Human Resources Manager at HelpAge International

Purpose

The interim Regional Human Resources Manager will oversee Human Resources operations for the Africa region. Specifically, he/she will provide support to country offices on a wide range of issues and will oversee the implementation of proposed action plans arising from the ongoing organisational review.

The post-holder will develop and manage recommended changes and finalize and roll out global projects on areas such as learning and development, HR information systems, organisational values review, etc. Additionally, he/she will manage the day to day human resource operations at the regional office.

Responsibilities and key tasks

• Provide support in review and rolling out of organization values by ensuring active participation of Africa countries in the process
• Work with the senior management team to draw and implement sustainable human resource action plans based on recommendations from the ongoing organization review and audit
• Provide support to country teams, international and national staff on interpretation of HR Policies and procedure and legislation in their varied areas of jurisdiction
• Lead and roll out the human resource information system in all countries within the Africa region
• Internally popularize the e-learning platform by campaigning for various courses with the assistance of HR in London
• Advise the Regional Director and Senior management on human resource planning and management in line with organizational policies and legal framework
• Provide leadership and guidance to regional and country teams on key HR issues as necessary
• Participate in recruitment and selection of key roles within the region and country programmes by managing the recruitment process
• Ensure effective human resource administration in all countries within Africa region.
• Have periodic meeting with HR Focal persons to build effective communication and capacity building interventions.

Person specification

• Past experience working in a senior leadership role at a regional level
• Professional qualification in human resource management
• Extremely strong communication, negotiation and representational skills and ability to engage with stakeholders at national and regional level
• Excellent information analysis and project management skills
• Knowledge of key HR strategic issues within the Africa region including legal frameworks
• Experience of recruitment planning and management of recruitments
• Skills to train, coach and support HR staff and also managers on a range of HR related issues
• Knowledge of HR databases and information management