Interim Human Resources Manager (Cambodian National only) At Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion

“Outraged by the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations,
Humanity & Inclusion aspire to a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity”

Handicap International is changing his name and becomes « Humanity & Inclusion ». HI, Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

Since the organization was first founded in 1982, we have set up development programmes in 62 countries and responded to many emergencies. Today we have a budget of around 150 million euros, with 3500 employees worldwide.

HI regional programme composed of Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Philippine and China; the Regional Office is located in Vientiane, Laos.

In Cambodia, 4 projects are currently implemented in Phnom Penh, Kampong Cham, Tboung Khmum, Takeo, Prey Veng, Siem Reap, and Kratie provinces.

• SHARE project comprises of two components:
  • Inclusive Education (IE) component: ensuring accessibility of inclusive education for people with disabilities in particular girls.
  • Rehabilitation (REHAB) component: increasing access to quality rehabilitation services and strengthening referral with the health system.
• ATscale project: Strengthening government capacity in increasing access and improving management of Assistive Technology (AT) services in Cambodia.
• Development And Risk Management (DARM) project: supporting long-term development and risk management of the Cambodian Self-Help Demining Organization.
• Accessibility project: accessibility promotion for an Inclusive and Supportive Environment for All. The accessibility project promotes and disseminates the national accessibility guidelines, as well as disability inclusion.

HI is recruiting one qualified candidate to fulfill the following post:

Position: Human Resources Manager (interim)

Location: Phnom Penh, with possible to travel to all other provinces

Contract Type: Fixed term contract (3months), *with possibility of extension to long term contract

Working Schedule: Full time (40 hours per week)

Expected starting date: 01-Aug-2023

Salary and Benefit Package: Salary rank is between USD 1,303 to USD 1,602 (based on experience) and other benefits are in accordance with HI’s remuneration policy.

Reporting to the Regional Human Resource Manager and site management by Cambodia Country Manager, The role of Human Resources Manager (interim) is to ensure roll out of HR action plans defined by the Programme’s STRATOP in his/her country. S/he is delegated some of the responsibilities of the Regional HR Manager at his/her country level. In the country in which s/he works, s/he ensures that the human resources management is consistent with HI’s policies and frameworks and with local regulations. S/he advises managers in his/her geographical area on all the HR processes they roll out and is responsible for maintaining the social environment in his/her country.

Missions / responsibilities (*)

Mission 1: Management

• Manager as a role model: embody HI’s values on a daily basis, and be a role model.
• Manager as a coach for meaning: understand the strategy, make it explicit, translate it into operational objectives for his or her team, lead the necessary changes. Give meaning to each management action. Encourage inter and intra departmental exchanges of practice. Encourage innovation and risk-taking.
• Operational manager: organise the operational management of his or her team, structure the work around identified processes, steer performance and facilitate the resolution of problems.
• First HR & Coach: contribute to the development of his or her staff, creating the conditions for their commitment, professionalism and attachment to HI. Ensure compliance with the code of conduct and institutional policies, the mind-set and expected individual and collective behaviour.

Mission 2: Strategy and Supervision: develops the Programme’s HR strategy in the country in which s/he works

• Helps to write the HR part of the regional STRATOP.
• Defines and implements the HR action plan for his/her country.
• Contributes to major Programme HR reorganisations: team dimensioning: social plans or plans for strong growth
• Compiles standard HR indicators for his/her geographical area and helps to map and mitigate HR risks and deal with incidents.
• Participates in representing HI’s HR at external bodies at his/her country level.

Mission 3: Rolls out Standards, contributes to HI’s Expertise and Accountability in his/her scope of responsibility:

• Is responsible for implementing HI’s HR policies and frameworks in his/her country.
• Ensures compliance with HI’s legal obligations and monitors the renewal of the legal documents ensuring the legal exercising of HI’s activities in the country.
• Is in charge of audit and archiving procedures.
• Helps to ensure compliance with the rules applicable to donors in his/her scope of responsibility.

Mission 4: Operational implementation of HR

4.1: Contributes to the dimensioning and quality of Programme resources:

• Contributes to the Programme’s budgetary processes. Ensures the balance of the wage bill for his/her geographical area.
• Contributes to project reviews of HR aspects
• Monitors the HR aspects of local partnerships in his/her country.
• Implements the sourcing process in his/her geographical area, and ensures compliance with and the quality of the recruitment process
• Participates in the Programme’s HR reporting schedule and helps to meet HI’s global HR deadlines.

4.2: Career Management and Skills Development

• Organises and monitors the implementation of the Programme’s HR cycle including the career-management policy.
• Helps to develop the skills of managers in his/her geographical area (Manager 2.0).

4.3: Ensures the quality of the Programme’s administrative management for HI staff present in his/her country.

• Organises staff briefings on administrative matters and employment conditions
• Is responsible for the implementation of the payroll process and its compliance with HI’s frameworks and policies and the national legal framework
• Represents HI with local public administrative bodies (employment inspectorate, tax, social security etc.)
• Implements the contractual system for the country’s national staff and ensures that contracts are monitored
• Implements and monitors the local physical and mental health policy in line with HI standards.
• Ensures the compliance of the archiving of personnel files for the country’s staff.
• Ensures the obtaining and renewal of visas for international staff and visitors that can be carried out locally

4.4: Assists managers on his/her Programme with the implementation of HI’s HR policies

4.5: Legal and social aspects: ensures the maintenance of the social environment and compliance with the HR legal framework

• Is responsible for the legal compliance and implementation of staff representation in his/her country

4.6: Assists the Country Manager with the deployment of the HR part of the Code of Conduct and the PSEA.

Mission 5: Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Lead the emergency preparedness actions in his/her department and, in the event of an emergency, reorganize the priorities of his/her team according to the humanitarian priority, in order to ensure a quick and efficient response by HI.

Specific mission: In addition, the Human Resources Manager may undertake any other duty requested by his/her line manager or site manager that may require for the service.

Skills

Management skills

• Being capable of helping team members to progress: developing his/her staff‘s ability to work autonomously.
• Knowing how to position oneself so things can move forward.
• Knowing how to simplify and prioritize.

Professional skills

• Proficient in:
• Organisation design;
• Sourcing and Recruitment;
• Management of training and skills development actions;
• Personnel administration;
• Payroll;
• Remuneration and management of the wage bill
• Practices (know-how):
• Mobility;
• Training facilitation and/or design etc;
• Employment law;
• HR IT tools;

Emergency Preparedness and Response skills

• Proficient in :
• Emergency response;
• Emergency watch and preparedness;

Cross-sector skills

• Proficient in :
• Languages,
• Office automation and collaborative tools
• Stress management
• Practices (know-how):
• Frameworks and references;
• Working in a global organisation

Qualification:

• Education requirement: Bachelor degree in Labor relations and HR management, or a related field, or its international equivalent;
• Language requirement: Proficient in English & Khmer with excellent reading, writing, listening & speaking capacity;
• Computer skill: Microsoft Office is preferred, with advanced Excel skills preferred;
• Experiences: Minimum 3-5 year’ experiences as HR manager; experience in the field of humanitarian aid and development project management or Administration related jobs;