Director of Human Resources under USAID project

The Center for Health Policies and Studies (PAS Center) intends to hire a individual consultant in a position of Director of Human Resources that will provide technical oversight for the project’s efforts. Responsibilities will include the implementation of work plans, oversight of reporting, monitoring and evaluation, and coordination of activities, including the work of any sub-recipients in the Agreement. The Director of HR will provide technical assistance and leadership to all project partners.

The main duties and responsibilities are:

• Provide oversight for all human resource related activities including but not limited to recruitment, retention, and monitoring, and evaluating all staff.
• Ensure implementation of the project’s activities and goals, develop solutions to barriers, ensure efficient use of resources, when the Project Director is absent.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight to facilitate project goals and objectives as well as ensure complete records and documentation for project and deliverables.
• Execute project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects results are delivered on-time, and within the budget and, adhere to high quality standards
• Ensure documentation and dissemination of findings, impact, innovations, and lessons learned.
• Use professional judgment in handling information and be sensitive to project team, individual and all levels of organizational concerns; make use of data, statistical and quantitative analysis, explanatory and predictive modeling and fact based management to drive decision making.

The Consultant should meet the following minimum qualifications requirements:

• At a minimum, an undergraduate degree in law (preferred), human resource management, or a related field.
• Experience (5 years minimum) in managing similar work sponsored by international donors/US Government agencies including experience interacting with other government agencies, host country governments, and international organizations.
• At least 10 years’ experience in recruiting, hiring, overseeing large human resource operations.
• Demonstrated skills managing a similar type of program.
• Have at least 10 years of combined relevant work experience, and strong written and oral English language skills.
• Have strategic vision, leadership qualities, depth and breadth of technical expertise and experience, solid management experience, strong interpersonal, written, and oral presentation skills to fulfill the diverse technical and managerial requirements of the program description.