Avis de recrutement d’un responsable des personnes et de la culture du pays, H/F, Niamey, Niger

AVIS DE RECRUTEMENT INTERNE ET EXTERNE

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination, and it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years and are now active in more than 70 countries.

Plan International operates in Niger mainly in the Regions of Dosso (since 1998) and Tillabéry (from 2004). It has also been present in Diffa since 2015 as part of the response to humanitarian emergencies.

As part of its activities, Plan International Niger is looking for qualified executives to fill the following position:

  • Position : Country People and Culture Manager   ;
  • Place : National Office (Niamey);
  • Report to : Country Director;
  • Grade : E;
  • Type of Contract: 1-year fix term contract, renewable based on performance.
  1. JOB SUMMARY :

The Country P&C Manager must ensure managers and staff expectations are effectively managed and enhance the working relationship between P&C operations, management teams and employees. This will be done through a clearly defined service level agreements (SLAs) which will drive customer service and operational excellence through specific response times, allowing the P&Cs team to better manage workload and priorities to drive high levels of responsiveness, accuracy and overall customer service:

  • Member of the Country Leadership Team and reporting to the Country Director on all areas of opportunity, risks and long-term HR delivery;
  • Leads a team of 4 staff to enhance learning within the team and create space for the P&C team to be accountable on their deliverable: 1 Compensation and Benefits Officer, 2 People and Culture Coordinator (Niger Sahel and Niger Est) and 1 People and Culture Specialist;
  • Support the successful implementation and monitoring of leadership accountability frameworks for Plan International Niger
  • Enhance leadership team and staff adherence to organizational culture and values by encouraging the promotion of conducive and safe environment
  • Oversees HR needs of all the staff for Plan International Niger;
  • Has responsibility for compliance with organizational and statutory policies and laws on Human Resources;
  • Act as National Child and Youth Safeguarding Policy focal point to ensure all standards effective implementation;
  • Budget responsibility limited to area specific matters;
  • The monitoring of HR audit actions lists, management standards and risk register.
  1. ACCOUNTABILITIES

As Country People and Culture Manager you must ensure managers and staff expectations are effectively managed and enhance the working relationship between people and culture operations, management teams and employees. This will be done through a clearly defined service level agreements (SLAs) which will drive customer service and operational excellence through specific response times, allowing the P&Cs team to better manage workload and priorities to drive high levels of responsiveness, accuracy and overall customer service;

  • You will oversee the team and will be involved in the daily operations from a point of escalation for maximum impact on program quality (HR strategic planning, workforce planning, review of organization structure, roles and competency requirements and standardized Job descriptions for each position, timely and fair recruitment processes, etc;
  • You will ensure gender mainstreaming and maintain gender sensitivity towards staff and associates to avoid discriminations whiles championing Plan as an equal opportunities’ employer. Gender sensitivity evident in HR policies and delivery of roles;
  • You will analyse and share with the country leadership team, the HR data (recruitment, gender ratios, age, turnover, attendance etc.) to inform and influence management decision
  • You will provide strategic HR input into the development of Country Strategy (CS), taking an overview of the HR strategies within this to ensure that they incorporate effective workforce planning tools and are aligned to Global HR strategy;
  • You will drive operational excellence in line with Plan’s strategy and focuses on meeting customer needs and delivery of the agreed services to a high quality, on time and in budget
  • You will support management with advice on the HRM policies, legal issues and organizational change, advise and support the country leadership team on personnel matters within their team in order to support in business decisions and act as an effective business partner within the country;
  • You will provide coaching and advice to Managers and Supervisors on all HR issues, promoting fairness and transparency in the handling of people management practices, including whistleblowing disciplinary, grievances to maintain consistency and fairness within the organization;
  • You ensure child and youth safeguarding policy’s standards are monitored and effectively implemented;
  • You will support and raise awareness of the Country Leadership Team to committed to the ambition for gender equality and gender transformative leadership by embedding our value-based leadership framework;
  • You will work with the P&C Team and managers to create an inclusive environment that promotes employee well-being, that is coherent with Plan´s Values, where employees feel engaged and there is a safety system that assesses and mitigates employee occupational risks and complies with legal requirements.

