Full Job Description
Requisition ID: req47604
Job Title: Human Resources Lead
Sector: Human Resources
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Cox's
Bazar, Bangladesh
Work Arrangement:
In-person
Job Description
Program Brief
Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of
the world’s leading agencies working in post-conflict and development
contexts, supporting communities in over 40 fragile, failed and
developing states. In this capacity, we work to restore safety,
dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted, struggling to endure
and wishing to advance on a path of development.
The IRC has
been present in Bangladesh since 2017 and obtained registration with
the NGOAB in March 2018. Since the IRC obtained registration in March
2018, it has moved quickly to expand its integrated emergency health
and protection response through both direct and partner-based
programming focused on primary healthcare, women’s protection and
empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence and
child protection. Recently IRC has also introduced two new programs:
Protection Rule of Law (PROL) and Education. IRC will continue working
in both the camps and host community, while meeting the significant
needs in both refugee and host populations, as already existing
vulnerabilities are compounded with cyclical monsoon and cyclone
seasons that impose additional threats to the lives and protection of
those refugees as well as vulnerable host populations. IRC will grow
over time its geographic coverage within Cox’S Bazar and to other
parts of the country, thus expand its’ networks and partnerships
around emergency preparedness and response work, reach beyond the
Rohingya refugees, also targeting the vulnerable host groups in Cox’s
Bazar and other parts of Bangladesh. IRC Bangladesh currently have
close to 400 staff (95% Bangladeshi) and recruitment of some 125 staff
is underway.
Purpose of the Role
The
Country HR Lead role exists to work with department directors/
managers and their teams in an “end-to-end” manner, to ensure that all
people policies, programs, and systems are aligned with IRC SAP 100
strategies (including the People & Culture Strategy), effectively
implemented, and are delivered to “best practice” standard. This
individual will work closely with Country Director, Country Senior
Management Team and Regional HR team to drive the delivery of key HR
strategies, services, and infrastructure nationally for efficient and
effective services at multiple levels. They will drive the
implementation and adaptation of HR global initiatives and practices.
The HR Lead serves as strategic partner, advisor, and coach to ensure
a safe and welcoming culture for all people, organizational
performance, and efficiency and effectiveness of work processes.
Highlights of Key Responsibilities
HR
Strategic Leadership and Management
- Advises CD and
SMT on succession planning.
- Thought partner to SMT on
strategic HR and culture/values.
- Manages/oversees all HR
direct reports.
- Overall accountable for quality of services
and success of HR progress against goals
- Responsible for
other mandates beyond HR Fundamentals (e.g., leads talent dialogues,
suggests development opportunities, coaches on high quality
conversations in performance reviews
- In partnership with
specialized regional support functions in each area and country-based
functional counterparts, facilitate and support the implementation and
execution of Gender Equality, Duty of Care & Safeguarding efforts to
champion gender equality, diversity, inclusion, and safeguarding being
an advocate at SMT level and across IRC Bangladesh.
- Promote
and actively participate in initiatives and efforts to build team
engagement, inclusion, and cohesion in IRC Bangladesh.
- Foster ongoing learning, honest discussion and reflection to
strengthen safeguarding and to promote IRC values and adherence to IRC
policies.
- Provide constructive feedback and counsel on
career paths and professional development for HR team and IRC staff;
establish a culture of continuous learning opportunities.
- Advise supervisors in determining appropriate disciplinary plans of
action in a judicious manner. Follow-up disciplinary measures and
related employment law matters.
- Act as impartial mediator
in disciplinary procedures and ensure it is administered in an
equitable and fair manner and that it meets all legal and labor
regulations and requirements.
- Manage any lay-offs or
reductions in workforce in partnership with senior management and
carry out due diligence in compliance with legal frameworks and IRC
country and global polices, risk reduction techniques, communications,
and staff care.
- Actively participate in proposal design and
grants opening and review meetings specifically advising on
organizational structure, position scoping, demographic/staffing
analysis and other inputs critical to ensure a strong HR foundation to
support program quality.
- Support the management, coaching
and development of national staff to build a team of skilled,
committed, and motivated staff.
- Lead in organizing periodic
IRC WAY and other needed orientation and awareness sessions and
trainings for all staff.
HR Operations/
Foundational
- Responsible for creating and tracking
HR goals at country level.
- Accountable for effective and
efficient payroll management for all national staff.
- Participate in budget preparation and provide strategic compensation
analysis to attract high-quality talent. Define and review the salary
structure; coordinate the annual compensation review process and
compensation adjustments.
- Supervise from start to finish,
the recruitment of all national and local staff under the IRC
recruitment procedures as well as the internal mobility strategies for
internally hired staff.
- Lead exit management procedure to
ensure seamless and positive transition for departing employees and
analyze turnover and exit interviews to make real-time, continuous
improvement utilizing learnings to formulate retention strategies.
- Oversee HR-related administrative duties and ensure
compliance with existing legal and governmental reporting
requirements. Ensuring all legal obligations are fulfilled.
- Ensure high quality and efficient context-specific strategies and
develop best practices
- around recruitment, comp & ben,
employee relations, on-boarding, off-boarding, contracts management,
learning and development, performance management, leave management,
code of conduct compliance, legal compliance, HR Information Systems,
coordination of policy development and implementation, etc.
- Together with CD and SMT, develop, update and implement
contextualized professional work ethics and code of conduct in line
with local norms and culture.
Deliverables
- Successful and consistent achievement of HR related Ops
score card
- Staff structure that is agile enough and meet
the organization needs in best possible manner ensuring quality,
quantity, diversity and affordability
- Adherence of
timely and quality performance management cycle / system
- IRC is considered as an employer that is competitive not just based
on financial remuneration but also based on staff wellbeing, friendly
/ enabling work culture for both female and male and diversity
- Minimum number of breaches of IRC way and safeguarding
policy
- Visible improvement based on the feedback received
in employee engagement survey
Key Working
Relationships
- Position Reports to: Dual reporting
line to Country Director and Regional HR Director
- Direct
Reports: 10+ HR professionals
Key Internal
Relationships:
- Country CD, SMT, CMT and country
staff
- Relevant Global and Regional HR team
Key External Relationships: INGO counterparts; legal counsel; HR
associations and networks
Qualifications
- A minimum of 7 years of progressive professional
HR experience
Competencies: Knowledge, Skills &
Abilities
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- A minimum of 7 years of
progressive professional HR experience
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- Demonstrated success as a HR professional in emergency response,
conflict zones and/or humanitarian aid sector preferred.
- Demonstrated success in supporting key senior management and building
strong, trusted relationships.
- Proven track-record of
excellent management and leadership skills including
capacity-building, coaching, mentoring, performance management and
delivering individual and group training.
- High degree of
comfort and successful track record supervising in matrixed
environments
- Skilled in collaborating with operational and
technical focal points to ensure organizational best practices are
represented in work.
- Broad knowledge and experience across
the broad spectrum of People & Culture competencies
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- Demonstrated ability to work, manage, and meet competing
deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume environment and on deadline;
aptitude for problem solving and decision making needed.
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- Excellent project management and organizational
skills including detailed work planning and superior time management
skills.
- Fluency in English and local dialect.
- Ability to travel within the country up to 25% of the time,
occasionally on short notice.
- Ability to travel
international on specified occasions.
Language
Preference
- Excellent English written and verbal
communication skills
Specific Educational
Qualification
Professional
Degree/ Certification
- Diploma on HR management or
Personnel management will add advantages
Standard
of Professional Conduct
Gender Equality &
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity
employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not
discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin,
gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or
disability status. Are you ready to join the most dynamic team?