Senior HR Advisor – Overseas

Job title:

Senior HR Advisor – Overseas

Company

Concern Worldwide

Job description

C3 2021Job Title: Senior HR Advisor – OverseasReports to: Head of HR OperationsTerms: Permanent, Full time.Location: Flexible within any of Concerns countries of operation.Salary: Global Band – GBF7PLEASE NOTE – Salary and T&C’s are subject to change depending on agreed location.The following ranges would apply in:Republic of Ireland (€70, 088 – €77, 875)Great Britain (£48,769 – £54,188)Northern Ireland (£45,356 – £50,359)Requirements: Travel may be required to Concern’s programme countries, 2 to 3 support visits per annum (6-9 weeks in total).PLEASE NOTE: The relevant Terms and Conditions will apply depending on agreed location within ROI / UK / NIAbout Concern:Established in 1968, Concern is a non-profit, non-governmental humanitarian organisation, dedicated to the reduction of suffering and the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. Concern’s vision, our mission and our work are all defined by one goal – ending extreme poverty, whatever it takes. Concern strives for a world free from poverty, fear and oppression. Our culture is values driven and we believe that our people are central to all that we do and are key to delivering on our goal of Reaching the Furthest Behind First. We are committed to ensuring a workplace where everybody feels valued and are enabled to succeed in their work and contribute to delivering on our mission.Role Purpose:The Senior HR Advisor is a key role within the People function and the role holder will work closely with senior managers and line managers contributing to the development and delivery of people initiatives that achieve shared organisational objectives. The role will include a focus in the areas of people engagement, performance management, employee relations, talent management and development, and progressing workplace equality, diversity and inclusion.The Senior HR Advisor is primarily focused on supporting our management teams in our countries of operation and will be involved in or will lead a number of global strategic people initiatives. There is a requirement for travel to our programme countries, likely 2 to 3 support visits per annum (6-9 weeks in total).The Senior HR Adviser will play a key role in the delivery of the recently approved People Strategy for the organisation.Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and development of 3 HR Advisors through effective direction, delegation, coaching and performance management thereby enabling delivery of efficient day to day services.
• As a member of the HR services management team, contribute to the strategic direction of the People function within the organisation.
• Liaising with other HR managers, participate in and lead as necessary strategic projects; leading on the introduction of the Misconduct Disclosures Scheme is a key first priority.
• Lead the implementation and roll-out of Concern’s Global Pay Banding Framework across our countries of operation, ensuring consistency and understanding in the process.
• Build trusting relationships with senior and line managers, providing strategic HR support and guidance leading to continuous improvement in people management and engagement.
• Promote positive employee relations and engagement in line with best practice and in conjunction with internal communications.
• Handle day to day HR activities with improved service delivery in mind; areas include salary benchmarking, development of guidance related to new work practices and updating of staff handbook.
• Manage and support complex individual queries or cases in a timely manner.
• Manage and when necessary, participate in, investigations that are required in response to the misconduct of staff, ensuring that at all stages investigations are compliant with employment legislation and best practice.
• Foster and maintain strong working relationships with the Safeguarding Unit and Internal Audit and Investigations Unit.
• Deputise for the Head of HR Operations as required.
• Provide on-call cover for the 24-hour emergency phone.
• Accept, advance and pursue any new objectives or responsibilities that may be assigned by the Head of HR Operations.
• Demonstrate leadership on workplace equality, diversity and inclusion and role model a positive safeguarding ethos’
• All managers are responsible for upholding and promoting Concern’s values, demonstrating leadership on workplace equality, diversity and inclusion, and role modelling a positive safeguarding ethos.
• All managers are required to actively participate in any emergency response as and when required.

Role Holder Requirements:

• A qualification in Human Resource management or a relevant discipline or equivalent years of professional experience.
• Extensive professional experience in employee relations, investigations, and/or employment law.
• Demonstrable professional experience in the field of Human Resources in a mid to large-sized organisation with at least two years in a management role.
• Fluency in French is highly desirable.
• Experience working in the INGO sector is highly desirable.
• Ability to build strong working relationships at all levels including stakeholders in remote areas.
• Experience in successfully implementing processes across geographically distributed teams.
• Excellent planning, organisational, time management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, ensuring attention to detail at all times.
• CIPD Member (desired)

To apply: CVs should be submitted through our website at by the closing date.Please note that Concern Worldwide does not provide Visa sponsorship.Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be shortlisted on a regular basis and we may offer posts before the closing date.If you have any concerns about our recruitment process and need particular assistance – for example if you have a visual impairment or are neurodivergent – please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you.Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy accessible . These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.Your Personal DataDuring this job application, you will provide Concern with your personal data. Concern takes its responsibilities towards this personal data very seriously and is committed to complying with all relevant data protection legislation.Concern receives a substantial amount of funding from external donors each year. Increasingly donors are introducing requirements whereby future funding is conditional on ensuring that the name of any employee or volunteer (existing or new), does not appear on terrorism lists generated by the European Union (List of person, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC No. 2580/2001 applies), the US Government (Office of Foreign Assets Control list of specially designated Nationals and Blocked Persons) and the United Nations (Consolidated List).Any offer of employment (either paid or voluntary) with Concern Worldwide will only be made following a successful clearance check being conducted on the applicant and such checks may be updated periodically during the course of the period of employment.By submitting a formal application for paid or voluntary employment to Concern, you agree to Concern carrying out a clearance check as outlined above and that Concern will not proceed to recruit you should your name appear on any of the aforementioned listsIn certain circumstances, donors may request that personal data relating to employees to work on the activities that they fund be provided directly to them – so that they can perform their own counter terrorism checks. This may involve transferring some basic personal data outside the EEA. It will be a condition of your employment contract that Concern be allowed to share this information with institutional donors for these purposes.For additional information please consult our web site or contact the Human Resource Division in our Head Office.You have certain rights under data protection legislation. For more information on how to exercise those rights please visitPlease only apply for this position if you are satisfied with the proposed processing of your personal data as outlined above.Documents

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Location

Northern Ireland – Ireland

Job date

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 01:36:56 GMT

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