Nairobi, Kenya

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is an independent international non-governmental organization, working in 40+ countries throughout the world, and our primary mandate is to promote durable solutions for refugees and displaced populations. DRC East Africa & Great Lakes (EAGL) region provides urgent response at the onset of displacement and works with displacement-affected populations - both internally and across borders - to develop solutions to the challenges that they face.

The DRC office in Nairobi is a Regional Office providing management support and strategic direction to DRC programs operating in East Africa & Great Lake region. The EAGL Regional Office covers the following country operations: Burundi, Djibouti, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

We are currently looking for a highly qualified HR Coordinator to join the team.

About the job

The HR Coordinator is responsible for providing overall advice, coordination, and technical support to the Human Resources team in the Regional Office.
The role has a Regional Office focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines within the office. The role contributes to the development of office strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks. The role provides support and/or technical guidance to Regional Office operations while overseeing activities.

More specific responsibilities of the HR Coordinator are:

• Oversee recruitments in the regional office and ensures recruitments are compliant with the recruitment policies and that staff and hiring managers are familiar with the process.
• Ensure the annual performance evaluation process is followed and all staff and managers are familiar with the process

• Drive the onboarding and induction process in the regional office, for national and international staff
• Advise managers or staff on training and development opportunities

• Support people well-being initiatives

• Ensure that national staff contracts are aligned with DRC minimum standards and the local labour law.
• Ensure high quality HR data
• Implement and maintain the Global and Regional HR policies in the Regional Office, ensuring that the local labour law is taken into account
• Proactively pursue continuous process improvement in Human Resources related practices in order to enhance the quality and efficiency of output/delivery.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have minimum 3 years of relevant experience working in HR in Humanitarian or Development NGO’s.  

Moreover, we also expect the following:

• Demonstrated understanding and working knowledge/experience of Human Resources Management principles, concepts & processes
• Extensive knowledge on Kenyan labour law
• Excellent skills in handling and advising on complex people management issues
• Experience in developing Human Resources strategies and policies, and driving implementation
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate clearly.
• Positive attitude and service oriented. High level of personal initiative and ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Awareness and sensitivity to multicultural work - development and ability to form and facilitate dialogue between a diverse group of people with diverse skills and working styles;

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies: 

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process. 

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback. 

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation. 

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly. 

Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

Contract length: 1 year, with possibility of extension

Band: G Non-management

Start date: 01. September 2024

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National staff; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact Anne Moenster, anne.moenster@drc.ngo.

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 08 July 2024

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.