Human Resources Officer

Job description

Company Overview:
Puku Solutions is a leading HR technology and consulting firm based in Lusaka, Zambia, focused on empowering organisations across multiple sectors including finance, manufacturing, retail, agriculture, and hospitality with innovative HR tools for payroll, leave administration, employee records, performance management and recruitment automation.

Role Summary:
Join the Puku Solutions team as an HR Officer and gain valuable, hands on experience supporting HR operations and projects. You’ll work closely with a dynamic team to support recruitment, onboarding, data management, and employee engagement while becoming familiar with modern HR software and best practices used in Zambian organisations.

Key Responsibilities:

Support recruitment & selection: help post job ads, screen CVs, schedule interviews and manage candidate communications
Onboarding assistance: assist with orientation procedures, documentation, and new client integration.
HR administration: maintain accurate employee records, assist with payroll data input, benefits tracking, leave administration and data updates using HR software.
Employee engagement support: contribute to engagement initiatives such as internal surveys, events and training coordination.
Project & research support: assist with policy drafting, HR audits, compliance checks, and conduct benchmarking on HR best practices.

Qualifications & Skills:

A diploma or degree in Human Resource Management.
Strong communication, organisational, and analytical skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office; any familiarity with HRIS/ATS or cloud-based HR tools is a strong plus.
Discretion, professionalism, and ability to handle confidential data with integrity.
Eagerness to learn, adaptability, and ability to collaborate in a fast-paced environment.

Send your cover letter, CV and valid practicing license from the Zambia Institute of Human Resource Management (ZIHRM) to consultancy@pukusolutions.com before 6th August 2025.