Jhpiego\u00a0is an international health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. For almost forty years, Jhpiego has put evidence-based health innovations into everyday practice to overcome barriers to high-quality health care services, and has empowered frontline health workers by designing and implementing effective, low-cost, hands-on solutions that strengthen the delivery of health care services.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Human Resource Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n The Human Resource Manager will provide leadership and management of the overall provision of HR services, policies, and programs for the Ghana Country Office.\u00a0 This includes advising senior management on all strategic HR matters and overall management of the Country Office HR matters e,g, orienting new staff, developing, implementing and managing HR policies, processes and procedures in accordance with Home Office policy and standards.\u00a0 The HR Manager will also manage staff recruitment and performance evaluation process. The position reports directly to the Country Director with functional reporting to the Human Resources Global Partner in Jhpiego Baltimore.<\/p>\n General HR Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Analyze the country\u2019s HR needs and establish specific HR objectives for country office to ensure that HR policy\/procedures and standards are met Compensation and Benefits Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Provide guidance to Country Director on all local compensation related issues Staff Recruitment Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Partner with hiring managers and Country Director to evaluate needs and determine specific position responsibilities and requirements to ensure accurate candidate sourcing New Hire Orientation and Employee Relations Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Coordinate on-boarding to support the learning process of new employees Employee Records Maintenance<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure that employee files are complete and all required documentation is maintained in a confidential and secure manner. Other duties as necessary and as assigned.<\/strong><\/p>\n NOTE:<\/strong>\u00a0 All staff members of Jhpiego, regardless of the level of their responsibilities are expected to:<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Model the Jhpiego mission and values Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Bachelor\u2019s Degree and 9 to 10 years of experience or Masters and 7 to 8 years of experience in Business Administration, Human Resources preferably with an international organisation Preferred Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Knowledge of USAID policies and procedures Location:<\/strong> Accra<\/p>\n How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Please apply with a cover letter and detailed CV including three referees. Email applications to work2savelives@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date: 19 January, 2017 \u2022<\/strong><\/p>\n Jhpiego is an equal opportunity employer \u2022<\/p>\n Only short-listed applicants will be contacted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jhpiego\u00a0is an international health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. For almost forty years, Jhpiego has put evidence-based health innovations into everyday practice to overcome barriers to high-quality health care…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[50],"tags":[2027],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-5ty","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21052"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21052\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure country level management team members are well versed on country-related HR policies and that policies are implemented consistently.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Advise Country Director on all HR related issues.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Review salary and benefits policies for local nationals to ensure that organization is able to attract and retain highly skilled staff
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Coordinate annual merit review process
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Review and update local employment policies as per local laws and best practices in the international NGO community.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Liaise with Global Human Resources and Chief Administrative Officer as required.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Work with Home Office HR to review salary scales and bench mark to the market on a regular basis.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Manage the design, implementation and administration of innovative compensation programs and policies based Home Office guidance and policies.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Conduct job evaluations on new and existing positions, including reviewing job descriptions and recommending appropriate grade assignments
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Support Country Director by answering compensation related questions
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Evaluate jobs for internal equity and external competitiveness against salary survey data
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Develop detailed knowledge of Jhpiego expatriate comp and benefits policies and practices administered by Baltimore, HQ.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Administer all employee benefits.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Answer queries from staff regarding benefits.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Review Jhpiego, Ghana benefits packages to ensure compliance with local laws and competitiveness with other international NGOs.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Draft job descriptions and advertise via appropriate channels in Ghana
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Evaluate and benchmark new jobs to place them appropriately in the organization\u2019s salary scale.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Pre-screen candidates and administer appropriate tests and coordinate next level of interviews
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Counsel hiring managers on staffing and recruitment related matters, including legal considerations and coaching on interview techniques
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Organize, lead and document post-interview debrief\/feedback with interview teams and candidates
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Perform detailed reference checking and\/or reference analyses on selected candidates and review results with hiring managers
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure recruiting and hiring practices are in compliance with government regulations and organizational policies<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Conduct follow-up with new staff to ensure adaptation and identify problem areas
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Work closely with supervisors to address issues affecting new staff
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Develop and maintain a healthy employee relations environment providing staff a venue to discuss their work related problems and concerns.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Advise and assist staff with disciplinary and grievance issues
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Mediate in staff conflict situations.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure that HQ receives new employee documentation in a timely fashion.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Maintain recruitment and attrition statistics for staff.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Participate in the business development process
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Contribute to the knowledge sharing and transfer process
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Make responsible decisions that result in time and cost containment and clear accountability
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Participate in multiple teams, adopt team spirit, take responsibility for action items assigned and provide feedback as needed
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Multitask, be able to manage competing priorities and be able to prioritize in order to meet program and\/or organizational objectives<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 In depth knowledge of Ghanaian employment practices and labour law
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Highly motivated, energetic, independent self-starter with strong service organization
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Highly organized with keen attention to detail and ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Strong presentation and communication skills, oral and written
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Proficiency in computer applications to include MS Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Abilities\/Skills: (action, i.e. negotiate, manage, exercise independent judgment, act as technical advisor, network, train, etc.)
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Attention to detail and accuracy in data management, analysis, and reporting;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Cooperative, competent, hardworking, flexible and dependable in a multi-cultural, open office situation;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Self-motivated and proactive with a positive attitude to work;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Effective communicator and team member, instilling trust and confidence;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ability to organize and coordinate information and logistics for programs and activities<\/p>\n