NGO HR Jobs – Regional Human Resources Officer at Right To Play

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Organization: Right To Play
Reports
to: Regional Operations
Director EASA
Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda
but with a regional remit
About
Right to Play:
Right To Play is a global
organization that uses the transformative power of play to educate and empower
children facing adversity. Through playing sports and games, Right To Play
helps one million children weekly in more than 20 countries to build essential
life skills and better futures, while driving lasting social change. Founded in
2000 by four-time Olympic gold medalist and social entrepreneur Johann Olav
Koss, Right To Play is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has national offices
in Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United
States and regional offices in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.
Our programs are facilitated by more than 600 international staff and 13,500
volunteer Coaches. The EASA Region includes Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Sudan
(South), Ethiopia, and Burundi with a small program in Kenya. Operating over
this extensive footprint, Right To Play is seeking a Monitoring, Evaluation and
Learning professional to strengthen the M&E function throughout the Region
and support the line management in developing, adapting and implementing the
best M&E practices in line with the organization’s culture and values.
Job
Summary: Reporting to
the Regional Director, East and Southern Africa (EASA), the Regional HR Officer
is responsible for the overall management of the operational Human Resources
functions within the EASA Region. The Regional HR Officer will work with the
Regional Director, the Deputy Regional Director and the Country Managers in
EASA, and the HR team at Right To Play Headquarters to deliver HR best
practices and ensure that HR practices reflect the organization’s values and
comply with local legislation and labour laws. The Regional HR Officer will
report to the Regional Operations Director EASA and have a dotted line
reporting relationship with the Director Human Resources, Right To Play HQ. The
Regional HR Officer will focus on streamlining procedures in all countries
within the region and work closely with regional and country-level staff to
support their HR needs.
Key
Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Human Resources Policies
Design and Implementation (15%)
  • ·        
    Ensures
    compliance with Right To Play International HR policies and practices, and make
    adjustments in policies and procedures to comply with local labour laws where
    required
  • ·        
    Provides
    oversight and support to ensure compliance with laws at all Right To Play
    locations within EASA
  • ·        
    Provides
    information, interpretation and advice on local and EASA regional HR policy, employment
    law and practices to staff and to management
  • ·        
    Utilizes
    a solid understanding of legal requirements for policy development (e.g.
    termination, leaves of absence, employment contracts)
  • ·        
    Leads
    implementation process for new policies
  • ·        
    Liaises
    with legal counsel to ensure compliance with local laws in all policies and
    procedures
  • ·        
    Communicates
    with HQ HR for policy alignment and compliance

2. Recruitment and
Onboarding (10%)
  • ·        
    Works
    closely with RD or CM to identify staffing needs
  • ·        
    Posts
    job vacancies, screens applications, arranges and conducts interviews
  • ·        
    Completes
    reference checks and offer letters
  • ·        
    Manages
    fixed-term contracts and properly terminates from payroll and benefits
  • ·        
    Communicates
    with other staff and HQ HR of any new hires or position changes
  • ·        
    Monitors
    recruitment practices and provide oversight of field recruitment in EASA
  • ·        
    Manages
    term contracts and ensure contracts are renewed / ended in a timely manner
  • Prepares and monitor consultancy contracts
  • ·        
    Prepares
    new hire orientation package and organize onboarding and orientation within the
    Regional Office

3. Employee Relations and
Employee Services (15%)
  • ·        
    Independently
    manages employee changes such as position, transfer, terminations
  • ·        
    Provides
    employment letters for staff and other services as necessary
  • ·        
    Addresses
    employee relations issues (e.g. grievances, performance, conflict resolution)
    before bringing to manager
  • ·        
    Advises
    employees on motivation or development issues
  • ·        
    Fosters
    a work environment of cultural sensitivity and awareness

4. Training and Development
(10%)
  • ·        
    Facilitates
    development and implementation of master training plan for the Region
  • ·        
    Follows
    up to ensure goals and training needs are met
  • ·        
    Coordinates
    HQ training and development programs

