About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organizations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

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.

Job details

DIVISION:  Operations

TEAM: Human Resource Team

LOCATION: Addis Ababa

CONTRACT TYPE:  Fixed Term contract for 1 year with possible extension

GRADE:  C2 National                        

JOB FAMILY:  Human Resources

SALARY: As per the Oxfam Benefit Package

HOURS: 37.5 hours per week

FLEXIBLE WORKING
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. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements which candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at the interview stage

TEAM PURPOSE: To provide support for the development of all staff to acquire and develop the relevant knowledge, skills, and competencies to enhance their performance in their current role and, where they are involved in succession planning in line with the delivery of Oxfam strategy, for their next role taking into account the needs of the individuals and where possible the career aspirations of staff as well as the success of their departments to ensure that staff are well developed

JOB PURPOSE: The Talent Management Coordinator is responsible for the planning, design, and delivery of the learning and development activities of Oxfam Ethiopia, which includes a full range of soft skills learning programs. The position holder is also responsible for performance management, conducting talent reviews, and onboarding new employees.

POST HOLDER REPORTS TO: Head of People and Culture

JOBS REPORTING TO THIS POST: None

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: No

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Contribute to the creation, implementation, and management of Talent Management plans and solutions in order to achieve strategic business initiatives.

Partner with their Line managers, and HR to define and establish a long-term talent strategy that may include identifying critical jobs, determining talent gaps, assessing internal as well as external availability, and developing long-term plans to bridge the gaps.

Lead the development, implementation, facilitation, analysis, and reporting of employee engagement practices; partner with HRBPs and other stakeholders to identify and manage action plans.

Manage and deliver annual, bi-annual, and life-cycle employee listening strategies to include survey deployment and results in analysis and socialization.

Develop and implement impactful manager and employee enablement initiatives post-survey to facilitate organization-wide action management and continued visibility of to impact employee voice has on business planning and strategy development.

Contribute to the development and facilitation of training related to employee listening and engagement.

Conduct focus groups, engagements, and interviews with various levels of stakeholders to gather input for program design and enhancements.

Prepare and deliver high-quality communication materials for staff and managers across all levels of Oxfam GB in Ethiopia.

Participate in special projects and performs other duties as assigned by the line manager

Lead the development of all soft skills training, including career development activities to support our talent management

Leads in ensuring that L&D is maximized by measuring the impact of training programs and ensuring that learning is shared across the organization

Develops and supports a performance management culture and ensures the compliance of line managers with the Oxfam Performance Management cycle, providing support through the provision of communications, training, materials, and reminders, and records performance review results on HRMIS

Ensures high-quality agreed-upon objectives with their line managers set for each employee through facilitation of objective setting workshops and training materials for staff and line managers in a timely manner, either at the beginning of each year or at the beginning of a contract

Audits the alignment of objectives across all functions in the response program to ensure that they demonstrate clear links to wider organizational objectives and that they are relevant for performance management purposes

Develops and coordinates a comprehensive induction program for all new staff, and in particular, is responsible for the delivery of effective HR training for staff in scale-up situations

Promotes and coordinates coaching and mentoring training programs.

Support the whole recruitment process for National and International Staff, from advertisement and selection, through contract, to support and briefing for the start of employment and focal person for Emergency recruitments.

Person specification

Most importantly, every individual at Oxfam GB needs to be able to:

Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, SOLIDARITY, COURAGE AND EQUALITY

Our Values

• Equality: We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly and to have the same rights and opportunities.

• Empowerment: We acknowledge and seek to expand people’s agency over their lives and the decisions that impact them.

• Solidarity: We join hands, support, and collaborate across boundaries in working towards a just and sustainable world.

• Inclusiveness: We embrace diversity and difference and value the perspectives and contributions of all people and communities in their fight against poverty and injustice.

• Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions and inaction and hold ourselves accountable to the people we work with and for.

• Courage: We speak truth to power and act with conviction on the justice of our causes.

 Ensure you commit to our THREE ORGANISATIONAL ATTRIBUTES:1. Be committed to equal opportunities: demonstrating sensitivity to cultural differences and gender equality. 2. Be willing to learn and apply gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity and inclusion across all aspects of your work. 3. Be committed to undertaking Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible.

 Ensure you actively ADOPT OXFAM’S FEMINIST LEADERSHIP APPROACH and apply the principles and twelve practices in your work. Read more about this here:

Read this guide to find out more about what our values, organizational attributes and feminist leadership approach mean for how we work For this role, we have selected three of the most relevant feminist Leadership practices for this role (which you can read more about here:

1 Self-Awareness

2 Mutual accountability

3 Strategic Thinking and Judgment

Job Requirements

Experience, Knowledge & Competencies

Essential:

• University Degree/Master’s in management, Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Business Management or related field of study

• At least 6 years of relevant experience for BA holders and 4 years of relevant experience for MA holders in Human Resources activities with a focus on staff development, Capacity Building or staff training.

• Proven expertise in leading HR/talent management practices, especially employee engagement practices and approaches including measuring employee engagement via surveys and driving engagement via action management.

• Experience in conducting training need assessments, job analysis, appraisal schemes, e-learning methods

• Excellent communication and facilitation skills including the ability to conduct training on human resources, management, and leadership.

• Excellent analytical skills: ability to provide reports, analyze data, draw conclusions and provide data-driven recommendations.

• High level of proficiency in problem-solving, critical thinking, analyzing complex situations and absorbing considerable amounts of data to identify key themes and identify actionable insights that lead to effective solutions and recommendations.

• Capacity to work respecting deadlines and under administrative and programmatic pressure.

• Excellent report writing skills.

• Excellent in English and Amharic both speaking and writing.     

 OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Interpersonal skills

• Written and spoken communication skills

• Problem-solving skills

• Initiative and the ability to offer new ideas

• Organizational and planning skills

• Facilitation and presentation skills

• Personal commitment to improving one's own knowledge

• INGO experience is an added advantage.

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