Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

About the role

Your responsibilities include defining, adapting, planning, and overseeing the implementation of the mission s human resources framework, including internal procedures and policies, compensation and benefits, talent management, staff discipline, career development and learning, as well as team building, while ensuring alignment with the local context, applicable legislation, and MdM policies and values.

What you ll do

• Define and implement HR strategy, workforce planning, and budgeting in coordination with leadership
• Maintain organizational structure and contribute to HR components in project proposals
• Ensure accurate HR administration, including employee records, databases, payroll, and reporting to HQ
• Implement and monitor salary structures and national staff compensation policies
• Recruit, manage, and develop the HR team, including performance reviews and capacity building initiatives
• Develop, update, and enforce HR policies in line with local legislation and organizational values
• Oversee recruitment processes, labour market analysis, and support conflict resolution procedures
• Strengthen HR capacity through field visits, training programs, and technical support across the mission
• Support the implementation of PSEA policies, including awareness, reporting mechanisms, and prevention actions
• Ensure full compliance with local labour, tax, and immigration laws, and manage legal documentation
• Oversee expatriate HR processes, including visas, housing, and administrative follow-up
• Prepare HR reports, contribute to donor reporting, and coordinate with external HR stakeholders

Desired Candidate Profile

You are the right match if you fit to the following selection criteria:

• Degree in HR, Management, or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience, including 3 years in a similar position in the humanitarian sector
• Experience in complex or conflict-affected environments is an asset

Technical skills

• Strong HR management expertise (policies, procedures, legal framework)
• Budget and payroll management
• Recruitment, training, and team management

Soft skills

• Leadership and decision-making
• Adaptability and resilience in challenging environments
• Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills

IT & Languages

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Fluent in English; Arabic and/or French are assets