Personnel Development Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES

The HR Development Manager is responsible for :

Development/refinement and implementation of the HR Development Strategy, activity-plan, policies and tools, based on the mission-specific needs

Ensuring the quality of- and the link between the different phases of the Employee Development Cycle (Recruitment, Induction, Performance, Feedback, Learning & Mobility)

Refinement of existing policies (recruitment, induction, performance, learning, mobility,..) and tools to the mission context and supporting its implementation throughout the mission

Implementing a learning path for national staff in Supervisor positions, in order to strengthen their supervisory competencies

Supporting the identification of critical positions, and the development- and implementation of a succession plan.

Supporting managers in the identification of potentials, and in the development and implementation of personal development plans for national staff

Supporting expats in their role as people managers, by briefing them on their roles and responsibilities regarding key HR Development processes, informing them on all relevant tools available, and providing punctual advice when needed

Developing/refining a Mission Learning Policy in line with the L&D vision

Assist managers with their learning needs analysis, and propose learning strategies and methods that are most relevant to the needs.

Provide pedagogical support to trainings being developed in-house, ensuring coherence with MSF’s policies and protocols, and supporting managers in their training skills

Mapping opportunities – locally, regionally and internationally – for learning and training

Centralizing and sharing of all HR Development related resources, within the mission and with HQ, thereby supporting the knowledge management organization-wide.

Suggesting improvements to HR- and Management practices identified in the mission

Looking for synergies with other MSF sections and other NGOs in terms of learning opportunities

Collaborating with the HRCo in building/updating the annual plan and budget, with regards to her/his area of work and responsibilities

Functioning as a link between staff and management, bringing up strategic challenges that management might not be aware of

Ensuring that tools that support motivation and participation of staff are integrated in the mission (example: Sanou)

REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION

Degree in HR, Management, and/or Training & Coaching

EXPERIENCE

• MSF experience is an asset • Coaching/training experience: - Experience in developing-, giving methodological support to-, and delivering trainings based on adult learning - Ability and motivation to get the best out of people• Management/strategic experience: - Experience in management of teams - Experience in transferring needs analysis into a strategy and action plan and/or experience in updating strategies according to changing needs/contexts - Experience in giving management/supervision trainings • HR experience: - Familiar with the employee life cycle and its related processes - Understanding of the role and application of competencies in the employee life cycle • Experience in- and understanding the complexities of an (international) NGOs is a big asset.

COMPETENCIES

• Strategic skills: - Ability to perform a needs assessment and translate it into a pragmatic but ambitious and accepted strategy and action plan. - Ability to adapt existing policies and tools to mission-specifics • Change Management - Ability to understand and support the challenges in implementing a new strategy into an existing context and team • Strong interpersonal and intercultural communication skills - Ability to motivate and convince the key stakeholders to buy-in to the HR Development strategy - Ability to act as a liaison between staff and between departments - Excellent listening skills • Pro-active: - Ability to define his/her space in an existing team and context - Pro-actively proposes ideas and solutions • Positive-minded & energetic: - Ability to stay positive and motivated when being confronted with the challenges of implementing new activities and ideas in a mission