Norwegian Refugee Council
What we are looking for
NRC Syria is looking for a HR Manager to join themission. The role holder oversee, manage, develop, and strengthen HR functions to provide robust, efficient, and effective HR compliance and support services to support the Syria country programme.
If you are an influential people leader with a passion for Strategy development, Staff care and employee relations, operations, Staff development, training and capacity building then this is the role for you.
What You Will Do
- Implement NRC’s HR systems and procedures.
- Ensure that the country set up adheres to Employment standards, HR policy and other NRC policies.
- Ensure compliance with the local labor law.
- Training, support, control, and development of HR teams in all offices.
- Support and train of all staff with HR responsibilities/ personnel management.
- Management of the HR team.
- Provide regular HR analysis and reports that can be used for further improvement of service delivery.
- Ensure proper quality control and audit of the country HR function across all offices and safe and standardized filing of personnel documents in all offices.
- Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy.
- Proactively provide technical support to Area Managers, HR Team Leads & HR Officers in running an effective HR function in the Area Offices.
- Oversee and be responsible of incorporating NRC Safe and Inclusive Programming (SIP) minimum standards into Syria activities, as per NRC guidelines, policies and Syria-specific explanatory notes and report any breaches/concerns, in a confidential manner, through NRC reporting channels.
- Promote and secure a safe working environment for reporting concerns/breaches, and that all cases reported are processed in a confidential, sensitive and timely manner.
Please download the detailed job description to learn more about the position.
What You Will Bring
- Minimum 5 years of experience from working as a senior HR Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context.
- Experience from working in complex contexts.
- Knowledge of the NGO operations and the dynamics of the humanitarian sector is a plus.
- Knowledge of the context in the Middle East region is a plus.
- Experience with building a HR structure.
- Fluency in English both written and verbal.
- Desirable knowledge of the local language Arabic.
- Experience in a large and dynamic country programme.
- Strong sense of initiative.
- Strong interpersonal skills, a team player coupled with capacity building skills and experience.
What We Offer
- Damascus, Syria duty station.
- Travel: Approximately 25% within areas of operation within Syria.
- Contract Duration: 12 months (renewable based on performance and funding).
- Senior Grade9 in NRC’s Salary Scale. NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.
- Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply and join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC
Important information about the application process
- Ensure to attach your latest CV.
- Submit your application and CV in English.
- When creating your profile, include your full name as per your passport.
- Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We receive many applicants for each vacant position. Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to give detailed feedback to applicants who have not been shortlisted.
- For any queries, please email us at [email protected] “HR Manager -Damascus Syria” as the subject line.
Why NRC?
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organization helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.
Learn more about NRC’s operations in Syria here.
Watch this short video to see NRC in action.
How to apply
Please apply here