Key Responsibilities Include:

 Support the identification of the skills and capabilities needed to implement current and future country programme activities and goals.

Deliver effective and timely recruitment, including drafting JDs, posting the vacancy in relevant media, coordinating with recruitment agencies, and hiring managers.

 Ensure the effective onboarding for all new staff.

 Coach managers in their roles in employee orientation and hold them accountable.

 Embed strong performance management culture and processes.

 Nurture employee engagement and wellbeing, including participation in the employee satisfaction survey, developing action plans and tracking results and outcomes.

 Complete periodic salary and benefit surveys collaborating with INGO networks and providing the necessary data to Birches.

 Prepare staff contracts, letters, and communication regarding changes in role, salary, and benefits as per policy.

 Maintain efficient and ‘audit ready’ people processes/systems for handling employee and other HR related documents.

 Maintain employee data on PeoplePlace achieving 100% accuracy through processing change requests on a timely basis.

 Carry out monthly payroll check/calculations in a timely manner. Compile payroll data for annual calculations and audits and submit payroll to Finance for review.

 Ensure people policies, employment practices and compensation packages are within the limits of established standards and policies of WaterAid and Country Laws

 Provide advice and manage any employee relations and safeguarding cases in line with local procedures and global standards. Create safe working environment and practices.

 Working in partnership with the Focal Points for security and safeguarding, ensure the streamlining of security and safeguarding throughout the CP.

 Work closely with the People Hub and contract in the support and expertise needed to deliver people plan and priorities. To be Successful, you will need the following:

 A minimum 10 years of People Management experience with 5 years, supervisory and leading on People issues preferably with 3 in an international development organisation.

 University degree in Human Resource Management or relevant experience of working as a People/HR Manager in a professional environment.

 Exceptional people and relationship skills; excellent ability to work with teams in an inclusive manner an create an engaging workplace.

 Experience in the development of local HR policies and employment laws, recruitment approaches and people development

 Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with relevant internal and external stakeholders, with sensitivity and respect for diversity.

 Strong communication skills, analytical skills, and numeracy skills.

 Ability to manage information of a confidential/sensitive nature.

 Working style that reflects WaterAid’s values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity, and Innovation.

 Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.