Human Resources Manager – Humanitarian Surge Team at Save the Children

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Set strategic HR direction for the response, in line with existing country HR strategy, and support the country programme and local HR team
• Assist with the analysis of HR needs of a programme and look for sustainable solutions.  Provide a generalist HR service to managers across a full range of HR issues. 
• Where applicable, manage a local HR team for a country programme
• Handle and advise on complex people management issues
• Monitor and review the impact and effectiveness of HR management interventions
• Work with programme management and local HR to review staffing structures, grading and job profiles
• Develop and strengthen HR systems, policy and practice in key HR areas such as recruitment (surge capacity), induction, training, performance management and staff care
• Develop and manage practical HR information systems
• Provide operational HR support with local recruitment, induction, discipline and grievance issues
• Make use of all available policy, practice, checklists and guidelines (HR minimum standards, emergencies HR toolkits) and ensure Save the Children good practice is in place

General:

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• A human resource management/development qualification from a credible institution (such as CIPD)
• Prior NGO experience at management level within a complex country programme in emergency response/humanitarian environments
• Experience of working in remote field bases with limited infrastructure
• Proven operational HR track-record – experience of providing a senior generalist HR service to managers across a full range of HR issues
• Excellent skills in handling and advising on complex people management issues
• Experience of and well developed skills in recruitment and selection
• Good attention to detail
• Understanding staff care for humanitarian staff, in particular approaches to welfare, stress, R&R and debriefing
• Good facilitation skills and ability to deliver induction briefing/training
• Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English, with experience in managing multicultural teams

Desirable 

• Experience of a range of assessment techniques (including assessment centres)
• Fluent in French, Spanish, or Arabic