Job Title: Administration and Human Resources Officer
Duration: Fixed term full-time three (3) year contract, renewable
Salary: US$23,805 per annum tax free
Benefits: Medical | Travel | Pension contribution | Other competitive benefits
Reports to: Director of Finance and Administration
Duty Station: Banjul, The Gambia (with occasional regional travel)
The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) is searching for a highly competent Administration and Human Resources Officer with the aptitude and attitude to work within a fast-paced, international environment as part of a dynamic team that is committed to promoting and protecting human rights and development in Africa.
Who We Are:
IHRDA is an award-winning, pan-African nonprofit organization promoting the effective use of human rights instruments to promote and protect human rights and development in Africa. Established in 1998 with diplomatic status in The Gambia, we have an unimpeachable track record in the defense, education, and information dissemination of human rights. IHRDA has recorded groundbreaking decisions before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR), the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC), as well as sub-regional mechanisms, including the ECOWAS Court of Justice.
Learn more about us at www.ihrda.org
Our Core Values:
Integrity | Teamwork | Innovation | Dedication | Diligence
Administration and Human Resources Officer Role at IHRDA:
The Administration and Human Resources Officer will contribute to the fulfilment of the IHRDA’s vision and mission by providing high-level administrative and office coordination support to the organisation, human resource management, and executive support to management. This will include ensuring efficient office operations, solid logistical support to programmes staff on activities and missions and overseeing implementation of human resources policies, systems and processes. The Administration and Human Resources Officer will also provide executive and administrative support to the Executive Director.
Who You Are:
You are a highly motivated and passionate individual with the aptitude and attitude to work within a fast-paced, international multi-cultural environment as part of a dynamic team that is committed to promoting and protecting human rights and development in Africa. You are a highly competent and ethical operator with strong competence in managing logistics, coordinating operations and managing people.
Your Academic and Professional Experience:
• A university degree in a relevant field, such as social sciences, non-profit management, business management, logistics. A post-graduate qualification is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 5 years’ firsthand experience in administration and logistics, and in human resource management.
• Excellent knowledge of organizational systems and processes, and the ability to design and operate systems and processes.
• Advanced computer skills in spreadsheets, word processing and presentation tools.
• Experience in database management.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with written and spoken fluency in English. Bilingual candidates with functional knowledge of French and/or another African Union language will be strongly preferred.
• Highly organized and committed to high quality work and continuous learning.
• Creative and problem-solving mindset, proactive and able to work independently.
• Self-driven leader and committed to elevate, redefine and shift the needle in organizational efficiency.
• Ability and willingness to work within a cross-functional, multi-cultural, and multi-lingual team.
• Understanding of human rights and the African human rights system is an added advantage.
IHRDA is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on any ground, including nationality and gender.
How to Apply:
Please send (in English):
- An application/motivation letter;
- A current Curriculum Vitae;
- A list of three current references with their information and contact details (position, relationship to you, email, and telephone number).
The closing date for applications is Sunday 22 February 2026 at 11.59 p.m. Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)/Greenwich Mean Time.
Kindly email your application and all relevant documents to vacancies@ihrda.org with the heading “Application – IHRDA Administration and Human Resources Officer”. This is a competitive recruitment process, so we strongly urge candidates with all or substantially all the qualifications to apply. However, due to the volume of applications, we will not be able to respond to individual requests or queries.
ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.
