The Administrative Officer is a middle management supervisory position in the LGMA and is responsible for the efficient management, direction, and deployment of resources for a work area or function to which they are assigned and will generally work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within one of the LGMA Pillars to deliver a range of forward facing and internal services to the local government sector.

The Administrative Officer is responsible for the day-to-day operations of a work area and may have responsibility for a number of staffing grades. The Administrative Officer will be a contributor to the development and implementation of policies and strategies within the LGMA and may represent the LGMA on internal/external sub-committees and/or working groups.

The initial post, Administrative Officer (HR & Recruitment) will be part of the LGMA HR team based in Pillar 3, LGMA Operations, PMO, Innovation and Reform in Local Government House, Ushers Quay.  The Administrative Officer (HR & Recruitment) will report to the Manager of HR and Corporate.

The ideal candidate must be a highly motivated person, with a strong sense of commitment to delivering quality services and willing to take on a challenge.

The role includes but is not limited to managing end to end recruitment for the LGMA including but not limited to the following:

• Liaising with DHLGH HR section to optimise LGMA sanction process,
• Engaging with hiring managers to define staffing requirements
• Managing the development, submission and approval of sanction requests,
• Managing the development of candidate booklets and advertising,
• Running recruitment competitions,
• Managing the interview process,
• Managing offers process, onboarding process and induction process,
• Managing the personnel system to maintain accurate records of posts, positions, leavers, joiners and movers,
• Development and ongoing maintenance of accurate personnel records to support headcount and FTE reporting, organisation chart development and statutory returns.
• Stakeholder engagement with internal and external stakeholders including Assistant Chief Executives, CEO, The DHLGH, Public Jobs and the Access Group.
• Developing processes and procedures on sanction and recruitment workflows.
• Working with stakeholders to inform the development of the LGMA work force plan,

 This post will report to the Manager of HR and Corporate within Pillar 3 and will have 1.5 direct reports.

For further information see Candidate Information Booklet.