Country Human Resources Manager
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
Contract Type : Open-Ended, Accompanied (by partner only)
Salary Package: £28,245+ net plus other competitive benefits (including individual
housing)
An innovative and delivery-orientated HR professional with strong capacity
building skills and a passion for Oxfam’s work is needed for this key position
in our high profile programme in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Context
Oxfam GB has been present in DRC for more than 40 years. The current programme
is based in the Provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu, Province Orientale,
Equateur, and Kinshasa, with a budget of approx GBP £13 million and approx 330
national and international staff.
Role
Reporting to the Business Support Manager, you are responsible for ensuring
Oxfam’s programmes in DRC have sufficient HR systems and controls in place to
allow our programmes to operate effectively, and to accommodate strategic
changes in this very dynamic environment.
You are responsible for designing and delivering a national human resources
strategy to ensure that the basics of HR are in place throughout the country,
as well as ensuring the successful delivery of the regional and corporate
strategies at country level.
You will need to influence high-level management within Oxfam to adopt new
policies and to retain discipline to policies already in place. You will manage
a team of 3 national staff in Goma and provide matrix management to the 8 field
HR staff.
Your initial objectives are to strengthen HR procedures and policies with the
team of HR Officers across the country to ensure that legal risks arising from
our human resources are minimised; to advise Programme Management on technical
and strategic HR issues; and to support several key change management
initiatives including implementation of the Oxfam International Single
Management Structure.
The position is based in Goma with regular field trips (app 40%) to support the
programme teams.
Person
You know that strength and quality of a Programme comes directly from the
individuals we hire, and that investment in our people increase the impact of
Oxfam’s work, improving the lives of women, children and men in DRC.
You must be a highly motivated and results-orientated HR specialist seeking a
real challenge, with significant prior experience managing the legal risks
associated with a workforce in similar environments, preferably with experience
in French or Belgian-based employment law.
It is essential that you bring substantial experience of people management
preferably with a large and / or complex International NGO, as well as the
ability to provide effective support to a multidisciplinary and multicultural
team. You must be able to communicate fluently to different audiences in
French, and competently in English.
You will have a proven ability to work under pressure and to organise a high
workload efficiently.
This is an opportunity for an exceptional, dedicated, and highly motivated
professional, who leads by example and has a strong commitment to Oxfam’s
values and beliefs.
If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please download the
full job description and apply online at www.oxfam.org.uk/jobs
using REF INT4XXX.
The closing date for applications is: 15 February 2011.
10:10 AM
maboko
HR and Admin
