People & Culture Business Partner

Job Description

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities

Major Activity

Staff recruitment, onboarding and orientation

• In support of HUB hiring managers and WVE People and Culture, coordinate and drive staff recruitment processes, including JD development, job advertisement, short-listing candidates, scheduling written tests and interviews, and follow-up on reference checks.
• Support new staff through the onboarding process, ensuring that they have been fully oriented on WVE policies and HUB technical aspects of their job and expectations.

Staff development and training

• Assist managers to identify, recommend and approve learning and development opportunities for HUB staff

People management / Performance management

• Together with WVE People and Culture, proactively respond to and manage performance, counselling, staff grievance and disciplinary issues as required, with a focus on building manager competency and ensuring proper documentation is captured at all stages.
• Support managers and staff in the routine performance management process
• Support WVE People and Culture in acting as an impartial mediator in disciplinary procedures and ensure they are administered in an equitable and fair manner, in compliance with all legal and labor regulations and requirements

Lead people well-being initiatives

• Plan and support team building exercises
• Coordinate staff social events
• Organize staff recognition platforms or events
• Help to foster a professional and collaborative culture of sharing ideas and interactions across departments, sectors and teams within the HUB program office

Knowledge/Qualifications For The Role

Required Professional Experience

• Seven years of experience in a relevant human resources professional role.
• A combination of Human Resource experience in the following areas: talent acquisition, career planning, staff engagement, coaching and development, performance management, conflict resolution, employee relations, recognition programs.
• Experience managing people and talent with an International NGO.
• Proven ability to use networks to identify and target talent for key staff recruitment.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

Bachelor’s degree required, MA preferred in human resources management, business administration or related field and/or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Knowledge And Qualifications

Excellent oral and written communication skills
Knowledgeable of Ethiopian Labor Laws and relevant requirements.

Female Candidates are Highly Encouraged to Apply

World vision has zero tolerance towards abuse and exploitation of children and vulnerable adults. Every prospective employee, volunteer, and intern is obliged to comply by world vision’s child and adult safeguarding policy.”

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