HR Coordinator at Danish Refugee Council

HR Coordinator at Danish Refugee Council  

DRC – Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Kibondo, Kigoma

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Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is an independent international non-governmental organization, working in 40+ countries throughout the world, and our primary mandate is to promote durable solutions for refugees and displaced populations. DRC East Africa & Great Lakes (EAGL) region provides urgent response at the onset of displacement and works with displacement-affected populations – both internally and across borders – to develop solutions to the challenges that they face.

DRC has been present in Tanzania since 2015, delivering Integrated multi-sectoral assistance combining CCCM, livelihood programming, individual and community-based protection, general food distribution, as well as environmental preservation and regeneration. The country has provided asylum to refugees from neighboring countries, such as Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), and has naturalized over 160,000 Burundians

We are currently looking for a highly qualified HR Coordinator to join the team.

About the job

The HR Coordinator is responsible for providing overall advice, coordination, and technical support to the Human Resources team in DRC Tanzania.
The role has a Country focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines within the operation. The role contributes to the development of office strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks. The role provides support and/or technical guidance to Country operation while overseeing activities.

More specific responsibilities of the HR Coordinator are:

• Oversee recruitments in the country office and ensures recruitments are compliant with the recruitment policies and that staff and hiring managers are familiar with the process.
• Ensure the annual performance evaluation process is followed and all staff and managers are familiar with the process
• Drive the onboarding and induction process in the country office, for national and international staff
• Advise managers or staff on training and development opportunities
• Support people well-being initiatives
• Ensure that national staff contracts are aligned with DRC minimum standards and the local labour law.
• Ensure high quality HR data
• Implement and maintain the Global and Regional HR policies in the country Office, ensuring that the local labour law is taken into account
• Proactively pursue continuous process improvement in Human Resources related practices in order to enhance the quality and efficiency of output/delivery.

About you

• To be successful in this role we expect you to have minimum 3 years of relevant experience working in HR in Humanitarian or Development NGO’s.

Moreover, we also expect the following:

• Demonstrated understanding and working knowledge/experience of Human Resources Management principles, concepts & processes
• Extensive knowledge on Tanzania labour law
• Excellent skills in handling and advising on complex people management issues
• Experience in developing Human Resources strategies and policies, and driving implementation
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate clearly.
• Positive attitude and service oriented. High level of personal initiative and ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Awareness and sensitivity to multicultural work – development and ability to form and facilitate dialogue between a diverse group of people with diverse skills and working styles;

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

• Contract length: 1 year, with possibility of extension
• Band: G Non-management
• Start date: 01. October 2024
• Salary: National candidates, starting point of base salary in TZS/month 3,224,183
• Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National staff; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies.

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 03 September 2024

DRC as an employer

By working in DRC, you will be joining a global workforce of around 8000 employees in 40 countries. We pride ourselves on our:

• Professionalism, impact & expertise
• Humanitarian approach & the work we do
• Purpose, meaningfulness & own contribution
• Culture, values & strong leadership
• Fair compensation & continuous development
• DRC’s capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, IDP’s and other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.
• DRC conducts thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the recruitment process.

How to Apply:

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