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About Save the Children

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

•             No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday

•             All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

•             Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

SCI - Afghanistan

 Save the Children has been working in Afghanistan since 1976. Our way of working close to people and on their own terms has enabled us to deliver lasting change to tens of thousands of children in the country. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child is the basis of our work.

We are helping children get a better education, we make it possible for more boys and girls to attend school, we help children protect themselves and influence their own conditions. We work with families, communities and health workers in homes, clinics and hospitals to promote basic health in order to save lives of children and mothers

Job Description

ROLE PURPOSE:

The HR Specialist will be part of the recruitment unit supporting efficient delivery recruitment requirements including HRIS maintenance. This position will also be leading in HR projects and may also act as HR generalist to support various HR functions including pay and benefits, and other HR daily business operations.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Talent Acquisition and HRIS Manager

Staff reporting to this post: None

Budget Responsibilities: NA

Travels to the field: on Need Basis

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

Recruitment

• Conducts end-to-end recruitment ensuring that the process is fair, transparent, competitive and consistent with SCI and local regulations.
• Review job descriptions and ensure that they are developed in a consistent manner and according to the established salary grades.
• Conducts job evaluation process for new or updated functions to ensure alignment in current scale and structure
• Conducts applicants screening processes – longlisting, interviews, exam
• Ensure proper and timely vetting and background check of new employees.
• Prepare Offer Letters and Employment Contracts in line with established procedures.
• Ensures trackers and HRIS systems are regularly maintained and updated
• Assist field office recruitment staff in their recruitment requirements
• Assist the recruitment team in ensuring all recruitment actions are addressed and processed on a timely manner
• Provides support in HRIS systems troubleshooting

Onboarding

• Maintain and regularly update employee HR files as per established procedures.
• Ensure newly hired staff submits complete and accurate pre-employment documents
• Ensures proper endorsement of staff to different work units for proper onboarding process
• Review and update staff lists to ensure all new hired staff are included in payroll

Employee and labor relations

• Support managers and employees on understanding organizational rules and regulations as well as labour laws
• Support managers on manpower planning
• Review/update processes and policies in timely and relevant to the changing situation of the organization
• Lead in HR related projects
• Assist in enhancing HR metrices to ensure efficiency in implementing deliverables
• Coordinates with other HR units in ensuring smooth transition of staffs’ employment processes from onboarding to development
• Ensure the implementation of HR systems, policies, procedures and guidelines as required by Save the Children including Oracle and any other HR developed system to ensure sustainability and continuity of systems.

• Perform any other relevant task as assigned by the supervisor.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Skills Required

• COMMUNICATION

Submission Guideline:

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR Management, Business Administration or any other relevant field with 5 years of relevant work experience with international organizations.
• Understanding of local labour laws
• Managerial experience is preferred
• Experience of delivering client-oriented HR services.
• Experience in delivering quality recruitment during a humanitarian situation or massive recruitment actions
• Keen to details
• Results orientated, analytic and flexible
• Ability to work under pressure and manage different priorities simultaneously.
• Strong organization and prioritization skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English, Pashto and Dari languages.
• Willingness to learn, adapt and develop oneself as an HR professional.
• Good understanding of computer applications including MS Office.