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👉 Salary : Attractive
👉 Employment Type: Full time
👉 Job Level : Senior Level (5+ years experience) 👉 Deadline : Feb 29, 2024

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Job Description Summary

The People & Culture (P&C) Business Partner, Head Office Functions and Major Grants, plays a crucial role in the execution of the HR Operations. Transformation Strategy. Partnering with Head Office departments and Major Grant Leads in support of strategic business objectives, this role advises and coaches a team of grant Business Partners, executives, line managers and employees in all elements of employee life cycle. Reporting to the HR & OD Director. This role works collaboratively with P&C Centers of Expertise, the Operational Effectiveness unit to deliver integrated HR solutions, including workforce planning, performance management, talent transformation, management and leadership development, digitisation, and all issues related to the rhythm of the P&C business. (S)he will encourage the use of innovative People Management/Organisation Development resources, tools and practices to reinforce and positively change beliefs, attitude, operating models and structure of organisations to facilitate the delivery of Our Promise.

Major Responsibilities

30 % Strategic Partner:

1. Strategic Partner for the Head Office Departments client group

2. Leads and directs functionally the Business Partners for Grants

3. Work as first level consultant with leaders at HO and Major Grants to identify

strategic people needs.

4. Acts as a thought partner with leaders to improve people related priorities in

the business unit.

5. Assist leaders with strategic planning and forecasting needs regarding

people.

6. Provide assistance and guidance to leaders and on the full range of P&C activities associated with the rhythm of P&C business such as:

Job Analysis and Grading
Talent Acquisition of On-boarding & Orientation
Performance Reviews of Employee Development initiatives
Promotions
Rewards and recognition programs
Contract management (renewals/changes)
Staff Care o Terminations and Exits

7. Act as an initial point of contact and intermediary for leaders in assigned

business units.

8. Coach leaders on HR and people management practice. 9. Maintain current

understanding of the clients department, strategy, people-related issues by

becoming valuable member of client's leadership team.

25%

Change Agent for client groups, advising leaders on all aspects of organisational development involving:

1. Collaborate with leaders and managers to design organisational structures,

job roles.

2. Function as HR lead for leaders and managers going through organisation

restructures.

3. Evaluate the impact of proposed changes on employees, and manage change

to minimise disruption to the business.

4. Advise leaders and managers on the need for, development and ongoing

changes of the department's people plan. 5. Actively partner with leaders and

managers and work with them to collaboratively identify practice

improvement.

25 %

Employee Champion acting as a single point of contact and intermediary for employees, leaders and managers in assigned business units.

1. Directing employees to P&C Help-desk and P&C Generalist Services in

Operations Effectiveness Unit as appropriate. Handling employee issues that

are escalated from the P&C Help Desk.

2. Provides guidance, counselling, and training to executives on employee

relations issues.

3. Assist leaders and managers with issues related in interviewing, hiring,

terminations, promotions, performance review, and other HR topics.

4. Occasionally investigates and recommends solutions to employee relations

issues in a quick and efficient manner.

10 %

Functional Expert who works to:

1. Maintain current understanding of the clients department, strategy, people

related issues by becoming valuable member of client's leadership team.

2. Maintain a current knowledge of legislation and regulation that relate to HR

issues and collaborate with P&C Business Partner in developing appropriate.

policies and procedures.

3. Collaborate with other P&C teams on cross-functional HR initiatives that

support current and future business strategies.

4. Coordinate with Operational Effectiveness unit to discuss/collaborate on

operational P&C issues that have arisen in client groups.

5. Communicates regularly with the Centers of Expertise to collaborate on is

sues related to client groups and give feedback on rhythm of business and

P&C priority issues

10%

Christ CentredTeam Leadership:

1. Manage a team grant funded BPs with full range of supervisory

responsibilities, ensuring that client groups represented by those Business

Partners receive high levels of service.

2. Ensure that the BPs have the required capacity, capability, systems,

processes, policies and guidelines to drive transformation of mindsets and

behaviours and realisation of Our Promise.

3. Promote a customer centric HR culture, ensuring professionalism and

accountability in delivering services to staff and leaders.

4. Provide overall leadership and technical support to the team, planning,

coaching and mentoring the team through regular meetings, sharing and

monitoring individual plans to support professional growth and

development.

Job Requirements

Required Professional Experience

1. At least 6 years experience in HR Business Partnering or related specialist

role.

2. At least 3 years INGO experience working in field operations and hardship

locations

3. Strong consultation skills and experience influencing and interacting with

senior leaders.

4. Outstanding people and client relationship skills.

5. Proficient in coaching, mediating, influencing, facilitation, presentation,

communication, analysis, and problem solving.

6. Thorough knowledge of human resource management practices and

employment related legislation.

7. Demonstrated HR experience in a multi-business & multi-cultural unit

environment.

8. Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. Able to

communicate complex ideas and business concepts in accessible terms.

9. Able to exercise excellent professional judgement

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification.

1. Bachelors degree from a college or university and seven or more years of

related human resources experience, or an equivalent combination of

education and experience

2. Professional membership of relevant HR body

3. Experience in Workday or similar human resources information system.

4. HEAT (hostile environment awareness training) and SRMT (security risk

management training) or a UN equivalent.

5. Enterprise Risk Management Training

6. Certification in trauma counselling or certain basic training in this area

7. Adult Safeguarding Training

8. Understanding/Training in local labor law

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

1. Professional certificate and or membership in HR/Personnel Management a

plus

2. Certified HR Investigator

3. Experience conducting HR Audits

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement

Travel up to 30% Physical Requirements Ability to travel locally and

internationally

Language Requirements: English fluency (written and spoken)

How to Apply

Interested applicants should follow the below link to apply

https://worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/WorldVisionInternational/job/Addis-Ababa-Ethiopia/Manager--People-and-Culture-Business-Partner_JR29636

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