Acción Contra el Hambre

Action Against Hunger (AAH) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-political, non-denominational and non-profit making organization working in the Palestinian Territory since 2002.? 

Action Against Hunger is recruiting in the Gaza Strip a 

                                                                                Human Resources Manager 

For 12 months with the possibility of extension

GENERAL OBJECTIVES: 

• To support the mission in implementing the current HR policies and package.  

• To ensure proper compensation and benefits administration, daily worker and staff contracts management, staff development and training, employment policies, personnel record-keeping, workers compensation and medical benefits systems.  

• The HR Manager will report directly to the Deputy Head of Base (Support) in order to ensure sufficient follow-up. 

           Staff Management - Implementation of HR policies and Administration  

• Ensure staff contract management in coordination with line managers and finance. 

• Ensure People ADS (PADS) is up to date and contains accurate personnel files and contracts documents. 

• Lead coordination with heads of department on leave and absence tracking. 

• Ensure the implementation of the daily worker policy and lead collaboration between departments for smooth implementation. 

• Liaise between the base, coordination with the legal advisor whenever needed. 

• Ensure staff contract management in coordination with line managers and finance. 

• Ensure PADS is up to date and contains accurate personnel files and contracts documents. 

• Lead coordination with heads of department on leave and absence tracking. 

• Ensure the implementation of the daily worker policy and lead collaboration between departments for smooth implementation. 

• Liaise between the base, coordination with the legal advisor whenever needed. 
  
  
  Pay and Benefits: Implementation of Policies and Payroll Management  

• Ensure that calculations of end of contract benefits are correctly done before approval by the HR Coordinator to avoid potential labor disputes and/or legal cases. 

• Ensure the insurance-related procedures are in place. 

• Monitor the insurance needs to the staff and contribute to the selection of insurance providers for all staff. 

• Implement the medical benefits policy. 

• Ensure monthly salary (advance) payments are processed correctly and timely. 
  
   Performance Management: Implementation of the Appraisal system and support HR coordinator on performance analysis  

• Implement standardized job description (JD) format. 
• Train all staff on using the performance appraisal system in PADS. 
• Train line managers on correct objective setting for their team. 
• Identify training needs and design the Training Annual plan in coordination with line managers. 
• Assist line managers to monitor and support cases of low performance.     
  
  Onboarding and Exit: Managing all the steps  

• Lead on the implementation of the onboarding process for new hires and an efficient exit procedure. 

• Ensure all the employees carry out the mandatory trainings in the virtual campus and participate in all induction sessions. 

• Ensure each employee has an HR file and their information is recorded. 

• Facilitate setting up exit interviews with the HR Coordinator for all employees leaving the organization. 
  
  Overall Management of the Base and Reporting 

• Ensure relevant HR information is shared with all the staff. 

• Ensure all the new employees are introduced to all the staff. 

• Organization is correctly informed about all new hires. 

• Train line managers in HR procedures and assist them with HR related topics. 

• Contribute to the building and finetuning of the organizational chart of the base. 

• Analyze the needs of the HR department and propose relevant changes to Deputy Head of Base. 

• Contribute to proposal development with HR inputs. 
  
  Support the Recruitment for the base 

• Collect and ensure validation of Job requests for the base. 

• Ensure the CV screening for recruitment at base level is done following ACF standards and requirements detailed in JD. 

• Ensure interviews and (technical) tests are scheduled. 

• Support the training of line managers to carry out competency-based interviews based on ACF standards. 

• Calculate or validate job offers before they are issued. 

• Ensure the provision of input from the base at the recruitment follow-up meetings. 

• Ensuring the alignment between the recruitment tracker and the HR planner. 

• Promote ACF policies in all recruitment activities. 
  
  Manage the HR team in the base 

• Supervision of HR staff. 

• Capacity development of the HR team. 

• Ensure regular information sharing with HR team. 

• Ensure the leave plan is followed and ensure there is no gap in the department. 
  
  Security 

• Respect the security rules specified in the mission and base security plan, see to it that the team under his/her responsibility complies with the security plan and performs the security management tasks that can be assigned in its protocols. 

• Communicate with the security managers of the working location any security related information or noncompliance with the security plan. 
  
  Support humanitarian activities of Action Against Hunger 

• Support the emergency interventions of the organization as per the employee’s abilities. 

• Support any activity that helps to reach our humanitarian goals, as per the employees’ abilities. 

• Promote Gender Balance in teams when recruiting.  

• Bachelor’s degree in HR Management or social sciences, or related discipline preferred. 
• At least 3 years of professional experience across all HR disciplines, including employment benefits, compensation, employee relations, training and development, workers compensation and conflict resolution. 
• Ability to communicate and perform within an international and multicultural team. Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, to a diverse audience. 
• Plan, organize and prioritize work. Assign and supervise the work of others. 
• Demonstrate the highest level of ethical behaviour and possess a work ethic that includes neatness, punctuality and accuracy. 
• Remain flexible & adapt to changes in work environment 
• Study and apply new information and take initiatives. 
• Excellent time-management, problem-prevention and problem-solving skills. 
• Work accurately with close attention to detail. 
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information. 
• Possess a work ethic that includes cultural sensitivity, punctuality and accuracy. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate interaction with the workforce. 
• Basic knowledge of Palestine Labor Law, HR Practices, tax laws is an asset. 
• Experience working with a diverse workforce. 
• Demonstrate high level of training skills. 
• Experience working in emergencies, insecure and sensitive contexts. 
• Prior NGO experience is a distinct advantage. 
• Fluency in reading, writing and speaking Arabic and English. 
• Basic computer skills, including e-mail, word processing and spreadsheets.  
• Advanced skills on Excel, strong IT (problem-solving) skills. 
• Commitment to Gender Equality: Valuable prior experience in issues related to the promotion of gender equality or personal commitment to gender equality. 

We offer immediate Incorporation into a multicultural, professional and innovative organization with the possibility of participating in projects with a high social impact. 

• Contract Length: 12 months with possibility of extension. 

• Based: in Gaza – Dair Al Balah 

• Salary: according to Action Against Hunger salary scale. 

• We provide workman compensation and health insurance. 

• In addition, Action Against Hunger covers food and transportation allowances for a fully worked month.   

• Emotional care service at the service of the employee and family. 

• 21 days holiday for year.  

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PACKAGE IS APPLICABLE FOR NATIONAL APPLICATIONS ONLY

For international applicants, we offer a contract of 6 months, with possibility of extension.