HR Manager – Ukraine H/F

Handicap International/Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial international solidarity organization, which intervenes in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflicts and disasters. Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, it acts and speaks out to meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. More info: www.hi.org

HI is committed to an employment policy in favour of persons with disabilities.

JOB CONTEXT:

Since the beginning of the war, HI has set up a two-country program covering Ukraine and Moldova. Aligning itself with the priorities of the Ukraine Flash Appeal and Regional Refugee Response Plan, HI pillars of interventions are: Health, Protection, Armed Violence Reduction, Basic needs and Humanitarian-to-humanitarian logistics.

Ukraine’s Program is still young, so the main challenge is to structure the program and increase our capacity to implement activities all over the country with a priority to the East part of Ukraine which is the most affected by the conflict.

YOUR MISSION:

Reporting to the Country Director, the Human Resources Manager‘s main missions will be:

• Management:
• Organises the operational management of his team and structures work around the processes identified,
• Embodies HI’s values on a daily basis and is a role model,
• Contributes to the development of his team members and ensures compliance with the code of conduct and institutional policies, morale, and the individual and group behaviour expected.

• Designs the HR part of the strategy and oversees it is associates action plan:
• Drafts, revises and implements the HR part of the Programme’s operational strategy in compliance with HI’s policies and mandate,
• Translates the HR strategy into action plans for the Programme as a whole,
• Produces, compiles and analyses standard HR indicators for the Programme’s dashboard,
• Represents HI externally with regard to HR aspects and develops the local partnerships required for the development of his/her scope of responsibility.

• Rolls out Standards, contributes to HI’s Expertise and Accountability in his/her scope of responsibility:
• Is responsible for the deployment and monitoring of the quality of all HI’s HR policies, processes and tools in his Programme,
• Is responsible for the legal and regulatory monitoring of the entire,
• Is responsible for the quality and observance of the programme’s auditing, internal control and archiving procedures.

• Operational implementation of HR:
• Oversees the dimensioning and quality of Programme resources,
• Oversees the Programme’s Career Management and Skills Development systems,
• Assists managers on his Programme with the implementation of HI’s HR policies.

• Emergency preparedness and response:

Oversees emergency preparedness actions in his department and, in the event of an emergency, reorganises the priorities of his team in accordance with the humanitarian imperative, in order to ensure a rapid and effective response by HI.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION:

The security situation in Ukraine remains relatively stable, although there are frequent days and nights of air alerts. However, markets, restaurants and cafes are open and life continues as normal. There is a strict curfew, the hours depend on the region. There have been a few ballistic missile and drone attacks since the beginning of the war on the airport, military and logistical facilities on the outskirts, as well as a few hits on the city centers against administrative and logistical buildings. More recently, the majority of attacks have targeted energy structures, mainly power grid and power plants, which reduces the supply of electricity, water, heating system, and communication networks.

HI has 2 hubs, one in the East (based in Dnipro) and one in the West and the coordination is in Kyiv. We have activities in other cities like Lviv, Kharkiv, Poltava, Mikolaw. HI staff is accommodated in guesthouses or in a hotel (depending on the location), usually near HI offices, restaurants, cafes, shopping centers within walking distance and near a shelter (the shelter is either in the building or very easy to reach).

Movements between sites can be made by car (Hi drivers) or by train, depending of the region and time.

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