Save
the Children
Vacancy: Senior Regional Human
Resources Manager
About
us: For
over 90 years, Save the Children has been making a difference in children's
lives in more than 120 countries.
Our
mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to
achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Save
the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds
and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the
children we work with and we thrive on our diversity.
We are
an equal opportunity organisation dedicated to our core values of
Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration. Creativity and Integrity.
Our
culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child
Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children
demonstrate the highest standards of behaviour towards children both in their
private and professional lives.
Save the Children Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office is looking to fill the following position:
Job Title: Senior Regional Human Resources Manager
Save the Children Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office is looking to fill the following position:
Job Title: Senior Regional Human Resources Manager
Team /
Programme: Human
Resources
Location:
Nairobi
Grade:
TBD
Child Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people
Child Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people
Role
Purpose: As a
key member of the Regional Human Resources team and in close collaboration with
the Regional HR Director, you will be responsible for supporting and advising
the country programmes on the various HR processes and systems.
Scope
of Role:
Reports
to: Regional
Human Resources Director
Regional
Dimensions:
Staff
directly reporting to this post: HRIS
Officer, HR Assistant
Key
Areas of Accountability:
Coordinate Regional and Country Office HR Quality assurance and reporting, ensuring the Save the Children Management Standards is in place and implemented across the Country Office.
Coordinate Regional and Country Office HR Quality assurance and reporting, ensuring the Save the Children Management Standards is in place and implemented across the Country Office.
- Ensure
HR policy and procedure are in place and implemented by the Country
Offices
- Ensure
the right systems and processes are in place for recruitment, orientation
and induction, compensation and benefit management, performance management
and staff development.
- Ensure
compliance of Country Programmes to the Save the Children Quality
standards and building country programme’s capacity to adhere to the
standards. Quality assurance and compliance across Country Offices.
- In
coordination with the Operations Department acting as a conduit between
the Country Offices and Regional Office regarding improving systems and
process in HR management adding value to the transaction in both
directions
Compensation and Benefit
- Providing
advice on Compensation, Benefits and Regional HR Policy.
- Work
closely with the center Compensation and benefit unit to prepare offer for
international contract
- In
coordination with the center HR issue International staff contracts and
set up personal files for each employee.
- Assist
with pre-employment medical screening administration for International employees.
- Coordinate
with the center HR the submission of applications for BUPA membership,
Life Insurance, and Long Term Savings plan enrolment for International
employees, ensuring this is set up in advance of their start date; and
notify new employees accordingly.
- Respond
to administration related queries on Insurance enrolment for International
employees.
- Ensure
successful completion of HR payroll information for International staff
with all documentation submitted accurately and in line with payroll deadlines
on a monthly basis.
HRIS
- Update
the HR information system (HRIS) in a timely and accurate manner. This
includes setting up new starters, leavers, amending personal details,
updating contract information, inputting performance ratings, training information
and running of reports on a monthly basis.
- Maintain
accuracy and integrity of data through timely input to electronic and hard
copy l personal files.
- Maintain
confidentiality in respect of all candidates’ and employees’ records
whether manual or computer maintained and ensure that all records are held
securely.
Ensure HR Systems and processes are in place for Humanitarian
Responses in the region
- In
collaboration with the Humanitarian Response Team, Regional HR Director,
HR counterparts in country offices throughout the region and the Country
Directors, plan, coordinate and implement HR policies and procedures for
emergency programs
- Coordinate
with the country office and establish orientation/induction and exit
briefings for humanitarian deployments.
- Coordinate
and give advice on the national staff benefit for emergency
responses
- Coordinating
potential areas for job swapping, temporary assignments and other
recruitment opportunities to enhance Country Offices capacity in both
development and emergency programs
- Ensure
the establishment of a complete data base system across the country
offices using HRIS to effectively manage the staffing updates to be used
by the Regional Office and country offices for all occasions and
especially for emergency scenarios.
Acting as back-up for Country Office HR Directors
- In
collaboration with the Regional HR Director, providing back-up as required
for HR managers in low complexity country offices. This may require
occasional on-site support, but will primarily be provided
virtually. This may be shared with other members of the regional HR
team.
Other
- Working
closely with the rest of the regional HR team to deliver on the team
objectives including any other duties not already prescribed.
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds
self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- Holds
the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving
them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the
necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate
consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
- Sets
ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes
responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their
team to do the same
- Widely
shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates
others
- Future
orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale
Collaboration:
- Builds
and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues,
Members and external partners and supporters
- Values
diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Approachable,
good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops
and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing
to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest,
encourages openness and transparency
Qualifications and Experience
- Minimum
of 7 years in a generalist HR management role; minimum of 2 years’ experience
in the Regional role. (with the knowledge of the Eastern and Southern
African country context)
- Bachelor’s
degree in Human resources, general management or business
administration.
- Technical
skills in all aspects of international human resources management with the
full employment cycle including employee relations and legal compliance.
- Demonstrated
ability to work in multi-cultural situations and/or multi-locational
settings using a collaborative approach
- Experience
to support country offices in a hardship and fragile locations.
- Demonstrated
ability in designing, implementing and evaluating emergency HR management
system
- Proven
ability to handle challenging workload
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills
- Conversant
in practical Human Resource Information System and other relevant
soft-wares
- Fluency
in English
- Commitment
to Save the Children values
How to Apply
Please send a copy of your CV with a cover letter to EA.recruitment@savethechildren.org
The deadline for receiving applications is 18th March 2016.
Kindly circulate this advert widely and encourage qualified candidates to apply.
Please send a copy of your CV with a cover letter to EA.recruitment@savethechildren.org
The deadline for receiving applications is 18th March 2016.
Kindly circulate this advert widely and encourage qualified candidates to apply.
Applications
will be reviewed on a rolling basis due to urgency and only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
If you previously applied for this position please do not re-apply.
If you previously applied for this position please do not re-apply.
Male
candidates are encouraged to apply.
We work with children, communities and governments all over the world and we believe in the right person for the job regardless of where you come from and how you identify yourself. We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to work with children are considered for these posts. All successful applicants will therefore be required to complete a Police Check and must sign onto our Child Safeguarding Policy and organizational Code of Conduct.
We work with children, communities and governments all over the world and we believe in the right person for the job regardless of where you come from and how you identify yourself. We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to work with children are considered for these posts. All successful applicants will therefore be required to complete a Police Check and must sign onto our Child Safeguarding Policy and organizational Code of Conduct.
