Provide Strategic HR Leadership.
- Ensure full implementation of defined HR standards and good practices.
- Advice on organizational & job design/redesign to support changing strategic priorities.
- Provide overall leadership in HR & staff development strategies for YEDI and its Sister Organizations
Ensure Compliance and Governance
- Ensure and enforce program teams’ compliance with all set policies and procedures.
- Ensure programs teams’ service providers/suppliers follow the terms and conditions of the relevant contracts.
- Implement and ensure compliance with the USAID Policies, processes, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Coordinate Recruitment & Orientation:
- Manage the recruitment of qualified and committed staff, including preparing job profiles & vacancy announcements, reviewing the applicants, and participating in the selection process.
- Design and monitor orientation and integration of new co-workers and deliver core components of the orientation.
Facilitate Staff Training & Development
- Assesses staff training & development needs and designs appropriate training & development plans.
- Coordinate the initial and ongoing training of staff cooperation with training personnel.
- Identifies growth and development opportunities for high potential co-workers/talents.
- Facilitate management & leadership development initiatives for key staff in the organization.
Coordinate Performance Management:
- Implements and coordinates the performance management/appraisal system, ensuring co-workers receive regular reviews and formal appraisals.
- Build internal competence in performance management through facilitating ongoing training and support of line managers.
Administer Remuneration & HR Policies:
- Administer HR policies including terms & conditions of service, salaries & benefits, employment contracts, leave records, etc.
- Regularly review and benchmark remuneration & HR policies and proposes necessary adjustments or new policies to ensure the organization remains competitive.
- Ensures complete and up-to-date employment documentation and confidential handling of employee information. Maintains and reports on key HR data (employee turnover, etc).
Build a Positive Work Environment
- Advises on the correct application of employment legislation.
- Engender an environment of positive cooperation, professional conduct, and appropriate discipline.
- Advise on disciplinary matters and ensures correct procedures are followed at all times.
- Provide support, understanding, and counsel to staff at all levels.
- Help to overcome communication problems, and resolve conflicts and major employee grievances.
Facilitate Staff Phase-Out
- Ensure proper planning and preparation in respect of departing and retiring co-workers, including pre-retirement support, succession planning, facilitating handovers, payment of terminal dues, etc. Conduct exits interviews to ascertain co-workers’ opinions and support them regarding pension & medical needs etc.
- Advice on termination of staff and ensure compliance with legal/labor law requirements.
Child Safeguarding and Safety
- Maintain overall responsibility for ensuring that proper background checks are conducted during the recruitment process for co-workers
- Ensure all staff and volunteers engaged by YEDI are trained on and assent to the YEDI’s Child Safeguarding/Child Protection Policy and enforce functional feedback mechanism to track compliance
- Design a system to ensure staff and clients are safe in all YEDI program areas and spaces
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Social Sciences or its recognized equivalent with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience Or M.S / MA Degree in Business Administration, Social Sciences or its recognized equivalent, and 5 – 7 years relevant experience.
- Experience leading HR Management for previous USAID-funded projects/organizations will be an advantage.
- Demonstrable experience in human resource metrics
- Knowledge of HR systems and databases.
- Ability to architect strategy, along with leadership skills.
- Excellent active listening, negotiation, and presentation skills
- In-depth knowledge of labor law and HR best practices.
- The desired candidate must be people-oriented and result-driven.
- Ability to build effective manager interpersonal relationships at all levels of the company.