5.  Organization Design, Job Evaluation and
Compensation (15%)
  • ·        
    Updates
    regional and country office org charts
  • ·        
    Partners
    with management and HQ in ensuring pay equity within the region
  • ·        
    Facilitates
    job evaluation within the region
  • ·        
    Implements
    salary scales developed by HQ
  • ·        
    Participates
    in the salary and benefits budget process
  • ·        
    Ensures
    payroll costs are aligned with budget and compensation policies
  • ·        
    Liaises
    with tax consultants to ensure proper calculation and remittance of payroll
    taxes to government in all EASA countries, in coordination with the Regional
    Finance Officer

6. Performance Management
(10%)
  • ·        
    Tracks
    probationary reviews and annual reviews to ensure completion
  • ·        
    Trains
    managers and staff on performance evaluation system
  • ·        
    Supports
    managers with development plans as needed
  • ·        
    Submits
    appraisal results to HQ

7. Benefits (5%)
  • ·        
    Enrolls
    new employees and administers changes as needed for the region and oversees administration
    for country offices
  • ·        
    Monitors
    cost and negotiates with benefit providers as needed
  • ·        
    Reports
    statutory or RTP benefit changes to HQ

8. Health, Safety and Security
(10%)
  • ·        
    Researches
    best industry standards for health, safety and security in the Region and
    recommends standards and systems for implementation
  • ·        
    Participates
    in INGO/NGO forums to share information on the subject
  • ·        
    Keeps
    abreast of UN emergency and evacuation protocols
  • ·        
    Facilitates
    development and maintenance of a high level of health, safety and security
    standards
  • ·        
    Ensures
    regulatory compliance and communicates with staff as needed
  • Reports non-compliance to management and HQ

9. Termination, Reports and
General (10%)
  • ·        
    Partners
    with management on terminations and conducts exit interviews
  • ·        
    Maintains
    the Human Resources Information System (HRIS) and database
  • ·        
    Provides
    pertinent metrics (headcount, payroll) and reports to management and HQ
  • Tracks vacation and leaves
  • ·        
    Supports
    office visits, expat assignments, etc. through coordination with HQ
  • ·        
    Reports
    any issues with office morale to management and HQ
  •  

Qualifications,
Skills & Experience:
  • ·        
    University
    degree in Human Resources, and/or higher Diploma in Human Resources
  • Human resources certification is an asset
  • Masters degree is desirable
  • ·        
    International
    work or living experience, preferably in EASA
  • ·        
    Five
    to seven years of work experience in human resources and/or administration
  • ·        
    Experience
    with competency-based HR practices
  • ·        
    International
    HR experience
  • ·        
    Experience
    in the non-profit sector
  • ·        
    Human
    resource management skills
  • ·        
    Knowledge
    of principles and procedures for all parts of the HR value chain, including
  • recruitment, training, compensation and benefits, and performance management
  • ·        
    Understanding
    of competency-based HR practices
  • ·        
    Strong
    Microsoft Office skills
  • ·        
    Experience
    with setting up and administering an HR Information System

Personal
Competencies:
Cross-cultural capacity: Must be able to support managers of
multi-cultural staff and provide solutions that are culturally appropriate.
Ability to maintain confidentiality: Must be able to keep information
confidential and foster a sense of trust and respect.
Entrepreneurial:
Must be self-motivated, highly organized, detail oriented, comfortable with
ambiguity, energetic, positive, flexible, comfortable with deadlines and able
to work well under pressure.
Support-focused:
Must exhibit a desire to support a large number of staff as the sole HR expert
in the region.
Neutrality:
Must be able to take an impartial stand on HR issues and recommend courses of
action based on merits.
Balance:
Should always maintain a fair balance between seeking the interests of the
staff and safeguarding the principles and integrity of the organization.
Regional
focus: Should give equal importance to HR issues affecting all
countries in the Region.
How to apply:
If
you are interested in applying for this position, please send your resume and
cover letter to:easarecruitment@righttoplay.com and
kindly include “Regional HR Officer EASA” and your full name in the subject
line.
Please
indicate your salary expectations in the cover letter.
While
we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews
will be contacted.
Right
To Play is a child-centered organization. Our recruitment and selection
procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children in
our programs.
To
learn more about who we are and what we do, please visit our website at www.righttoplay.com.
Deadline: 15th May 2013
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