Oxfam

Position: SENIOR HR OFFICER

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Posted date: 2 hours ago

Application Deadline: Mar, 24/2022 (14 days left)

The Role

By providing effective and efficient HR and administrative support to the program, ensure that Oxfam meets its business objectives and mainstreams its core organizational values through the effective recruitment, development, and deployment for AA and all field offices. The Position incumbent will ensure that the organization’s leaders, managers, and staff within the delegation receive quality, value-adding, and consistent HR services and advice that supports the operations whilst ensuring equity among staff and compliance with HR programs and policies.

The Senior HR Officer establishes and maintains ongoing relationships with all staff including the HR team.

What we are looking for is a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to the values of empowerment, accountability, and inclusion in all you do and our feminist principles.

An ideal candidate for the role will also have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management and Administration, Business Management, or any other related areas that can bring added value to the job from a recognized university/college.
• Relevant 5 years of experience in human resource management and office administration, preferably in an international NGO.
• Previous development or humanitarian work experience, ideally with a similar organization.
• Influencing and negotiation skills with internal and external audiences and confident representation skills.
• Excellent knowledge of country labor law.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing at all levels coupled with the professional credibility required to influence and motivate others to achieve results.
• Excellent skills in handling and advising on complex people management issues.
• Experience in conflict resolution.
• Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise, and remain responsive under pressure.
• Proven ability to plan, organize and prioritize work together with the ability to remain calm under pressure often in difficult circumstances and not lose sight of operational priorities.
• IT skills, the ability to use word processing packages, electronic mail and databases, etc. are essential.
• Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people.
• Gender sensitivity, commitment and an understanding of the values of Oxfam and the principles of equal opportunities.
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to form good relationships with teams in difficult circumstances and over a short time span to ensure that the HR perspective is considered at all levels.
• Fluency in English both verbal and written
• Competency in numeracy is essential.
• Trustworthy

How to Apply

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We offer

This role will allow you to act as a key contributor to our work of supporting those most in need. You will also have a chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and internationally-focused environment and we offer fair pay and competitive benefits package

Flexfam

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. We think this role would work particularly well as a partially home-based role or job share.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organization.

 All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.