HR Executive Administrator

About Us

GOAL has responded to the world’s major humanitarian crises since its founding in 1977, working with vulnerable communities in 15 countries across the globe with a dedicated team of 3,500 personnel. While GOAL continues to be an agile first-responder to humanitarian crises, it is also committed to working with vulnerable communities to help them survive crises and support them on the road to recovery.

Job Purpose 

We have an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated HR Executive Administrator to join the GOAL HQ HR team. The HR EA plays a key role in assisting the team to deliver a fast, effective, and customer-focused service to GOAL employees based in Ireland, UK, Africa, Middle East and Latin America.

The role also provides extensive administrative support to GOAL’s Director of People and Organisation Development. This role is an ideal opportunity for a HR  administrator, who is now looking to develop their experience further and grow their career in HR. The role is initially offered as a 12 month fixed term contract.

We offer our employees flexible working with our hybrid model, we require our HQ employees to work 2 days per week from our HQ office in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin. We offer great training and development opportunities and career development support through our Grow with GOAL performance growth framework.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Administration support to the HR team  

• Respond to queries from HR customers accurately in a timely and friendly manner
• Provide administrative support to the employee on-boarding and off-boarding process for both HQ and expatriate employees based in GOAL countries of operation
• Support with the administration of employee contracts and benefits in HQ and internationally
• Administration of the HR intranet; updating content as requested by HR Generalist or Head of HR Operations
• Supporting on the preparation of monthly payroll
• Provide Head of HR Operations with data for weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting
• Ensure strict attention to compliance with data protection regulations
• Process invoices for payment
• Provide administrative support to GOAL’s Director of People including travel, supplier contracting and invoicing, assisting with the preparation of presentations and reports, arranging meetings webinars and events, taking minutes at meetings, project research

Skills / Experience

• Previous administration experience within a fast-paced environment
• A relevant third level qualification ideally in Human Resources (though not essential) 
• Enthusiastic individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent attention to detail and numeric ability
• Solution focused approach with an ability to solve problems
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to work off own initiative and prioritise competing deadlines
• Strong PC Skills, knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint – strong MS Office skills are essential
• CIPD member/associate (desirable)

**GOAL offers staff flexible working with our hybrid model, we require our HQ employees to work 2 days per week from our office in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin**

We strongly encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single requirement listed.  At GOAL we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please just contact our Recruitment Team at recruitment.hq@goal.ie  

GOAL commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:
GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We foster an inclusive culture where all voices are heard and valued, we are particularly eager to receive applications from women (and other underrepresented groups). We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee or volunteer; or any applicant for employment or volunteering on the basis of age, gender identity, ancestry, political opinion, civil status, medical condition, ethnic background, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Accountability within GOAL
A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability: 1) Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols; 2) Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area; 3) Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding
Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

General Terms and Conditions

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document.