Deadline: Ongoing
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Deployment Manager.
The IRC is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development non-governmental organisation. It responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.
Responsibilities
- Work with the people and operations coordinator to continually innovate the deployment process
- Maintain the deployment management system, ensuring information is complete and up to date
- Ensure that measurable deployment terms of reference documents are received and approved prior to deployments being commissioned
- In coordination with programme associates, support travel bookings and provide visa guidance and support for staff
- Ensure completion of post-deployment processes
- As and when designated by supervisor, serve as point of contact for ERT and global surge team members on deployment
- Report on deployment statistics and provide regular status updates on staff whereabouts
- Maintain complete deployment files
- Secure correct codes for deployments from requesting country programmes
- Manage daily rate calculations for staff
- Provide a monthly report on external roster deployments and budget codes to programme associates
- Support PAs in ensuring GST roster staff timesheets are in by deadline date set for each month
- Check transactions for proper coding of salaries and other deployment-related costs
- In collaboration with the response management team and HR, keep the talent profile of roster members closely matched to the changing needs of the EHAU and crisis response, recovery and development
- Promote EHAU and the IRC as an employer of choice
- Maintain rigorous communication outreach to all members of the IRC’s emergency rosters to ensure a sense of inclusion
- Collaborate with EHAU’s learning advisor to ensure global surge team members have regular access to training opportunities
- In collaboration with supervisor and HR, ensure all new staff receive timely orientation and onboarding
- Cover duties of the people and operations coordinator and EHAU’s unit manager as needed
Requirements
- University degree or diploma in Human Resources or Administration Management; or three years, minimum, of comparable experience working within a human resources department
- Experience managing rosters or emergency team deployment systems will be a plus
- Fluency in all standard PC office software such as Word, Outlook and Excel
- Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to successfully work in a fast-paced environment within and across departments/functions and develop positive relationships with local and remote staff
To apply and for more information, click here.
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