HR and Administration Manager at Save The Children

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

The Role

• Save the Children is seeking an HR and Administration Manager for its Humanitarian Response in the North Eastern part of Nigeria; location is Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria and the incumbent will report to the Humanitarian Team Leader.
• The post holder will manage the HR and Administration function of the Humanitarian response in the North East as a field level HR Manager in a complex, large-scale emergency around the country. The HR/Admin Manager will be expected to lead on HR assessments, HR strategy, coordinate recruitment, develop robust systems, policy and practice on people management in complex emergencies.
• In most circumstances, the post-holder will be expected to mentor and/or capacity building existing staff; develop, manage and co-ordinate the overall functioning of administrative support systems for the Humanitarian Program as well as service providers and events which includes office management, facilities management, development and maintenance of policies and procedures, travel, and staff management.
• In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Qualifications and experience
Essential:

• A Degree in human resource management or equivalent qualification
• Prior 5-7 years INGO experience at management level within a complex country programme in emergency response/humanitarian environments
• Experience of working in remote field bases with limited infrastructure
• Proven operational HR track-record - experience of providing a senior generalist HR service to managers across a full range of HR issues
• Excellent skills in handling and advising on complex people management issues
• Experience of and well developed skills in recruitment and selection
• Good attention to detail
• Understanding staff care for humanitarian staff, in particular approaches to welfare, stress, R&R and debriefing
• Good facilitation skills and ability to deliver induction briefing/training
• Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English, with experience in managing multicultural teams

Desirable:

• Significant experience with NGOs in an international environment
• A Master's degree in Human Resources Management or Business Administration or equivalent
• Fluent in English and Hausa languages