People Director
تفاصيل الوظيفة
Concern Worldwide People Director Frazer Jones’ services have been retained by Concern Worldwide to secure talent for the role of People Director. Concern strives for a world free from poverty, fear and oppression. Established in 1968, Concern is a non-profit, non-governmental humanitarian organisation, dedicated to the reduction of suffering and the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. With a head office in Dublin, Ireland and support offices in Kenya, Korea, the United Kingdom and the USA, Concern targets programs in fragile and conflict-affected contexts. It employs approximately 4,000 people across the globe and currently operates in 26 program countries. As People Director, you will lead a highly effective people team to ensure the organisation has the culture and talent to deliver on its mission at a time when the combination of conflict and climate change has greatly intensified the severity and complexity of the contexts in which their people work. The People Director will drive the organisation’s People Strategy, providing strong overall management to the people function. You will be a member of the senior management team, the group charged with the global leadership of the organisation. Responsibilities include:
- As part of the senior management team, contribute to the development of the organisation’s overall strategic direction and decision-making processes.
- Lead the People Directorate as the organisation responds to changing work patterns globally and evolves its international and national structures including supporting subsequent change management processes.
- In delivering the People Strategy, foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and measurement of impact, supported by people analytics and data driven decision making.
- Reinforce and model, in line with organisation policies, a culture that prioritises providing all employees with a safe, respectful, and supportive workplace, one that fosters diversity, empathy, inclusiveness and a sense of belonging, where each individual feels valued and protected from any harm, and able to deliver their very best work in support of Concern’s mission.
- Operate critical enabling functions e.g., recruitment, employee relations, compensation and benefits and data recording and analysis in line with best practice and legal compliance.
- Direct Succession Planning and Talent Development, Performance Development across the organisation. Oversee Learning and Organisation Development initiatives.
- Work holistically with other functions to manage risk and position and enable the organisation to work in both development and emergency contexts.
- In line with best practice, continue to support the development of wellbeing initiatives that improve capacity to respond to critical events and emergencies and which support the development of a resilient workforce.
- Through establishing and maintaining internal and external networks, stay abreast of best practise and trends in the humanitarian sector, with a specific focus on people matters.
- Strong commitment to the vison, mission and values of Concern.
- Post graduate qualification in a related discipline or equivalent years of professional experience.
- Significant proven and demonstrable experience of working in a similar role within the humanitarian sector or relevant multinational environment.
- Global experience and expertise, working across a multi-cultural workforce.
- Experience of working a at senior leadership level with responsibility for the people function.
- Fluency in English and French (desirable).
- As People Director, you will demonstrate Concern’s key values, which are: focusing on the extreme poor and most vulnerable; equality; listening; rapid response; courage; commitment; innovation and accountability.
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