrate sound work ethics Be consistent and fair

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Knowledge Skills and Experience: The knowledge and skills required for satisfactory job performance. Knowledge: The applicant must have proficient knowledge in the following areas: INTERNAL Human resources management job descriptions Performance review methods and techniques Staff training, development and recognition Delegation mentoring and coaching EXTERNAL an understanding of relevant legislation, policies and procedures an understanding of the northern cultural and political environment an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of First Nations Councils an understanding of land claims and self-government

Skills: The incumbent must demonstrate the following skills: supervisory skills team building skills problem solving skills basic counseling skills negotiations skills effective verbal and listening communications skills computer skills including the ability to operate spreadsheets and wordprocessing programs at a highly proficient level effective written communications skills including the ability to prepare reports, proposals , policies and procedures effective public relations and public speaking skills research and program development skills stress management skills interviewing skills time management skills

KNOWLWDGE AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED: course advisory (2012) has found the following knowledge needed for the Human Resource Manager with reference to National Water Electricity Company Ltd (NAWEC): An associate's degree or bachelor's Business degree in Human Resources Bachelor in Human Resources Administration, Applicant with courses in Management field and Human Resource Field is required Masters degree in phycology and a background in Management and Administration Bachelors degree in Business Administration

Note: the applicant must have one of the following knowledge mentioned above.

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Working condition and environment: The working condition and the environment are favorable, free from noise and other distractions. Office furnitures and fittings are of best quality with no complications just the way you like it. Human resource officer (5/30/2005) has found that (The unavoidable, externally imposed conditions under which the work must be performed and which create hardship for the applicant including the frequency and duration of occurrence of physical demands, environmental conditions, demands on ones senses and metal demands.) o Physical Demand: (The nature of physical effort leading to physical fatigue) The Human Resource Manager of NAWEC may have to work long hours at a time in other to complete special request and projects. Thus may have to spend more time sitting and using the office equipment, computers, and attending sessions. o Environmental conditions: the Human Resource manager of NAWEC will have to serve a number of people and projects at a time. The environment will be busy, very noisy and will need excellent organizational and time stress management skills to complete the required task o Sensory Demand: Sensory demands can include reading and use of the computer which may cause eyestrain and occasional headaches and the constant noise and activity of a busy office environment. o Mental Demands: (Conditions that may lead to mental or emotional fatigue) The Human resource officer will have to manage a number of requests and tasks at one time and must be prepared to deal with emergencies and stressful situations at any time. Salary information: With reference to Course Advisory and NAWEC payment system, the education qualifications required for the above mention post are high and expensive, and so the human resource managers are offered a good salary that varies from $60,000 to $82,000 each month and other exclusive benefits not included based on performance. Course advisory (2012). Conclusion, The Human Resource manager, is the organizations most valuable employee due to his/her position in the day to day administration of work force. People in the organization are also the organizations most valuable assets who deal with the day to day running of the business. Therefore, workers or Employees, and the Human resource Manager Work interpedently to meet the goals and objectives of the organization with reference to the mission and vision of the organization. Thus strategic approach to acquiring, developing, managing, motivating and gaining the commitment of the organizations key resources (the people who work in and for it) are the job functions of the Human resource Manager. Without limiting the people in an organization, the Human Resource Manager must consider that each employee is a complex collection of emotions, beliefs, attitudes, habits, societies, culture (Mary Parker Follett 1868 to 1933) that influence productivity, quality, and profitability of the

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organization. The Human Resource Manager of NAWEC should recognize that individual motivation desire to get employee to work harder, the Human resource manager should also motivate performance rather than simply demand it. Finally, people set overall strategies goals, design work systems, produce goods and services, monitor quality, allocate financial and material resource to meet the day to day running of the business, and make the products and services to the customers. Individuals (employees) become Human Resource by virtue of the role they assume in the work environment.

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