Categories: Vacancies, April 2026

HR Specialist

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Organization: Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Deadline: February 26, 2025

Job Description

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Human Resources Specialist for our operations in Ethiopia. The role has a country focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines in Ethiopia

About the job

The HR Specialist supports the HR & Admin Manager in providing HR advice, coordination and management to the HR teams at the Country Office in Addis Ababa and technical HR support to field offices.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

Drive and support end-to-end recruitment and selection activities ensuring compliance with recruitment process as per DRC recruitment guidelines.
Ensure proper onboarding process by availing of tools and templates to managers and staff.
Support staff development activities including promoting the DRC Learning Catalogue.
Proactively respond to and manage performance counselling with a focus on building manager competency and ensuring that documentation is kept.
Lead the performance management process
Support implementation and review of salary structure, coordinate annual compensation review process and compensation adjustments as needed.
Proactively pursue continuous process improvement in Human Resources related practices in order to enhance the quality and efficiency of output/delivery.
Ensure maintenance and communication of staff insurance, liaising with service provider on awareness sessions and monitoring service leave agreement.

Provide guidance on available staff welfare resources for expatriates and national staff.
Act as an impartial mediator in disciplinary procedures and ensure it is administered in an equitable and fair manner and meets all legal and labour regulations and requirements
Ensures HR systems follow internal, donor and national rules and regulations; trains staff in relevant HR policies, rules and regulations;

Ensure staff are aware of Staff Human Resources Handbooks as necessary through training and regular guidance

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to minimum 3 years’ working experience in Senior Human Resources similar/equivalent roles in an INGO. Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business or Social Science Degree specializing in HR..
Demonstrated understanding and working knowledge/experience of Human Resources Management principles, concepts & processes
Extensive knowledge on local labour law
Excellent skills in handling and advising on complex people management issues
Experience in developing Human Resources strategies and policies, and driving implementation
Experience using an online system for recruitments
Full professional proficiency in English

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.

Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

Contract length: up to 31 Dec 2025

Band: G Non-Management

Designation of Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Start date: Soonest possible

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National employees; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies.

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 26 February 2025

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.