Requisition ID: req51358
Job Title: Human Resource Coordinator
Sector: Human Resources
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Work Arrangement:
Job Description
Background: The International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Kenya country program provides life-saving and developmental services that empower vulnerable local and refugee communities, enabling them to lead secure, productive, and healthy lives. Collaborating closely with national and county governments, community organizations, and partner NGOs, the IRC operates across health, nutrition, protection, livelihood, education, and WASH sectors, in Turkana, Garissa, Samburu, West Pokot and Nairobi counties. The IRC responds to emergencies such as drought in Garissa and Turkana counties, supports refugees in Hagadera and Kakuma Refugee Camps, and implements urban programming for livelihoods in Nairobi’s informal settlements.
Purpose of the Position:
The Human Resource Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that the day-to-day HR functions are performed to a high standard and in accordance with IRC policies, procedures and HR standard processes. Provide technical advice and guidance to the HR Teams, field management and staff across the country program on HR policies and procedures. The position is also responsible for ensuring quality assurance function in delivery of Human Resources function for the IRC Kenya country program.
Under the supervision of Deputy Director – Human Resources, the position holder is responsible for providing effective and efficient HR service to the programs, optimizing the HR functions, handle and mentor HR team in Kenya country program.
Specific Duties and Accountabilities:
Policy/Advisory/Management
Recruitment and performance management
Documentation
Employee Relations:
HR Skills Development
Duty of Care
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to:Deputy Director – Human Resources
Position directly supervises: 4 HR Managers and 1 HR officer
Key Internal Stakeholders:
The Senior Management Team; Field Coordinators, Technical Coordinators, Field HR Leads, Nairobi HR Managers, Recruiter and all staff within IRC Kenya Program.
Qualifications
Language/Travel:
Professional Standards: The IRC and IRC workers must stick to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability and Gender Equality. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and implements policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons
Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols, and other supportive benefits and allowances
Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants based on merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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