Plan International People and Culture Specialist Jobs in Ghana

Plan International People and Culture Specialist Jobs in Ghana


Job Description

  • Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

  • We believe in the power and potential of every child.

  • But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

    Role Profile

    Role Purpose

  • A concise statement, capturing the primary reasons that this role exists and a clear articulation of the context of the role.

  • How will this role contribute to creating lasting change for children?]

  • To provide Human Resources support to Plan International Staff in achieving the organisation’s Strategy through excellent people management practices.

    Dimensions Of The Role

    This section provides a summary of the size and authority of the post. It covers the size of the budget held, the numbers of direct reports, other key stakeholders who may depend on it, the type of communication required, the external representation involved and the reach of the role.

    • HR Focal Person for MGCubed and Train For Tomorrow Projects at Plan Annex Office

    • Work closely with the Country People & Culture Manager in providing technical support to the Plan International Country Office

    Accountabilities

    This section is critical for clarifying expectations of the role, providing the framework for its relationship with colleagues and providing areas of accountability against which performance can be managed.

    • This should include a series of brief statements that define the end results required. e.g. drive, contribute, identify, manage, responsible for, advise/coach, build, develop, provide, conduct, oversee, establish, participate etc.

    • Statements should ideally be worded so that they will lead to thoughts of measurement. For example, it is better to state something like “achieve maintenance standards” than “undertake maintenance”. The former leads to a measure against the maintenance standards.


    • HR Business Partnering

    • Provide proactive generalist and technical human resources support to Staff on the MGCubed and T4T Projects in line with the HR strategic priorities of Plan International Ghana.

    • Act as a point of contact for related HR issues for the assigned Client groups (MGCubed and T4T Projects) and provide timely response to these people related matters as and when they come up.

    • Conduct HR business Partnering meetings with Director of Partnerships, Project Manager for T4T and Project Manager for MG3 to address any HR issues on a monthly basis.

    • In collaboration with Country People & Culture Manager, ensure that staff wellbeing priorities for the client groups are met.

    • Provide interpretation & application of policies, procedures, terms and conditions of service, etc. to the Staff on these two Projects as required.

    • Participate in relevant stakeholder forums, meetings and discussions with regards to Staff issues and liase with the People &
    Culture Team at the main Country Office to address any HR gap.

    • Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure best practices are captured and adopted to increase organizational well-being performance.

    Plan International’s Values in Practice

    • We are open and accountable

    • Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.

    • Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.

    • Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.

    • Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.

    • Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people

    • We strive for lasting impact

    • Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.

    • Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.

    • Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.

    • Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

    • We work well together

    • Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.

    • Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.

    • Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.

    • Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

    • We are inclusive and empowering

    • We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential

    • We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge equality in our programs and our workplace

    • We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives.

    • Physical Environment

    In this section, state “typical office environment”, or conditions such as “must work outside in an extremely hot and humid climate”. Also note if any protective equipment is required.

    • Typical office environment. The position also requires about 30% travel within Plan International Ghana’s field offices.

  • Level of Contact With Children
    [Low contact- the job responsibilities of this position do not require the post holder to have frequent contact with children.

  • There would be occasional contact with children and it is expected that children shall be protected at all times.

    How to Apply

  • For more information and job application details, see; Plan International People and Culture Specialist Jobs in Ghana




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