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Background of Country and Emergency Response:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity, and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

As of February 24th, the IRC has pivoted to an emergency response in Ukraine and now we are working in multiple locations in Ukraine providing assistance to our clients in the fields of economic recovery and development, protection and health.

This position will be based in Kyiv (or Dnipro – based on the location of the successful candidate), with possible travel to other locations in Ukraine. The aim of this position is to support country programs with sourcing and recruitment of highly-qualified staff for operations and program teams.

Job Responsibilities

Recruitment and sourcing ●Working closely with managers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the organization’s hiring needs for each position, and meet competitive hiring goals and expectations. ●Managing the full recruitment life cycle across a variety of open roles helping management find, hire, and retain quality talent. ●Grow and foster high-touch relationships with a database of qualified active and passive talent to pull from as new positions open up. ●Continuously partnering with HR Coordinator, HR Manager and senior managers to design, refine, and implement innovative recruiting strategies. ●Staying active with current job boards, social networks, and platforms to find talent, and plan, create, and release job descriptions and announcements. ●Developing and releasing job postings on platforms, such as social media and job boards. ●Utilizing knowledge of multiple recruiting sources and executing innovative recruiting strategies to find quality candidates. ●Screening CVs, interviewing, and managing candidates throughout interview process and assisting with final offer negotiation ●Maintaining a database of candidate records and recruitment files. ●Following up on interview process status and updating records in the internal database.

Capacity building of HR staff ●Supporting HR Coordinator with building capacity of HR staff on the topics of recruitment and sourcing by means of providing learning sessions and presentations. ●Providing coaching and guidance to the HR team and hiring managers on recruiting staff. Skills and Qualifications ●2+ years’ experience in recruitment or human resources. ●Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and decision-making skills. ●Advanced knowledge of MS Office, database management, and internet search. ●Knowing sourcing strategies. ●Familiarity with job boards, and HR software, databases, and management systems. ●Proven experience conducting various types of interviews (i.e., phone, teams etc.). ●Advanced English level, fluency in Ukrainian (Russian will be an advantage). Preferred Qualifications ●At least Bachelor’s degree in human resource management or social sciences (or related field). ●Experience developing recruiting strategy. ●Desire to grow professionally with networking and ongoing training opportunities.

Standards of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Professional Standards The International Rescue Committee is determined to protect the people it serves and staff from all kinds of harm, including sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment. It is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe. IRC builds diverse and inclusive teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

IRC workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces its safeguarding policies to protect adult and child clients from any form of exploitation and abuse, including sexual exploitation and abuse, and its staff from sexual harassment and violence.

Where misconduct is alleged, IRC follows a Zero tolerance approach and takes all necessary actions and corrective measures. IRC investigation unit comprises of experts and trained investigators that ensures professional survivor-centered investigations are conducted if allegations of safeguarding violations are reported through the safe and accessible reporting channels that IRC makes available to its staff, partners, and clients.

These commitments are set out in IRC’s Safeguarding Policies, accessible in English and in Ukrainian language via this link: https://rescue.box.com/v/irc-safeguarding-policies.

IRC is an active member of the Inter-Agency Working Group on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) set-up in Ukraine.

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