Senior Human Resources Officer

­­­World Concern is a Christian global relief and development agency that extends opportunity and hope to people facing the most profound human challenges of extreme poverty. We serve nearly 6 million people in 12 countries, focusing on food security, child protection, education, maternal and child health, microfinance, vocational training, clean water and sanitation and disaster response.

Location: Port au Prince, Haiti**

Reports To: Country Representative

Contract Length: Undetermined

General Function:

Under the overall supervision of the Country Director/Representative, the Sr. HR Officer is responsible for recruitment, onboarding, employee development, compensation, benefits, off-boarding processes, maintenance of staff records and systems, and lead HR initiatives as needed. Also, Sr. HR Officer promotes a positive work environment founded on Christian values and Code of Ethics and Conduct of World Concern Haiti.

Responsibilities:**

1. Review employment and working conditions to ensure compliance with local labor laws while develop and maintain strong relationships with government bodies and NGOs

2. Interpret, explain, and implement employees’ policies rules and procedures and make sure they are followed

3. Conduct recruitment by ensuring that Job Descriptions are current and updated, advertise job opening, screen job applicants, communicate with job candidates, schedule, facilitate, and participate in interviews

4. Perform background checks and contact potential candidates’ references

5. Prepare and send out rejection emails, emails of job offer and employment contracts for new employees, and update existing employment contracts as needed

6. Create and implement effective onboarding program and ensure that employees fill out all the necessary paperwork for benefits enrollment

7. Coordinate onboarding evaluation process to make necessary improvements to the program

8. Conduct training needs analysis for employees to determine training needs

9. Work with managers to determine trainings that are suitable for their subordinates and organize training sessions and activities for employees

10. Assist in performance management process

11. Update compensation information and respond to compensation questions and explain benefits plans and resources

12. Lead employee termination process including conduct exit interview

13. Plan, organize and coordinate employee morale events such as team building

14. Provide support and resources on conflict resolution or other employees’ issues that may arise to promote a positive work environment.

15. Create, update, and maintain all employees’ records in electronic and physical files

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Experience

• Spiritually mature follower of Jesus Christ
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business administration or related field
• At least 3 years’ experience in Human Resources and 1 year in supervising staff
• Familiarity and experience with Local Labor Laws
• Excellent interpersonal skills and verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills
• Willingness and availability to travel, and perform other duties as needed
• Excellent Microsoft Office computer skills (Word, excel, power point and outlook)
• Fluency in written and spoken, French, Creole, and English