International Rescue Committee
Location
Jordan | India
Job description
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Title: Human Resources Director
Sector: Human Resources
Location: Amman, Jordan
Start Date: As Soon As Possible
Duration: 3 Months
Scope of work & objectives:
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Background of the project
The Human Resources Director is responsible for providing strategic leadership for the HR function for over 200 staff and volunteers across the Jordan Program. The HR Director will lead a growing HR team to ensure high-quality and efficient staff recruitment, contracts management, orientation, learning and development, performance management, compensation and benefits, code of conduct compliance, employee engagement, and staff care. The position acts as an HR advisor to the Senior Management Team.
The HR Director reports directly to both, Jordan Country Director and the Regional HR Director (management in partnership), and is a member of the SMT.
The HR Director will adapt and implement Global HR initiatives and practices and serve as an advisor to maximize staffing resources and performance, promote a positive organizational culture, minimize risk, and ensure economy and efficiency of work processes.
Scope of work
The HR Director will adapt and implement Global HR initiatives and practices and serve as an advisor to maximize staffing resources and performance, promote a positive organizational culture, minimize risk, and ensure the economy and efficiency of work processes.
Duties/Deliverables:
Strategic HR Leadership and Management
• Devise and deliver a planned HR approach to attracting, developing, inspiring and retaining the right people with the right skills to achieve strategic, high-quality programmatic outcomes.
• As a member of the SMT, determine workforce needs, identify human resource and competency gaps, and devise a development and workforce plan to facilitate nationalizing roles and retaining staff.
• Actively participate in proposal design and grants opening and review meetings (GRMs, GOMs) specifically advising on organizational structure, position scoping, demographic/staffing analysis and other inputs critical to ensure strong HR foundation to support program quality
• Conduct monthly and quarterly strategic HR metrics and analysis to inform Senior Management Team and Regional HR decision-making; lead on country program inputs to global HR scorecards
• In collaboration with the Regional Talent Acquisition Coordinator, set strategy for recruitment. Develop candidate rosters, actively network and employ innovative, creative recruiting methods to attract and hire the best talent. Proactively position IRC as an Employer Brand of Choice in the country and region.
• Review and approve job position requests, job descriptions and make recommendations, ensuring accuracy, consistency.
• Deliver international HR management, including policy, process and employee relations management, with support from Regional HR Director
• Lead the performance management process with guidance from regional and HQ HR. Create a plan to manage annual and mid-year reviews, conduct training on goal-setting, utilize budgets to organize development activities and work one-on-one with managers and employees to create country wide development plans. Through HR initiatives and actions, support a culture of continuous feedback.
• Participate in budget preparation and provide strategic compensation analysis to drive nationalization strategy and ability to attract high-quality talent. Define and review salary structure; coordinate annual compensation review process and compensation adjustments.
• Manage benefit plans and communicate updates and conduct information campaigns for national and international staff.
• Devise staff care action plans that elevate morale and support the social, physical, and psychological well-being of staff; create emergency staff care interventions both in collaboration with the Regional Staff Care Specialist.
• Oversee HR-related administrative duties and ensure compliance with existing legal and governmental reporting requirements. Ensure all legal obligations are fulfilled.
• Lead all employee relations with professional grace with the aim of empowering employees and supervisors to have the tools and resources necessary to resolve conflicts with mutual respect.
• Suggest ways forward for streamlining contract durations in the CP
• Conclude PME analysis and process
• Support change management process in the CP
• Update international staff handbook
• Support GEDI action plan
• Ensure new recruitments to HR are properly inducted and trained in IRC policies and procedures
Key Working Relationships:
• Position Reports to: Country Director and Regional HR Director (Management in Partnership)
• Position directly supervises: Growing team of nearly 3 HR staff
• Key Internal Stakeholders:
• Country: Deputy Director Programs; Deputy Director Operations; Finance Controller; Field Coordinator, Head of Departments and all staff within Jordan.
• Regional: Regional Talent Acquisition Coordinator, Senior Staff Care Specialist, Talent Acquisition Manager, etc.
• HQ Compensation & Benefits, Talent Management and HRIS Directors. General Counsel Office. Ethics & Compliance Unit (ECU).
• Key External Stakeholders: The Jordan INGO forum s HR Working Group; INGO and UN HR staff; Legal counsel; Social Security, Ministry of Interior; Ministry of Labor.
Requirements:
Education:
• Bachelor s degree required. Master s university degree in HR management, International Relations or Development, MBA, Law or related field is preferred.
Work Experience:
• 10 - 12 years of progressive experience as an HR generalist, including recruitment, performance management, employee relations, compensation, training and development and HR Administration.
• Minimum 5 years staff management experience in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
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