HR Manager Jordan Amman Country Office (Open to Nationals Only)

Job Purpose

The purpose of this role is to oversee, manage, develop and strengthen all HR and Admin functions in order to provide efficient and effective Human Resources and Administration support to the NRC Country Programme in Jordan with a special focus on effective Recruitment, Staff development and training.

What you will do:

• Implement NRC’s HR systems and procedures at the national level.
• Ensure adherence to Employment Guidelines and other NRC policies.
• Ensure compliance with the local labor law within Jordan.
• Implementation of the Global Standards and initiatives at the Jordan Country Office
• Contribute to the Country Organization’s strategy and the Plan of Action by providing input and initiatives and follow up on completion and roll out
• Contribute to the development of NRC Country Office Learning and Development strategy for NRC Jordan staff
• Manage the HR and admin team as well as build the capacity of the HR team including HR Coordinators & Technical Officers
• Strengthen the recruitment processes ensuring adherence to the minimum standards
• Strengthen training and inductions / on-boarding.
• Train, support, control and develop HR teams in all offices, and support and training of all staff with HR responsibilities/ personnel management.
• Provide support and guidance to the international staff
• Improve the quality of Performance management conducted by line managers across the Jordan country office
• Maintain a healthy and empowering office environment that encourages open, honest and productive communication
• Regular HR analysis and reports.
• Ensure safe and standardized filing of personnel documents in all offices.
• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards & principles within NRC and amongst beneficiaries served by NRC

Professional Competencies, Qualifications and Skills required

• Minimum 3 years of experience from working as a senior HR Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Experience from working in complex contexts with knowledge of the context in the Middle East region
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile with documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Experience of the management of HR systems supporting 400 + staff
• Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and verbal

Behavioural competencies

• Initiating action and change
• Managing performance and development
• Empowering and building trust
• Strategic thinking

What We Offer

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

We offer an opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause and a chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply and join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility: At NRC we think outside the box. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take initiative.

We are also looking for people who share our values:

• To be dedicated in what we do;
• To be innovative with our solutions;
• To act as one unified and inclusive team;
• To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the people we exist to serve, and to each other… the members of our NRC family.

Additional Information:

Duty Station: Amman, Jordan

Travel: Up to 20% of the time within Jordan

Grade 9 in NRC’s grading structure

Reporting to: Head of Support

ABOUT US

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.