Job by Concern Worldwide
Category:
Human Resource and Recruitment, Management
Location:
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa
Career Level:
Managerial Level (Manager, Supervisor, Director)
Employment Type:
Full time
Salary:
Job Description
Employment type: Indefinite
Job Purpose;
The HR Manager is responsible to implementing strategic and day-to-day HR functions in Concern Worldwide Ethiopia to ensure that HR staff and managers deliver best practice in personnel management and establishes Concern Ethiopia as employer of choice within the INGO sector in Ethiopia. The HR manager will work on areas of: recruitment, retention, development, learning, equity, employee relations and performance management. This position will ensures a quality HR operations and the effective delivery of HR planning. This position offers guidance and ensures understanding of the integral components of HR for effective people management in a large-scale organization, requiring excellent systems and monitoring. This role will ensure that Concern’s HR practices are legally compliant and that the organisation is protected, and that the reputation of the organisation is held in high regard. Instil standards and practices that ensure Concern is truly an equal opportunities employer.
Main Duties & Responsibilities;
Human Resources Management:
- Ensure that professional and consistent recruitment practices are managed in a way that attracts and retains the highest calibre of candidates.
- Establish effective systems, regularly monitored and reported on to CMT; empower and enable HR team to deliver.
- Ensure that talent is well managed and retain high performers by careful planning, performance management, monitoring of contract end dates and potential gaps/development opportunities. Instil and influence line managers to proactively encourage their team’s development.
- Ensure that the HR administration is effectively managed in a legally compliant and confidential manner.
- Ensure data protection is complied with and personnel records are maintained to a high standard.
- Champion all of Concern’s safeguarding policies including the Code of Conduct and the programme participant protection policy. Initiate and roll out communications to ensure these policies are imbedded in Concern’s culture.
- Champion Concern’s values– ensure that these are communicated, understood and imbedded in the culture.
- Support managers to respond appropriately to employee issues.
- Ensure all personnel related policies are in line with Ethiopian legislation.
- Work closely with HR Coordinator in the salary and benefit revision process as required.
- Monitor and ensure that the Performance Development Review of the Human Resources team are properly conducted.
- Support the field HR Officers through regular field visit.
- Ensure exit interviews are conducted and feedback regularly monitored for exiting staff
- Ensure staff changes are effectively communicated to payroll.
- Monitor and ensure that the performance management mechanisms are effective throughout the organization.
- Ensure the induction and on-boarding experience of new joins.
- Ensure that gender balance is on the agenda and that there are proactive initiatives developed and implemented to address gender imbalance. Explore reasons and opportunities.
Responding to Emergencies:
- Concern is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively in order to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike and the Ethiopia Programme is to respond, all staff are required to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organization.
- Participate and contribute as necessary towards Concern’s Emergency response as and when necessary
- Comply with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies
P4
- To adhere to the standards of conduct outlined in the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4) and Concern Code of Conduct.
- To support and promote the standards outlined in the Programme Participant Protection Policy and Concern Code of Conduct to their team, partner organisations and beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment.
- To contribute to the establishment of preventive measures to reduce the potential for abuse in Concern programme (as per P4 section 6).
Gender Equity:
- Provide leadership to demonstrate that Concern strives to become a gender equitable organization with a positive gender sensitive working environment
- Ensure the implementation of Concern’s gender equality strategy in relation to HR policies and procedures
- Lead on the development and implementation of the affirmative recruitment policies in order to improve staff gender ratios within the organization
- Ensure that gender equity is maintained in training, career promotion, and organizational benefits for female and male staff.
- Ensure all new staff are acquainted and familiar with Concern’s gender equality strategy
Accountability:
In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS):
- actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E);
- Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed;
- Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities.
Safeguarding
- Ensure implementation of Concern’s safeguarding policies throughout the relevant processes: recruitment; contracting; awareness raising and training; programming; complaints; disciplinary action; and monitoring and review
- The duties and responsibilities of the job holder not limited to the above activities but includes other duties assigned by the line manager.
Job Requirements
Job Specifications
- Bachelor’s degree in HR Management or relevant field of study and at least 7 years’ experience of which at least 3 years on supervision level.
- At least 3 years’ experience managing a busy HR & Administration department
- Master’s degree in relevant field of study is advantage
- Previous experience in an international NGO would be an advantage
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and excellent computer skills
- Good organisational skills and an ability to multi-task
- Confidentiality, integrity and ability to handle sensitive situations.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should send non-returnable C.V., application letter outlining how your experience and education fit this vacancy, please note that no need to submit your supporting documents. Apply Via ethiojobs.net
Safeguarding at Concern: Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies
Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.
Women and person with disability are highly encourage to apply.
