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HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER - WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA
Description du poste
JOB SUMMARY
The Manager, Human Resources will deliver a client-focused working partnership to ensure the appropriate HR management support in the West and Central Africa (WCA) countries. Working collaboratively with the country leads of all the WCA countries and reporting to the Regional Director, WCA, the Manager, Human Resources will have responsibility for all aspects of human resources for the region. They will support in the effective implementation of HR policies and practices in line with EngenderHealth standards including recruitment process, employee on-boarding, maintaining competitive compensation structures, administering local benefits programs in compliance with country requirements, to include updating the Human Resources Policy and Procedure manual, staff development and separations. The incumbent will ensure the country program/projects complies with HR administrative and reporting requirements. The incumbent will also be responsible for working with the country program management and staff on employee relations and performance management issues and leading other HR initiatives as well as HR reporting and analysis.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Recruitment and Talent Management
• Manages full-cycle recruitment process for regular, temporary staff and interns as applicable for assigned positions and when needed
• Schedules, organizes, and manages the recruitment and selection process, i.e. obtains approvals, post adverts, source, screen candidates, schedule interviews, and maintain a pool of potential candidates
• Supports the hiring and management of project staff and ensures all contractual agreements with consultants are in line with the local laws and EngenderHealth practices
• Works closely with hiring managers to finalize requisitions, develops recruitment strategies to identify and present the hiring managers with a short-list of candidates for interviews
• Researches, attracts, screens, and refers top talent by utilizing innovative selection tools with a view to building a screened pipeline of candidates in EngenderHealth’s key areas
• Supports the creation of job descriptions, role profiles based on the position and organization requirements
• Negotiates salaries with recommended candidates
• Conducts reference and background checks for recommended candidates
• Partners with internal clients to assist in the selection of recruitment and staffing firms and other vendors as needed
Onboarding and Offboarding
• Coordinates the new employee orientation schedules in partnership with other departments and conducts the HR presentation for new hires
• Manages off-boarding process including conducting exit interviews for departing staff members and facilitating the full and final payment to outgoing staff.
Employee Relations/Performance Review
• Provides guidance to staff with performance review and improvement processes
• Provides specialist advice and guidance to the project managers and staff on performance and employee relations issues.
• Improves manager and employee performance by identifying and clarifying problems; evaluating potential solutions; implementing selected solutions; coaching and counseling managers and employees
• Provides training and assistance with staff performance evaluations
Human Resources Policy Administration & Compliance
• Implements, maintains, and updates human resources policies and procedures in line with EngenderHealth office policies, donor requirements, and local labor laws
• Manages and ensures HR records and files are updated in a timely accurate manner, safeguarding confidential information and compliant with local labor laws. These should include contracts, probation period completion, files/records on health /life insurance, pension scheme, work permits, statutory issues and regulations, holidays, etc. Monitor, update staff information in HRIS
• Provides guidance to project staff on disciplinary, grievances, harassment, and discrimination issues and manage investigations in conjunction with Country Representative
Compensation and Benefits Administration
• Conducts salary and benefits review; gathers and analyzes market data including benefits, and salary levels)
Administers staff leaves and absences and flexible working requests among others manually and through the time and HR software systems
• Manage all medical insurance health and life insurance policies including staff medical/health issues timely health and life insurance premium payments authorizations.
• Ensures the efficient administration of staff medical coverage with the insurer for new employees and for removal of terminated employees
• Liaises with legal counsel on various HR legal issues
• Reviews and provides assistance in the revision of country office travel policies in line with local practice, donor requirements, and EngenderHealth policies
• Ensures compliance with legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions
• Answers all staff questions and work as subject matter expert in HR policies and procedures
Other
• Updates job knowledge by reading professional publications, maintaining professional networks
• Provides HR-related support during program expansion and scale down
• Works closely with and is matrix managed by the Director, International HR to support HR Operations in other countries, as required.
• Other comparable duties may be assigned to this position from time to time, in general support of EngenderHealth activities.
Profil du poste
REQUIREMENTS
• Master’s in Business or Human Resources Management or a related field preferred
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant HR experience including recruitment, compensation, employee relations, HR administration, performance management, and staff development, preferably in an international NGO
• Ability to communicate and work fluently in English and French is required
• Project management skills – able to plan effectively, manage multiple priorities and have great attention to detail
• Excellent computer skills particularly windows, Microsoft office applications, are required. Experience using an HR Information system desired.
• Ability to travel to field offices
ESSENTIAL SOFT SKILLS
• Committed to EngenderHealth’s core organizational values of reflection, inclusion, integrity, respect, and transformation
• Creative, responsible, and responsive strategist
• Excellent communications skills, including oral, written, and presentation skills with the ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Strong personnel management and supervisory skills
• Energetic and enthusiastic approach to work
• Self-starter with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
PREFERRED SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND FUNCTIONS
• Ability to deliver training and development programs when requested
• Proven experience and ability to effectively manage a varied workload, working tight deadlines and schedules
• Deliver results through effective planning and organizing of work demonstrated by the ability to prioritize on time and workload even when under pressure
• A good team member and ability to conduct staff trainings as needed
Dossiers de candidature
Please visit the careers page at www.engenderhealth.org/about/career to submit your details by january, 31st 2022. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and only the short-listed candidates will be contacted
