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Job Title:    HR Officer – Staff
development and Staff Care

Organization:  Norwegian
Refugee Council (NRC)

Duty Station:   Bugolobi,
Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: HR
/Admin Manager 

 

About NRC:

The Norwegian
Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping
people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 30 countries,
providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every
year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP is
a global provider of expertise that contributes to solving challenges in the
humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. Our ultimate goal is to
strengthen the resilience, and protect the lives, rights and livelihoods of
vulnerable people and communities. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring
Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people
displaced within their own country.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

Generic
responsibilities (max 10)

These
responsibilities shall be the same for all positions with the same title. The
responsibilities shall be short and essential. Details belong in the Work and
Development plan.

·       
Ensure
adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines

·       
Implement
delegated support function portfolio according to plan of action

·       
Prepare
and develop status reports as required by management

·       
Ensure
proper filing of documents

·       
Promote
and share ideas for improvement of the support function

Specific
Responsibilities:  These
responsibilities shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location
and context, phase of operation, strategic focus and type of programme
intervention. This section shall be revised whenever a new employee is hired or
the context changes significantly.

Duty of Care:

·       
Conduct
periodic staff and duty of care training and sensitisation sessions for all
staff

·       
Participate
in Health Safety and security assessments.

·       
Focal
point person for Staff psychosocial support initiatives 

·       
Continuously
asses and report compliance on Minimum staff care Duty of Care Standard

·       
Propose
and organize in conjunction with staff welfare committees staff well-being
initiatives. 

·       
Focal
point person for people well-being initiatives.

Recruitment, on
boarding, development and people planning:

·       
Facilitate
planning and implementation of staff performance management in close
collaboration with departmental heads. Will follow up on work and development
plans as per NRC performance management cycle ensuring performance objectives
meet required standards and required mechanisms are in place to facilitate good
performance and feedback.

·       
Through
the performance management Cycle, ensure training needs are properly clustered
and respective trainings timely planned and executed as per the annual
capacity-building plan.

·       
Participate
in the collection of feedback on learning events and presentation of results
for review purposes. 

·       
Support,
the administration of effective and timely recruitment processes, promoting
equity, transparency, and consistency at every step of the process (i.e. review
job descriptions, posting ads and managing the hiring process)

·       
Provide
expertise to all people involved in the recruitment process on how to lead it
properly with the aim of recruiting professionals and people with potentials to
be developed.

·       
Liaise
with Area Offices to Implement NRC’s Induction (NRC plus & NRC lite )
within the prescribed time.

·       
Participate
in workforce planning.

Human Resources
Policies and reporting.

·       
Support
in the Implementation of the rollout of the NRC People.

·       
Maintain
a catalogue of policy changes and continuously arrange for the sensitization
and role out in all locations.

·       
Monitor
potential staff relations or personnel problem areas and keeps HR Manager and
Country Director informed of situations.

·       
Support
in disciplinary procedures and ensure it is administered in an equitable and
fair manner and meets all legal and labor regulations and requirements

·       
Follow
up on staff changes and assist the HR Manager to compile HR reports on a
monthly basis.

 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
applicant for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) HR Officer – Staff
development and Staff Care job must hold a University degree in Human Resources
Management/Management or related field from a reputable university

·       
Masters
is in HR or related field is an added advantage.

·       
At least three years’ experience from working as HR officer with INGOs in a
humanitarian/recovery context.

·       
Understanding
of the relevant laws and statutory requirements.

·       
Good
communication and interpersonal skills

·       
Documented
results related to the position’s responsibilities

·       
Basic
employee counseling skills

·       
Service
orientation, Strong organizational and team working skills

·       
Good
cultural awareness and sensitivity

·       
Highly
degree of confidentiality

 

Behavioral competencies (max 6): These are personal qualities that influence
how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12
behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

·       
Handling
insecure environment

·       
Planning
and delivering results

·       
Empowering
and building trust

·       
Communicating
with impact and respect

 

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified candidates who wish to join NRC in the aforementioned capacity should
apply online at the link below.

 

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Here

 

Deadline: 17^th December 2020

 

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