Vancancies at Saferworld
Deadline of these Jobs: 22 January 2023
Saferworld is an international non-governmental organisation with conflict prevention and peacebuilding programmes in over 20 countries and territories in the Horn of Africa, the African Great Lakes region, Asia, the Middle East, Central Asia and the Caucasus.

People Business Partner - Strategy and Projects

Roles and responsibilities:
• Be first point of contact for all People Strategy Implementation and People Initiatives and/or Projects.
• Collaborate and work with the people team to implement and evaluate the organisation’s new people strategy across the business
• Lead transformation and change projects as well as supporting the cultural and people aspects of organisational change
• Develop a change management framework and work with the OD&L PBP to deliver workshops to managers and staff on how to manage and adapt to change effectively
• Work closely with ODL PBP to roll out key People projects, including new HRIS (Cascade) and Learning system (Meta-Compliance), Flexible Working Policies, Annual Appraisal Process, Reward and Benefits review and support implementation.
• Work with Country Leads and local HR Staff on HR Audits to include, review of our local systems and application of our Global Policies in line with and adhering to country specific legal requirements.
• Develop and Implement a change management and re-structure plans across the organisation as and where needed from start to finish including implementing new structures.
• Develop a project plan for implementing and rolling out the Recruitment and Staff Appraisal component of the system (Cascade).
• Provide support to our Country HR staff on wider projects that have impact on our programmes
• Undertake regular and systemic evaluation of people initiatives and projects delivered, globally and locally, and make recommendations/amendments based on outcomes

Person specification
Knowledge, qualifications and experience
• Experience in project management and of managing projects spanning across multiple countries.
• Prior experience working on People Initiatives and Strategy Implementation
• Sound and up to date knowledge of transformation and change best practice in INGO sector
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and on sensitive issues
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office software packages, databases, and project management tools
• Strong commitment to, and experience of, team and cross-organisational working
• Experience of working in an INGO including an understanding of differences in people practice in the international context would be desirable
• Membership for affiliation with an institutional body (e.g. CIPD) at Chartered or Fellow level or equivalent

Skills and abilities
• Communicate sensitively and effectively with a wide range of people, including across cultures and with those at a distance.
• Ability to deliver projects on time and budget
• Ability to use creativity to solve problems and overcome obstacles to deliver quality support and advice in challenging environments.
• Sensitive to context, environments, local dynamics that drive conflict and division, and power imbalances.
• Willing and able to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, and demonstrate flexibility.
• Able to undertake travel to difficult locations, sometimes at short notice.

Personal qualities
• Commitment to and compliance with Saferworld’s safeguarding principles.
• Commitment to respect and value equality and diversity, and understanding of how this applies to own area of work.
• Commitment to own continuing personal and professional development.
• Commitment to the vision, mission and values of Saferworld.

Other requirements
• Able to travel internationally as and when required.


People Business Partner - OD and Learning

Roles and responsibilities:
• Be first point of contact for all Organisation Development and Learning matters
• Develop a Learning & Development Strategy that aligns with the organizational objectives and work with the People Partners, Leadership and Management to ensure effective implementation.
• Design and deliver effective interventions and approach to talent and succession management, to nurture and develop aspiring talent and building capacity for the future.
• Review, develop and implement an organisational wide performance management framework, which supports organisational objectives, and sustain a culture of regular performance conversations and action.
• Undertake an organisation skills gaps (Audit) and training needs analysis to inform training, learning and development interventions
• Develop an effective coaching and mentoring scheme bespoke to the organisation
• Procure an effective leadership and management programme for the organisation, to include women in leadership and national staff to take up new leadership opportunities
• Ensure there is a robust process for identifying, capturing and prioritising training needs, both organisationally and on an individual basis, assessing and reporting on return on investment.
• Develop an annual training calendar bespoke for Saferworld and engage, procure services of external providers to deliver training in accordance with the needs of the organisation.
• Working closely with Heads of function/ Country Directors and their management teams, to develop a deep understanding of strategic programme ambition and challenges in order to develop and implement medium - and long-term effective OD solutions.
• Working with Partners in country to identify development needs and skills gap, and develop training programmes to build local capacity
• Undertake regular and systemic evaluation of training programmes delivered, internally and externally, and make recommendations/amendments based on outcomes

Person specification
Knowledge, qualifications and experience
• Experience in project management and of managing projects spanning across multiple countries.
• Prior experience working on organisation development and learning & development interventions
• Sound and up to date knowledge of learning and development best practice in INGO sector
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and on sensitive issues
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office software packages, databases, and project management tools
• Strong commitment to, and experience of, team and cross-organisational working
• Experience of working in an INGO including an understanding of differences in people practice in the international context would be desirable
• Membership of an institutional body (e.g. CIPD) at Chartered or Fellow level or equivalent

Skills and abilities
• Communicate sensitively and effectively with a wide range of people, including across cultures and with those at a distance.
• Ability to deliver training, excellent facilitation and presentation skills
• Ability to use creativity to solve problems and overcome obstacles to deliver quality support and advice in challenging legal, administrative and security environments.
• Sensitive to context, environments, local dynamics that drive conflict and division, and power imbalances.
• Willing and able to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, and demonstrate flexibility.
• Able to undertake travel to difficult locations, sometimes at short notice.