Position Start Date : June 1st, 2024
Duration : 18 months
Location : Amman- Jordan
Status : non-accompanied
Terre des hommes does not set closing dates for this position; recruitment is on-going until the position is filled.
Tdh:
Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh), with headquarters in Lausanne and an office in Zurich, is the leading Swiss organization for child rights. In 2022, we supported 2.6 million children and members of their communities around the world. We trained people who in turn supported a further 4.5 million children and members of their communities.
Contexte:
Under the authority of the Head of Operational Human Resources Sector (based in Switzerland – Lausanne),
The HROP acts as an HR referent for one of the Foundation’s areas of intervention.
A true conductor, he/she is responsible for providing the necessary guidance and support to his/her group of assigned delegations. To this end, he/she creates, develops, supervises and shares the HR strategy and advises and supports the managers of his/her area within the Operations team; in particular its Operations Manager, its Adjoints and Heads of delegation.
Exemplary in his or her behaviour, he/she shares and disseminates good HR practices and solutions that contribute to the achievement of the Foundation’s strategic objectives.
Responsibilities:
The full job description will be shared with the candidates selected to start the recruitment process.
Profile:
- Excellent knowledge of humanitarian and development action and its environment;
- Proven thinking and strategic analysis and synthesis skills;
- Ability to understand and promote an operational and strategic vision related to the activities of the Human Resources Department;
- Ability to operate in complex environments and changing business priorities;
- Ethical and exemplary leadership, managerial excellence;
- Great team spirit, collaboration and strong ability to contribute to cohesion;
- Strong ability to work in a transversal and multidisciplinary manner;
- Ease in evolving in a multicultural context with various interlocutors;
- Excellent interpersonal communication (active listening skills);
Education:
A solid postgraduate degree in Human Resources and/or equivalent in the disciplines of political science, management and/or international development.
Experience & Competencies:
A proven experience in mastering the various aspects of HR activities of the employee’s cycle : administrative management, recruitment, legal standards, career management and talent management, evaluations, learning & development, end of collaboration, conflict management, etc.
Experience acquired in management or expert positions in a headquarters and/or in the fields of intervention.
Languages:
Excellent writing and representation skills in English and Arabic
IT:
High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
Conditions:
- Swiss Labour Law contract
- Gross monthly salary between CHF 5’300.- and CHF 5’700.- depending on experience – x 13,36 months
- Insurances: sickness, accident, repatriation
- Annual leaves: 25 days/year
- Flights to duty station and back
- This position involves travel in delegations and in the field, abroad, up to 30% of the working time.
Tdh Global Code of Conduct and Risk Management Policies :
- Fully complies with Tdh’s Global Code of Conduct and systematically reports any breach to the Code through the whistleblowing procedure: raises awareness within the Foundation on abuse and violence and the rights deriving therefrom, respecting the rights and dignity of children, members of the communities and our own Staff
- Commits to respecting Risk Management Policies including: Safeguarding Policies (Child Safeguarding Policy, Policy on the Protection against Sexual Exploitation and the Directive on Staff Misconduct at the Workplace), Safety and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption and Prevention of the Financing of Criminal Activities Policies
- Commits to reducing the risk of abuse and harm by developing a culture of open and informed leadership within the organization and in our work with children and the communities in which we intervene in.
We offer an exciting and varied work, useful and meaningful, in a team that wants to make a difference for vulnerable children.
Are you interested? Do you want to face this challenge?
How to apply
Please applying directly online: https://hiring.tdh.org/2024-05_human-resources-operational-partner-mena_jordan/
Application files sent through our official website will be processed only if complete (CV + cover letter). Additional documents (diplomas, work certificates, etc.) will be requested at a later stage.
We will be in touch with the shortlisted candidates only in the selection process – with the large number of applications received, we unfortunately cannot provide personal follow-up to the larger candidate pool. Thanks for your understanding.
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