Organization: FAWE Ethiopia Chapter

Job Title 6: HR and Safeguarding Officer

Work Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Deadline: May 29/2024

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Communications Officer to join our dynamic team. The role of post holder will play a crucial role in recruiting, managing and developing staff to create a safe organization and will be responsible in development/revision and implementation of the safeguarding policy and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Main Duties include the following but not limited to:

Human Resource:

• Support the development and implementation of HR initiatives and systems

• Provide counseling on policies and procedures

• Be actively involved in recruitment by preparing job descriptions, posting ads and managing the hiring process

• Create and implement effective on boarding plans

• Develop training and capacity development programs

• Assist in performance management processes

• Support the management of disciplinary and grievance issues

• Maintain employee records according to policy and legal requirements

• Review employment and working conditions to ensure legal compliance

Safeguarding:

• Conduct safeguarding induction for newly hired staff and volunteers.

• Conduct safeguarding training for staff and volunteers appropriate to their roles.

• Ensure that all staff, volunteers, contractors and partners understand the code of conduct, are aware of expected behaviors and implications of misconduct.

• Ensure that all staff, volunteers, partners and contractors sign the code of conduct.

• Raise awareness on safeguarding policy in project communities and ensure that community members know what behaviors to expect from staff and how to raise and report concerns.

• Receive safeguarding reports/ concerns and ensure that appropriate steps are taken to address them.

• Provide regular updates regarding reports/ concerns that arise to senior management and relevant stakeholders.

• Maintain proper documentation of all reports and the case handling process.

• Clarify questions on safeguarding raised by staff, volunteers, partners and contractors.

• Support the organization to implement and monitor the safeguarding policy and report regularly to senior management on issues with implementation.

• Build and maintain relationships with service providers ensuring that the organization has the right network of support.

Job Requirements

Education Requirement:

• Masters or BA degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration or related fields.

• Experience : At least 3 years for MA or 5 years for BA Years proven experience as HR officer, administrator or other HR position

Requirements and skills

• Knowledge of HR functions (pay & benefits, recruitment, training & development etc.)

• Knowledge of safeguarding guidance and procedure

• Understanding of labor laws and disciplinary procedures

• Proficient in MS Office; knowledge of HRMS (human Resource Management System) is a plus

• Outstanding organizational and time-management abilities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Problem-solving and decision-making aptitude

• Strong ethics and reliability

How to Apply

Qualified interested applicants are invited to apply and attach application letter and CV through faweethiopia687@gmail.com. Please note that the position you are Appling should be indicated on the subject of the email and clearly state the position they would like to apply on application letter. (If the position is not clearly indicated on the subject the application will not be shortlisted)

FAWE Ethiopia holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered.

FAWE Ethiopia provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, ancestry, disability, marital status, or class.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.