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Job Vacancy Announcement for HR Manager

Position: HR Manager
Company: Theday Agroindustry
Duty Station: Addis Ababa
Employment Type: Full-time

About Theday Agroindustry

Theday Agro Industry PLC is an Ethiopian agro-processing company founded in 2006 and engaged in value addition of agricultural products through natural fruit jams, dried fruits, and an expanding portfolio of dried and powdered fruit and vegetable products. The company works with structured sourcing models, maintains strong food safety standards and is building a larger operational platform to serve retail, institutional and industrial markets. With a workforce that is already majority women, Theday is looking for strong internal systems that support performance, professionalism, and growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the company’s day-to-day human resource management function
• Manage recruitment, selection, onboarding and employee induction processes
• Maintain employee records, contracts, attendance, leave records and personnel files
• Support performance management processes, probation follow-up and staff development planning
• Coordinate employee relations matters, workplace discipline, grievance handling and HR communication
• Support salary administration and payroll inputs in coordination with finance and management
• Ensure HR policies and practices comply with applicable labor and employment requirements
• Identify training and capacity building needs and coordinate learning initiatives
• Support organizational development as the company grows its processing, sourcing and market operations
• Advise management on HR planning, staffing, culture and workplace performance issues
• Gender and safeguarding

Personal Attributes

• Strong integrity and professionalism
• Good judgment and emotional maturity
• Organized, responsive and people-centered
• Confident communicator with strong listening skills
• Able to balance empathy with firmness and accountability

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Management, Business Administration or a related field
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of relevant HR experience, preferably with at least some responsibility at supervisory or managerial level
• Experience in recruitment, employee records management, performance management and HR administration
• Good understanding of HR systems, people processes and workplace compliance requirements
• Strong interpersonal, communication and conflict-handling skills
• Experience working in private sector companies, preferably in manufacturing, agro-processing, FMCG or related sectors
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive employee matters professionally
• Good working knowledge of MS Office and standard HR documentation practices

Preferred Skills

• Experience in building or strengthening HR systems in a growing business
• Familiarity with payroll inputs, attendance systems and staff file management
• Experience in employee engagement, staff training coordination and policy implementation
• Exposure to gender-inclusive workplace practices and staff wellbeing initiatives
• Experience supporting management during organizational growth or restructuring