Senior HR Adviser - Compliance (NGO Volunteer) at International Youth Foundation

Mission Statement  

• To voluntarily represent, positively promote, and uphold the mission of “Empowering youth for a better world” in various programs and opportunities throughout the IYF interventions across member countries. 

Duties and Responsibilities  

• Review the overall teams’ structures to ensure compliance with standard practices guidelines and IYF requirements and determine concrete measures for adherence.
• Manages timely and appropriate selection or placement of staff, taking into account all organizational priorities, (e.g., gender balance, age limit, geographical distribution, competencies, etc.).
• Coordinates with CHRD central recruitment team to ensure implementation of appropriate recruitment, selection, placement, reappointment, and separation decisions.
• Lead contract management, including implementing processes and providing oversight to contract implementation, ensures that best practices are continuously identified.
• Develop and review staff results matrix for HQ central and regional business units, and ensure it’s correctly planned, prepared and executed, as well as effective and efficient management of staff performance.
• Lead and formulate HR component of change management policy development and initiatives, including policies and procedures
• Lead special projects on the design of new tools and standards, such as expanding generic job descriptions in reference to various emerging office typologies. Assess the need for and develop other job evaluation instruments and materials.
• Provide regular advice and expert analysis to Regional Administrations and Country Teams on restructuring/realignment and HR-related change management elements, including the importance of adequate planning and clear change plans; lead reviews on organization design component.
• Exercise delegated authority to approve exceptions and report to senior management on a periodic basis on decisions taken. Recommends to BOM for approval those exceptions of a precedent-setting nature.
• Approves classification of posts within the established delegated authority.
• Be responsible for all required and regular and ad-hoc reporting requirements. 

Langauge

• Advanced English skills are required. Please apply in English.

Experience

Strong HR governance experience:

• Policy development
• Compliance audits
• HR structure reviews
• Organizational design
• Job classification systems
• Contract lifecycle management

Experience within an NGO, intergovernmental organisation (INGO or IGO), charity or international development, government (civil service) non-profit organisation, or the United Nations is required.