HR Manager at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Main Purpose

Is responsible for the implementation of Human Resources policies in the project and the correct Administrative Management of all staff working in the project (National, International, Regional, etc).

Accountabilities

• Advise Project Coordinator/Mission Fin HR Manager on set up (org chart) and together with the HR Coordinator, update the project’s organizational chart and job descriptions
• Support Mission FinHR Manager to calculate the HR operational needs and the associated budget in order to efficiently ensure the required sizing and capabilities of the project and to facilitate budget following-up.
• Ensure hiring, carry out amendments and contract termination formalities for employees at project level, according to labour local laws, archiving and updating individual employee files, informing them on their rights and preparing all mandatory tax declarations, in order to ensure legal compliance...
• Assist the Mission FinHR Manager, and/or team leaders and supervisors to draw up annual holiday planning and staff shifts in order to forecast HR needs and to ensure HR availability for the project activities...
• Supervise/perform payroll procedures, ensuring that all data related to monthly salary calculation of national employees of the project are correctly entered in Homere (days off, unpaid leaves, sick leaves, overtime, salary advance, etc.), in order to ensure on time and accurate salary payments.
• Under supervision of the Mission FinHR Manager, ensure indexation process of national staff salary grids in order to ensure internal equity, cost-of-living adjustments and the correct application of employment conditions in the project sites.
• Support, in close coordination with the Mission FinHR Manager and HR Coordinator, the project line managers in detecting training needs, in properly evaluating people performance and in potential identification, in order to improve people capabilities, and their end results contribution to mission goals.
• Plan and supervise, in close coordination with the Mission FinHR Manager and HRCo, the associated processes (recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required
• Together with the Mission FinHR Manager, support the line managers in implementing the internal communication policies in order to boost staff active participation and MSF commitment.
• In close collaboration with the Project Coordinator/Mission FinHR Manager and HRCo, looks for the best options to avoid and/or solve possible labour conflicts in the project.
• Ensures all staff in the Project (National, International, Regional, visits, etc.) is properly briefed and/or inducted.
• Is responsible for all movements and/or accommodation of staff in the Project.
• Ensures all HR reporting of the Project.

Requirements

Education

• Desirable Human Resources related diploma.

Experience

• Essential previous working experience of at least two years in relevant jobs.
• Desirable experience in MSF or other NGOs in developing countries.

Languages

• Mission language (English) and local language (Kiswahili/Somali) essential

Knowledge

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet)

Competencies

• Results and Quality Orientation
• Team work and Cooperation
• Behavioural Flexibility
• Commitment to MSF Principles
• Stress Management

Application deadline: 14th of January 2023