Deadline: 2 Mar 2024
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Major Responsibilities
30 % Strategic Partner:
1. Strategic Partner for the Head Office Departments client group
2. Leads and directs functionally the Business Partners for Grants
3. Work as first level consultant with leaders at HO and Major Grants to identify strategic people needs.
4. Acts as a thought partner with leaders to improve people related priorities in the business unit.
5. Assist leaders with strategic planning and forecasting needs regarding people.
6. Provide assistance and guidance to leaders and on the full range of P&C activities associated with the rhythm of P&C business such as:
- Job Analysis and Grading
- Talent Acquisition of Onboarding & Orientation
- Performance Reviews of Employee Development initiatives
- Promotions
- Rewards and recognition programs
- Contract management (renewals/changes)
- Staff Care
- Terminations and Exits
7. Act as an initial point of contact and intermediary for leaders in assigned business units.
8. Coach leaders on HR and people management practice.
9. Maintain current understanding of the client’s department, strategy, people-related issues by becoming valuable member of client’s leadership team
25%
Change Agent for client groups, advising leaders on all aspects of organizational development involving:
1. Collaborate with leaders and managers to design organizational structures, job roles.
2. Function as HR lead for leaders and managers going through organizational restructures.
3. Evaluate the impact of proposed changes on employees, and manage change to minimize disruption to the business.
4. Advise leaders and managers on the need for, development and ongoing changes of the department’s people plan.
5. Actively partner with leaders and managers and work with them to collabo rate timely identify practice improvement.
25 %
Employee Champion acting as a single point of contact and intermediary for employees, leaders and managers in assigned business units.
1. Directing employees to P&C Helpdesk and P&C Generalist Services in
Operations Effectiveness Unit as appropriate. Handling employee issues that are escalated from the P&C Help Desk.
2. Provides guidance, counselling, and training to executives on employee relations issues.
3. Assist leaders and managers with issues related in interviewing, hiring, term nations, promotions, performance review, and other HR topics.
4. Occasionally investigates and recommends solutions to employee relations issues in a quick and efficient manner
10 %
Functional Expert who works to:
1. Maintain current understanding of the client’s department, strategy, people related issues by becoming valuable member of client’s leadership team.
2. Maintain a current knowledge of legislation and regulation that relate to HR issues, and collaborate with P&C Business Partner in developing appropriate policies and procedures.
3. Collaborate with other P&C teams on cross-functional HR initiatives that sup port current and future business strategies
4. Coordinate with Operational Effectiveness unit to discuss/collaborate on operational P&C issues that have arisen in client groups.
5. Communicates regularly with the Centers of Expertise to collaborate on issues related to client groups and give feedback on rhythm of business and P&C priority issue
10%
Christ Centered Team Leadership:
1. Manage a team grant funded BPs with full range of supervisory responsibilities, ensuring that client groups represented by those Business Partners receive high levels of service.
2. Ensure that the BPs have the required capacity, capability, systems, processes, policies and guidelines to drive transformation of mindsets and behaviors and realization of Our Promise.
3. Promote a customer centric HR culture, ensuring professionalism and accountability in delivering services to staff and leaders.
4. Provide overall leadership and technical support to the team, planning, coaching and mentoring the team through regular meetings, sharing and monitoring individual plans to support professional growth and development.
KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE
Required Professional Experience
1. At least 6 years’ experience in HR Business Partnering at the level of managerial role.
2. Experience in managing HR function with high managerial and hands on experience in recruitment of international staff, high communication skills that fits managing donors and external partners (international recruiters, expat management.
3. At least 3 years INGO and /or corporate experience working with a large employee base. Work experience/exposure in leading HR functions in diversified leadership environment (working with local and expats is required).
4. Strong consultation skills and experience influencing and interacting with senior leaders and forward-thinking HR professional with experience of man aging grant staffing.
5. Outstanding people and client relationship skills.
6. Proficient in coaching, mediating, influencing, facilitation, presentation, communication, analysis, and problem solving.
7. Thorough knowledge of human resource management practices and in environment with competitive and dynamic settings.
8. Demonstrated HR experience in a multi-business & multi-cultural environment 9. Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. Able to communicate complex ideas and business concepts in accessible terms.
10. High skills in Database management (High Proficiency in Excel, Access and Digital Technology savvy).
Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification.
1. Bachelors degree from a college or university and seven or more years of
related human resources experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
2. Professional membership of relevant HR body
3. Experience in Workday or similar human resources information system
4. HEAT (hostile environment awareness training) and SRMT (security risk management training) or a UN equivalent
5. Enterprise Risk Management Training
6. Certification in trauma counselling or certain basic training in this area
7. Adult Safeguarding Training 8. Understanding/Training in local labor law
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications
1. Professional certificate and or membership in HR/Personnel Management a plus
2. Certified HR Investigator
3. Experience conducting HR Audits Travel and/or Work Environment
Requirement Travel up to 30% Physical Requirements:
- Ability to travel locally and internationally
Language Requirements:
- English fluency
World Vision is a child-focused organization that is committed to safeguarding all children as well as adult beneficiaries and has zero tolerance for incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. Therefore, World Vision does not hire staff whose background is not suitable for working with children or vulnerable adults, even if their role does not interact directly with them.
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Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only