Deadline: 22 February, 2022
Location: Harare, Zimbabwe
Plan International is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Country Human Resources (HR) Manager.
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate the development and implementation of the country HR strategy
- Facilitate organisational workforce planning processes, to support the delivery of the country strategy
- Align HR policy manual provisions with the HR strategy, organisational policy frameworks, local labour laws and best practices, ensuring mainstreaming of gender equality, inclusion and child protection
- Contribute towards country level initiatives and programmes in line with changing circumstances
- Contribute effectively towards country risk management initiatives by proactively identifying related HR risks and ensuring existence of sound controls to mitigate the same
- Contribute effectively in the development and management of the overall country annual HR budget
- Ensure job descriptions meet global standards and approved country structure
- Provide HR leadership in attracting and retaining a high performing, innovative and diversified workforce which delivers valuable country programmes
- Ensure effective participation in country leadership and departmental team meetings, ensuring sound HR contribution or support
- Ensure opportunities for learning and sharing exist to enhance staff capacities, socialisation and continuous learning and improvement
- Achieve quality HR reporting according to agreed organisational standards
- Facilitate the necessary induction processes to ensure new staff familiarise with Plan International and how their roles contribute towards organisational effectiveness
- Support management to identify and implement effective learning and development interventions for staff
- Ensure staff are paid in a consistent way in accordance with local market competition, Plan International policy and values and labour law provisions
- Advise and counsel managers on sound employee relations, managing HR issues and policy implementation
- Provide support by ensuring HR policies (including safeguarding policies) are consistently implemented by staff
- Provide staff counselling support where necessary
Requirements
- Degree in Human Resources Management, Business Management or Social Sciences
- Postgraduate qualification (desirable)
- Eight years, minimum, of experience in human resources management
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Proven facilitation, networking and analytical skills
- Proven skills in team development and management
- Strong strategic management skills
- Strategic thinking and innovation
- Decision making and risk management
To apply and for more information, click here.
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