Child and youth safeguarding policy implementation

  • Ensure child and youth safeguarding policy’s standards are monitored and effectively implemented;
  • As national safeguarding focal point, the CYSP self-assessment is conducted as per guidelines, posted on the risk management system and action plan for risks’ mitigations is shared to different actors and monitored adequately;
  • Plan’s CYSP is applied locally through the development of country office child and youth safeguarding procedures in contribution to the creation of safeguarding culture and environment
  • Teams reflect the skills, competencies and profile necessary to safeguarding children and young people in all their diversity;
  • Competency and appraisal frameworks include knowledge, skills and attitudes for safeguarding children and young people in all their diversity;
  • Recruitment, induction and ongoing training include testing and building awareness/ capacity on safeguarding children and young people in all their diversity;
  • Organizational environment based on respectful relations that are example of how we behave in the external environments where we work;
  • Support to teams/departments to strengthen processes, tools and guidance ensuring safeguarding in the design and delivery of all Plan’s work;
  • Capacity building on how to promote a safe organizational culture and how to identify, mitigate, manage & monitor risks presented by Plan’s work.
  1.  TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
  • Proven interpersonal skills (open minded, diplomatic, flexible…);
  • Ability to negotiation, persuade and influence;
  • Good listener with strong advisory skills;
  • Excellent writing and speaking skills, both in English and French;
  • Skills in supporting strategic planning and human resourcing requirements;
  • Strongly drives performance forward;
  • Ability to motivate and support organizational changes;
  • Creates strong sense of purpose within own part of the business and with stakeholders;
  • Develops and facilitates learning and training events for staff and other stakeholders to safeguard children and young people in all their diversity;
  • Presents written work in a clear and concise manner, easily accessible by a range of users;
  • Is influential with staff, senior management and external stakeholders on safeguarding generally, and specifically on dismantling bias and addressing issues of power which negatively impact on safeguarding children and young people in all their diversity.
  1. Qualifications, expériences professionnelles et compétences requises :

The incumbent must have the following qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in Human Resources Management with HR professional qualifications and 7 to 8 years’ experience in HR management;
  • Knowledge of organizational development to support a changing program an advantage;
  • First-hand experience and knowledge of working in development sectors in Niger or other West Africa Context in particular an advantage;
  • Leads major change while keeping staff and stakeholders on board;
  • Understands what safeguarding means for the teams/departments they manage;
  • Understands the scope of safeguarding and how safeguarding children and young people fits within this;
  • Understands the implications and impact of power within organisations and communities on safeguarding and how to apply a gender and intersectional lens to safeguarding children and young people;
  • Understands the range of tools and resources available for implementing safeguarding across all business areas;
  • Understanding on how to address issues that may arise in the implementation of the Safeguarding Policy;
  • Be of Nigerien nationality.

Plan International’s Values in Practice

  • We are open and accountable;
  • We strive for lasting impact;
  • We work well together;
  • We are inclusive and empowering.

DOSSIER DE CANDIDATURE :

Les candidats intéressés par ce poste peuvent soumettre leur candidature à travers le lien,

https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareerpvt?jobId=41715&company=PlanInt&st=51B422B803EA648394604CBD693429CE58062CF2

Aucune candidature physique ne sera acceptée

Les candidatures seront clôturées le 30 novembre 2021 à 17H30 heure GMT. Néanmoins, il est possible que Plan International Niger commence, dès avant la fin de la publication de l’offre, le processus de recrutement si une candidature répond aux attentes et exigences du poste.

Seul (e) s les Candidat (e) s présélectionné(e)s seront contacté(e)s.

Les Candidatures féminines sont vivement encouragées.

Plan International a adopté une Politique de Protection de l’Enfant qui fait partie intégrante de ses procédures de recrutement.

Plan International promeut l’égalité des chances à l’emploi puis est un environnement non fumeur.

Plan International Niger incarnant des valeurs n’accèpte aucun cas de fraude (tolérance zéro).