Date : 2007-04-25

Title : COUNTRY MANAGER

Price :

Description :

COUNTRY MANAGER

Make a Difference

Save the Children-UK is operational in Pakistan "Since 1979 and is working to bring dramatic changes in the lives of Pakistani children by providing them quality education, health and protection.  We are looking for exuberant and experienced candidates for the following senior position.

COUNTRY MANAGER HR

Gross Salary:  125,383 pm

Contract:  Three Years.

The country Manager HR will be overall responsible for all HR functions including national and international recruitment and selection processes, employment contracts and documentation, international staff contracts and documentation, international staff contracts and benefits management HRMIS, compensation and benefit systems, performance management systems, health and safety measures, disciplinary and grievance mechanisms, staff counseling and legal compliance.

Country Manager HR also takes the lead in security management for the Pakistan Program.  Being member of senior leadership team the post holder will provide technical and strategic guidance in proposal development, Program operations.  Ensuring child protection policy at all levels and taking lead on organizational development process internally and with the partner organizations is another area of responsibility.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

1. Minimum of five years of experience preferably at a senior HR management level with post-graduate degree in Business Administration HR or related descipline.
2. Rich experience in people management with a high level of integity.
3. Tactful, ability to accept criticism, tolerant, ability to modify style in order to reach goals and to maintain effectiveness within changing environments and with varying responsibilities.
4. Ability to lead a team of high level committed professionals.  Effective in utilization of staff and other resources.  Knowledge of when, how and to whom to delegate.  Appropriate allocation of decision making and other responsibilities.
5. Effective leadership skills with vision and strategic purpose.
6. Willingness to make decisions, render judgments and take actions, decisive.
7. Effectiveness in identifying problems, seeking relevant data, recognizing important information and diagnosing possible causes.
8. Effective negotiation skills, diplomatic skills and cultural and political sensitivity.
9. Ability to create and maintain a high level of effective output, capacity to work hard and independently.
10. Ability to analyze, process and present numerical information, e.g. financial and statistical data.
11. Proficient in MS Excel, MS Word, Outlook.
12. Proactive, persuasive, and ability to work under stress and within deadlines.
13. willingness to travel.
14. Commitment to work with and for children.

SC-UK is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to bring positive changes into the lives of children and is sensitive to child protections issues and has zero tolerance policy.

Covering letter explaining how you are suitable for the post applied and CV (not more than three pages) must reach us by May 02, 2007 at the following address:  Human Resource Department, Save the Children-UK, H.# 97, Main Double Road, F-10/1, Islamabad. Please do not forget to mention the post applied for on the envelope. Telephonic queries will not be entertained and only short listed candidates will be contacted.