Background
Mission East, founded in Denmark in 1991, is a Danish international non-governmental relief and development organisation which works to help the vulnerable through humanitarian relief aid, development assistance, the linking of relief, rehabilitation and development and through supporting communities’ capacity to organise and assist themselves. Our ‘Values in Action’ are: honesty, integrity, compassion, valuing the individual, respect for all people.Mission East’s headquarters staff is split between Head Office in Copenhagen and an Operations office in Brussels. Mission East currently has field offices in Afghanistan, Armenia, Tajikistan and Nepal. Mission East is verified compliant with the People In Aid Code of Good Practice in the Management and Support of Aid Personnel.
Overall responsibility
The HR Manager is responsible for the management and leadership of Mission East’s Human Resources activity as a means of enabling the organisation to fulfil its mission.Reporting in to the Finance Director, the role combines a day to day involvement in key areas of HR management across Mission East’s HQ and field offices with strategic development of HR activity. In line with Mission East’s quality standards, the HR Manager ensures excellence in staffing capacity and HR support throughout Mission East.
Qualifications and Competencies required
- Education to degree level or above in a relevant field would be an advantage;
- Professional qualification in Human Resource Management; and/or
- Substantial experience of working in a senior HR management position, preferably in an international relief and development organisation;
- Excellent English communication skills (spoken and written) are essential; additional languages, Good French are Dutch would be highly desirable for the support of the Brussels office;
- Enthusiastic, professional and positive approach with a high degree of self-motivation;
- Excellent relationship-management, teambuilding and interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate clearly and appropriately across all levels of the organisation;
- Analytical and numerate, with a proven understanding of the budgetary and financial implications of decision making;
- Sympathy with Mission East’s organisational values and identity as a Christian organisation, and an ability to implement HR management solutions which exemplify and strengthen these values in action.
How to apply
You can submit an application for this position by filling in the application form on www.missioneast.org/apply. Please ensure that all sections are fully answered as candidates will be initially screened using data submitted on the online form.Final closing date for this position is 01/11/2012.
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