HR Officer

Key Requirements:

• Higher education in Law is required

• Solid understanding of labor legislation and legal procedures

• Experience in HR or administrative roles is preferred

• Strong organizational and communication skills

• Proficiency in Uzbek, Russian, and English is a plus

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the maintenance and administration of the Company's job applicant tracking system.
• Provide advice and assistance to supervisors in developing accurate and realistic descriptions of major duties and responsibilities.

• Determine applicant requirements by studying job description and job qualifications.

• Determine applicant qualifications by pre-screening / interviewing applicants;

• analyzing responses; verifying references; comparing qualifications to job requirements.

• Responsible for administrative aspects of recruiting (job posting requests, applicant scheduling, pre-hire activities) and employee benefit programs.

• As needed, arrange management interviews by coordinating schedules.

• Maintain above-average knowledge of general state and federal employment compliance requirements.

• Avoid legal challenges by understanding current legislation; enforcing regulations with managers; recommending new procedures; conducting training.

• Support the university leadership and maintain a staffing and placement program for assigned organizations consisting of General Schedule, clerical, administrative, technical, and professional positions, and positions concerned with special employment programs.

• Store the documents and keeps accurate records of employees of the organization.
• Provide assistance with foreign staff and faculty visas.
• Observe the annual performance evaluations.

• Perform and/or participate in annual wage survey and gives recommendations based on the results to the Campus Rector.

• Assist with the investigation of all complaints and conducts all necessary follow up as appropriate.

• Provide input and information to assist plant management in understanding current issues and cultural considerations facing our employee population.
• Understand and utilize company benefits and compensation policies and procedures.
• Act as employee advocate through interpretation and communication of policies and procedures, facilitation of employee committees.

• Onboarding new Faculty Members to the Webster Community, starting from registration processes, support for opening the bank account, and all the way down to salary payment.

• Registering all new staff Members into the CX system to get a Webster email account and continuously keeping the list updated in CX in real-time, activating/inactivating them.

• Each semester, preparing Service Contracts for all international and local Faculty members who teach on-ground and have it signed, and monthly, getting their signature for Annex#2 (completed with showing their wages) before payment as per Uzbek legislation.

• Consolidating the vacation schedule of all staff members, working with Crowe for vacation payment calculations, and keeping all of them on track.

• Keeping updated all staff members' records in the electronic workbook portal www.mehnat.uz with Crowe as per Uzbek legislation.

• Providing employment verification letters for Staff and Faculty Members on request.

• Perform other duties of a similar nature or level.