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About ECO Consult
ECO Consult is a leading consulting and development group tackling fundamental development and sustainability challenges in Jordan, the Middle East and Africa. ECO Consult has integrated and adopted management and technological innovations to improve livelihoods, enhance natural resources, empower organizations, set up market systems, and support communities. Since 1995, we have been providing integrated solutions to a wide range of clients and partners including donors and financing institutions, national and local governments, community and civil society organizations, and businesses.
ECO Consult programs and interventions cover stability work and creating opportunities for displaced people and refugees, creating enabling systems within government and communities, and supporting private sector to create market systems.
We are committed to create a positive change within our teams, communities, and with partners and in countries we work in. Our values: integrity, equal opportunities, excellence, innovation, and teamwork.
Position Description
The main asset of ECO Consult is its human capital, and the Human Resources Manager will be required to establish and maintain strong and comprehensive systems and practices to acquire high-level professional talents and provide fair and comprehensive people development opportunities, to facilitate talent retention and facilitate the overall organizational capacity strengthening.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
The HR Manager will collaborate with the management team to perform the required responsibilities explained below:
– Develop sound HR plans that are aligned with the Company’s strategy and people development objectives.
– Manage recruitment and talent acquisition all through the process starting from identification of staffing needs up to contracting on-boarding and orientation of new staff members.
– Develop and implement the performance management framework and manage the employees’ performance improvement process.
– Develop and implement employees’ professional development and capacity building plans based on training and development needs assessment, evaluate results and link to improvement in performance.
– Establish the career path for each of the jobs, together with backup and succession plans and policies.
– Update the organization structure and departments’ functional cards, and develop the competency framework and job descriptions.
– Administer employees’ compensation and benefits programs and conduct salary surveys and benchmarking to ensure that pay rates are competitive and relevant.
– Update the grading and salary scale, promotion process, linked to the competency framework and job descriptions, and the performance management framework.
– Implement workplace safety initiatives and respond to and manage workplace incidents (at the office and in the field).
– Implement initiatives to improve employees’ engagement and internal communication and collaboration, and to promote teamwork and a positive work environment. Address employees’ concerns and grievances and mediate conflicts between employees to maintain positive relations.
– Prepare employees agreements and keep accurate and up-to-date records of all information related to our employees on the HR systems.
– Manage all administrative functions related to long-term and short-term staff, including contract management, employees’ records management, HR information systems and databases, time and attendance and leave management, payroll and benefits administration (including health benefits).
– Ensure the smooth processing of new hires and terminations for staff and trainees in a timely and efficient manner.
– Establish onboarding plans, ensure all newly hired staff are onboarded accordingly, and fully understand all HR policies and best practices.
– Stay informed with changes in relevant laws and regulations and ensure HR and personnel practices and policies comply with legal requirements.
– Contribute to the overall organizational learning and development through conducting employees’ satisfaction surveys and exit interviews, and provide results and recommendations for improvement.
Qualifications
– Understanding of the Human Resources development within the development sector and consulting context
– Have 10 years to 15 years with Human Resources experience
– Professional certification in HR management is preferred
– Strong experience in the different HR areas: HR planning, recruitment and talent acquisition, functions design and job description, performance management systems, people development and capacity building, etc.
– Good knowledge and experience in the local labor law and employees’ affairs
Competencies
– Eager to learn and understand ECO consult business goals and industry trends and needs, and how HR contributes to overall business success.
– Work with integrity, confidentiality and fairness for all employees and the company.
– Dynamic, interactive, and extending out to work with others.
– Approachable, understands others’ perspectives and compassionate.
– Focused on developing people and helping them to reach their potential.
– High interpersonal skills, communication and conflict resolution skills
Job Details: This is a long-term position in Jordan.
