Regional Officer, People & Culture (West Africa)

Search for Common Ground (“Search”) is hiring an Officer, People & Culture (P&C) to join the West Africa Regional Team and support the development of our programs in the Region.

Reporting to the Regional P&C Business Partner, the incumbent will contribute to the day-to-day P&C activities at the Regional level, with more than 50% of time dedicated to recruitments in the region. The P&C Officer will also pursue the overall global P&C agenda and support Country office P&C activities. From time to time, s/he may be called to replace the Regional P&C Business Partner or a Local P&C or provide additional support to Country P&C Teams when required.

Key Area 1: Recruitments (50% of Level of Effort)

• • Be a champion of Search recruitment standards and process to support and guide hiring managers
  • Supervise the recruitment process for the Regional office, International recruitments and key roles in countries in coordination with the hiring team and the relevant P&C point of contact
  • Be aware of Regional trends, tools, platforms to improve Search recruitment activities in the Region
  • Ensure compliance with local regulations and Search policies
  • Actively participate in the onboarding process for new hires in the Regional office, International roles and key roles in countries

Key Area 2: P&C Support

• • Support P&C Operations in country and in the Regional team in coordination with the local P&C and the Regional P&CBP
  • Support the country programs on low and medium complexity P&C issues
  • Support the development and implementation of P&C Projects and activities, including for Recruitment, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Learning and Development…
  • Provide technical assistance to the Country P&C focal person in rolling out global policies, implementing P&C standards and in revision of national P&C policies aligned to Search policies and procedures
  • Be a Champion of Ethics to support the Regional Team and the local teams, notably related to the Code of Conduct
  • Build and maintain relationship and coordination mechanism with other iNGOs working in the region

Key Area 3: Other duties

• • Support the rollout and implementation of Search’s Safeguarding policy by working closely with the Sr Manager, Internal Policy and compliance, reviewing the training material, and participate in the regular meetings
  • Provide coaching, advice, guidance and training on P&C Global policies and standards and best practices to P&C teams and to Regional and SMT country offices
  • Replace the Regional P&CBP or Local P&C staff during their absence
  • Translation and interpretation from English to French and vice-versa may be required

Qualifications

• • Bachelor’s Degree in a related area , preferably in HR, Business administration or related area

Experience

• • At least six years  as an HR generalist with knowledge across all aspects of HR.
  • Experience in INGO and/or at Regional level in the West Africa Region is required

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• • Advanced experience as an HR generalist with knowledge across all aspects of HR
  • Strong communication skills both verbal and written
  • Spoken and written fluency in French and English is required
  • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, and ability to work under pressure in complex, high-speed and challenging
  • Strong sense of personal integrity and understanding of confidentiality and ethics
  • Knowledge of the Labor Law and HR best practices in at least one of our countries. Candidates with a demonstrated knowledge of local labor law in more than one country will be preferred
  • People oriented and results driven
  • Analytical and problem solving skills
  • Cultural sensitivity and adaptability
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to-detail