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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 Recruitment Senior Officer would be supporting the end-to-end recruitment for the SCI Country Office. The position will often act as a generalist being part of the Human Resources Department in support of various HR functions including pay and benefits, HRIS and other HR daily business operations. S/he will be SCI Afg vetting focal person.

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.
• Updates trackers and HRIS systems
• 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

Vetting Process

• Conducts vetting process for all potential SCI Afg staff including community based personnel
• Review submitted documents and provides clearance for employment
• Maintain vetting tracker and ensure that those with unclear records are not hired by SCI Afg.

• 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

Skills Required

• COMMUNICATION

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