Director, Global Human Resources

CARE Canada is currently seeking a: Director, Global Human Resources

CARE Canada is a leading aid and development organisation serving individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world, through strengthening capacity for self-help, providing economic opportunity, delivering relief in emergencies, influencing policy decisions at all levels and addressing discrimination in all its.

CARE’s core values of Respect, Integrity, Communication and Excellence can best be expressed through its six Program Principles: promote empowerment, work with partners, ensure accountability and promote responsibility, address discrimination, promote the non-violent resolution of conflicts, and seek sustainable results.

Position Overview

The International Operations (IO) unit of CARE Canada is entrusted with the mission of guiding and monitoring CARE Canada lead Country Offices in establishing an efficient and effective operational platform including but not limited to human resources, financial, administrative process and technical infrastructure that would enable effective program and project delivery to the targeted population.

The goal of the International Operations (IO) Unit is to ensure effective and efficient support and oversight to the Country Offices (COs) where CARE Canada is a Lead Member. This includes engaging with CARE International (CI) in strategic discussions on standards, cost recovery and other measures, to ensure effective CO management, and to maintain and strengthen CARE’s ability to program internationally.

CARE Canada is the Lead Member in CARE International for Chad, Cuba, Indonesia, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Global Human Resources Director will work with the above six country offices to provide necessary oversight to key human resources areas and extend and coordinate technical and professional support to ensure overall effectiveness, efficiency, integrity, legal compliance and consistency of their domestic human resource operations and practices.

Through frequent on-site visits, and readily accessible internet communication, the Director will provide ongoing advisory and coaching services and will work with CO human resource staff to establish, develop, further enhance or troubleshoot their human resource programs. The position will also serve as a periodic interlocutor between country offices and CARE Canada's Human Resource Unit in Ottawa, sharing information gathered during field visits, enabling a more effective and regular information flow between offices and enhanced career pathing opportunities between national and international staff.

Primary Responsibilities

• Country offices workforce planning, talent acquisition and management;
• National staff development and capacity building;
• Assess, enhance and harmonize national staff HR policies and practices among COs and across CI;
• Coordinate the implementation of HRIS, Careers United and other systems in CC managed COs;
• Monitor and measure the success of ongoing Industrial/Employee relations and practices at the COs;
• In coordination with the COs and Ottawa HR, organize senior CO staff induction/orientation program;
• Risk identification, management and general GHR unit reporting.

Required Qualifications:

• University Degree in Human Resources, Social Sciences or related discipline. Acquired academic and technical knowledge of HR practices and systems.
• 7 years experience with international country offices in HR related capacity.
• Demonstrated knowledge of compensation & benefits, performance management methods; HRIS programs; workforce planning; contract administration processes; general employment law; HR audit practices; diversity management; job analysis & design; policy design, application and adjudication methods; recruitment and staffing processes. Ability to work independently with minimum internal technical support.
• Multiple language skills (preference for French & Spanish); complete familiarity and ease with Microsoft Office applications; advanced presentation and training skills; advanced written communications;

Working Conditions:

• Location: Preferably Ottawa, possibly hosted in one of CARE Canada COs in Africa (Kenya, Zambia or Zimbabwe)
• Expected percentage of time traveling: up to 50% of the time
• Special conditions: Depending upon location of role, irregular work schedules to accommodate time differences and constituency availability during the day may be required.

Start date: July 1st, 2011
Contract type and duration: term contract for 1 year
Deadline for applications: June 26, 2011

Please apply online at www.careersunited.org .You will need to register before submitting your resume.

We thank all candidates for the responses to this advertisement. However, we regret that we will be able to contact only short listed candidates.

Closing date: 26 Jun 2011 — CARE Canada