Human Resources Officer - Emergency Response

Background:

When catastrophe hits, International Medical Corps is often one of the first humanitarian aid organizations on the scene providing rapid and effective aid that saves lives, reduces suffering, and promotes self-reliance.

International Medical Corps: provides safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable and patient centered care; offers needs-based response according to the context and type of Sudden Onset Disaster and/or outbreak in the affected nation: adopts a human rights-based approach to their response; ensures they are accessible to all sections of the population affected by the SOD and/or outbreak particularly the vulnerable; and treats patients in a medically ethical manner consistent with the World Medical Association Medical Ethics Manual.

International Medical Corps is accountable to: patients and communities; host government, Ministry of Health; our organization and donors. International Medical Corps commits to a coordinated response under the national health emergency management authorities. International Medical Corps collaborates with the national health system, the cluster and the humanitarian community.

Job Purpose:

This position will support International Medical Corps' emergency response delivering outpatient clinical care to disaster effected populations by Beirut Blast.

The Human Resources Officer is responsible for the implementation of recruitment processes, acquisition for critical roles within the ERU in Lebanon. Includes sourcing, screening and facilitating selection of staff, volunteers, and consultants for International Medical Corps’ emergency responses.  

Main Responsibilities:

• Develops, facilitates, and implements all phases of the recruitment process to insure rapid deployment for critically needed positions for the emergency response.
• Screens applications and selects qualified candidates.
• Schedules interviews; oversees preparation of interview questions and other hiring and selection materials.
• Assists with the interview process, attending and conducting interviews with hiring managers, and other stakeholders.
• Conduct thorough reference check and coordinate background investigation, making job offers contingent upon successful completion.
• Manages intern program by conducting orientations; scheduling rotations and assignments; monitoring intern job contributions; coaching interns; advising managers on training and coaching.
• Assist in orienting all responders in country and ensuring that orientation schedule, time sheet and separation check list forms HR/admin forms, on-site training and contact list are given to them at their arrival
• Accomplishes human resources and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Competency :

• Deep understanding of recruitment and selection processes
• strong technical knowledge of human resources practices
• Ability to drive for results
• Project management skills
• Strong interpersonal and customer relations skills

General specifications for all positions:

• Experience in working closely with community members throughout a program cycle
• Experience in or understanding of program accountability principles
• Knowledge of, respect and empathy for the communities we are working with
• Commitment to championing community and partner points of view
• Strong understanding of the project cycle and of M&E systems
• Good interpersonal and influencing skills
• Non-discriminatory and readiness to involve men, women, girls and boys from diverse backgrounds, particularly the most marginalized segments of the community
• Very good listening and facilitation skills – capable of managing and facilitating group discussions with program participants, local officials, partners and all levels of staff
• Ability to mobilize people – to develop and maintain relationships with staff and communities to ensure their participation in International Medical Corps ways of working