Senior HR Manager
Nazarbayev University
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Position Summary
The Senior HR Manager will provide comprehensive human resources support across the employee lifecycle, ensuring efficient HR operations and delivering high-quality service to staff. The successful candidate will work to support recruitment, onboarding, employee administration, performance management, and HR compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, transfers, and offboarding.
- Prepare and maintain HR documentation in accordance with Institute's policies and procedures.
- Coordinate recruitment activities, including vacancy announcements, interview scheduling, and communication with candidates.
- Support staff with HR-related inquiries and administrative processes.
- Monitor probation periods, contract renewals, and personnel records.
- Coordinate onboarding processes.
- Maintain accurate employee records and HR databases.
- Prepare HR reports, workforce statistics, and staffing updates.
- Coordinate performance management (KPI) and annual evaluation processes.
- Coordinate employee training and professional development activities.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies and employment legislation.
- Participate in HR process improvement initiatives and special projects.
- Budget planning and monitoring (wage fund, medical insurance, professional development, business trips and other HR related budget items)
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, Psychology, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of experience in Human Resources.
- Knowledge of HR principles and employment practices.
- Experience working with HR information systems is an advantage.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
- Professional proficiency in English, Kazakh and Russian.
Key Competencies
- Customer service orientation
- Communication and relationship building
- Problem-solving and critical thinking
- Confidentiality and integrity
- Planning and organization
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Adaptability and continuous improvement
Additional Information
What We Offer
Competitive salary.
Opportunities for professional growth and training.
A collaborative and innovative work culture
About the Company
Institute of Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence (ISSAI) was founded in September 2019 to serve as the driver of research and innovation in the digital sphere of Kazakhstan with the focus on AI research.
ISSAI aims to develop a national capacity for research in Artificial Intelligence incorporating the experience of exemplars from Asia, Europe and the United States.
ISSAI provides an agile framework for research, innovation and collaboration with national and international partners in education, industry and government and contributes to the digital ecosystem of Kazakhstan in the advancement of national development goals.
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About Nazarbayev University
Nazarbayev University (NU) is a leading research university in Kazakhstan offering bachelor, master, and doctorate degrees in humanities, business, social sciences, and STEM programs.