People & Culture Manager

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

JOB PURPOSE:

Administers policies relating to all phases of human resources activity by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Maintains knowledge of legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting human resources functions and ensures policies, procedures, and reporting are in compliance. Develop and ensure adherence to Conditions of Service and other policies that comply with local regulatory environment and labor laws

2. Recruits, interviews, tests, and selects employees to fill vacant positions.

3. Plans and conducts new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward company goals.

4. Keeps records of benefits plans participation such as insurance and pension plan, personnel transactions such as hires, promotions, transfers, performance reviews, and terminations, and employee statistics for Board reporting.

5. Trains management in interviewing, hiring, terminations, promotions, performance review, safety, and sexual harassment.

6. Advises management in appropriate resolution of employee relations issues.

7. Responds to inquiries regarding policies, procedures, and programs.

8. Administers performance review program to ensure effectiveness, compliance, and equity within organization.

9. Administers salary administration program to ensure compliance and equity within organization.

10. Administers benefits programs such as life, health, dental and disability insurances, pension plans, vacation, sick leave, leave of absence, and employee assistance.

11. Investigates accidents and prepares reports for insurance carrier in conjunction with the Internal Auditor.

12. Conducts wage surveys within labor market to determine competitive wage rate.

13. Prepares employee separation notices and related documentation, and conducts exit interviews to determine reasons behind separations.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education and Experience

• Masters or Bachelor’s degree in a related field from a reputable University or College e.g., business administration, human resources management, social sciences, business education.
• 3+ years direct Human Resources/Management Experience in a growing/dynamic organization.

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to efficiently and effectively coordinate a variety of division activities while inspiring leadership to meet and exceed specific targets and goals.
• Proven ability to design, implement and facilitate effective, motivational and innovative training programs.
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communications skills

• Excellent Leadership & Motivational Skills

• Ability to deal with difficult problems involving multiple facets and variables in non-standardized situations.

• Ability to work with minimal supervision while performing duties.

• A commitment to the development of products for economically disadvantaged clients, with a particular focus on the needs of women

• Good computer literacy in Word/Excel/Powerpoint/Internet & others is mandatory
• Good knowledge of French and English is mandatory.
• Knowledge of other local languages is appreciated.
• Mature and committed Christian.

Competencies

• Achievement Orientation – Has a passion for excellence. Set and meet aggressive commitments for self and others. Believe in stretch goals and motivate others to achieve results beyond their own expectations. Overcomes obstacles, accepts responsibility, creates a results-oriented environmentand follows through on actions.
• Driver of Innovation/Change – Generate new ideas and improve existing systems through new ways that challenge the status quo. Seeks ways to ensure banking at VISIONFUND DRC is easy and empowering for VISIONFUND DRC’s target market, and creates a sense of belonging for our customers.
• Customer Orientation - Embodies a strong customer orientation and seeks new and better ways to serve both the end clients and internal clients. Possesses a solid understanding of the microfinance market and target customers.

• Strategic Perspective – Ability to define longer-term goals that need to be achieved. Establish priorities, challenging goals and measurements consistent with these goals and organizational vision. Rises above the detail to see the broader issues and implications.

• Critical Judgement and Decision-Making – Define issues and focus on achieving workable solutions to obstacles. Make sensible decisions on the basis of analysis and experience.

• Inspire Commitment – Champion and live out the VFI Network mission, corporate values and Christian motivation. Actions and behaviors are consistent with words. Committed to promoting and supporting gender equity and diversity in the workplace and in our programs.

• Excellent Communicator – Communicates well, both verbally and in writing. Effectively conveys and shares information with others. Listens carefully and understands various viewpoints. Presents ideas clearly and concisely and understands relevant detail in presented information.

• Self-Development – Learns Continuously. Pursues positive change in self and organization. Builds own personal development plan to acquire/advance skills.

• Leadership and Interpersonal Skills – Creates a culture of continuous development where employees feel ownership in what they do and continually improve themselves and the business. Recognizes and rewards individual and team achievements.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only