Human Resource Officer (Internal)

Baylor College of Medicine - Children's Foundation Malawi

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Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi on site Until 8/23/2026 3+ years exp First posted May 22, 2026 Last posted May 22, 2026
Job description

The HR Officer is responsible for supporting all Human Resource activities at Area 25 Community Hospital with support from Senior Human Resource Manager.  With guidance from the Senior Human Resource Manager, the HR Officer will be responsible for the recruitment process, disciplinary hearings, handling of grievances, management of staff pension, filing of leave forms and timesheets.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following

  • Making sure that all staff complete time sheets and filing the same in staff personal files from time to time
  • Support with leave management for all staff and making sure that leave forms are completed before they proceed on leave
  • Updating departmental heads on staff leave balances with support from Senior Human Resource Manager
  • Assist with advertisement of new positions.
  • Assist with interview preparations; printing interview questions, compiling interview reports, checking with referees and offering positions to successful candidates.
  • Support with preparation of orientation plan and on-boarding for new staff  
  • Handling pension claims, pension applications for new staff and distribution of member statements
  • In coordination with Senior Human Resource Manager, make sure that all service lines have up to date evaluations forms which are linked to staff job descriptions
  • Handle performance management and medical insurance for all staff including any updates to the monthly manifest for payment to the medical scheme
  • Forwarding payroll updates to Senior HR Manager by 10 of each month
  • Taking minutes during disciplinary hearings and supporting writing the disciplinary report
  • Reporting all staff grievances to Senior Human Resource Manager.
  • Making sure that staff are adhering to BCM-CFM conditions of service and reporting all noted gaps
  • Taking part in policy formulation where necessary
  • Together with Senior Human Resource Manager, conduct HR supervisions with staff in all service lines
  • Support staff in cases of funerals

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in human resource management/bachelor’s degree in business administration or equivalent
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • At least 3 years working experience
  • Strong interpersonal skills 
  • Fluent in written and oral Chichewa and English languages
  • Should be proactive in relation to identifying gaps and come up with creative solutions

The advert is open only  to staff currently working at area 25 health centre under the Martenal Health

Benefits

  • Private Health Insurance
  • Pension Plan
About this role

Summary

Support HR activities including recruitment, grievances, staff management, and policy in Malawi hospital.

Job title

Human Resource Officer (Internal)

Experience level

3+ years

Minimum experience

3+ years exp

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Malawi, Lilongwe; not explicitly remote

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

Microsoft Excelinterpersonal skillsfluent in Chichewa and Englishproactive

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

recruitmentpensionemployee relationsperformance managementpolicy
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Lilongwe, Malawi

On-site City