Recruiter – IRC Jobs in Kenya

• Location: Nairobi, Kenya
• Vacancy No: N/A 
• Salary: N/A
• Organization: IRC
• Gender: Both
• Deadline: N/A

Job Description

The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, IRC offers life-saving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in more than 30 countries and in 22 U.S. cities, IRC restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted by conflict or disaster. IRC leads the way from harm to home.

Background: Across two refugee camps, Dadaab and Kakuma, and four counties (Garissa, Turkana, West Pokot and Nairobi), the IRC implements programs in the sectors of health, Nutrition, governance & rights, and women’s protection & empowerment, Economic Recovery and Development, as well as providing emergency response through a network of four field offices and a range of institutional and community-based partnerships.

Job Overview/Summary:

The Recruiter is primarily responsible for the recruitment function in the country program, the position holder will work on the identification, screening, interviewing and referral of candidates for potential employment with IRC Kenya Program. Working in partnership with hiring managers, they will provide direction on sourcing techniques, recruitment, hiring and tracking of all ongoing recruitment. The Recruiter will be responsible for developing and maintaining a large network of current and potential candidates for key positions and for working collaboratively with other specialists, ensuring IRC Kenya can identify and secure impactful / high potential staff in alignment with IRC’s Strategic Ambitions, including the Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) action priorities. The Recruiter will also lead internal staff mobility and support with workforce planning.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the development, planning, and implementation of recruiting activities designed to enhance IRC Kenya’s’ ability to attract and retain qualified candidates.
• Handle full-cycle recruitment process and directly recruit mid-level to senior-level positions; develop candidate rosters, employ innovative sourcing strategies, actively network and employ innovative, creative recruiting methods to find competent and organizational fit candidates and prospect for new opportunities.
• Review Job Descriptions when submitted for advertisement for quality purposes.
• Form and maintain a collaborative relationship with key internal teams at the country level including country program HR staff and hiring managers, to understand their departments and better understand their hiring needs and job specifications.
• Participate in planning and proposal development processes, ensuring that staffing and management strategies are realistic and reflective of the existing talent pool.
• Utilize local job boards in counties, support in social media initiatives and apply innovative sourcing methods to support recruiting objectives. Develop and release job postings on platforms, such as social media and job boards with a focus on providing a diverse candidate slate.
• Partner with universities, colleges, peer agencies, among others to be able to source for qualified candidates.
• Take on recruiting initiatives to support the people and culture strategy while guaranteeing adherence to local labor regulations and donor requirements.
• Provide an efficient and high-quality experience for every candidate from application stage to offer.
• Screen resumes and prospects, qualify, interview and handle candidates throughout the selection process from prepping before interviews to assisting with final offer negotiation, including a robust reference and background checks.
• Maintain a database of candidate records, including active and passive prospects, hired and fired employees, and other candidate relationships.
• Support in reviewing processes on managing casual and volunteer workers within the IRC Kenya and support in reviewing recruitment and mobility guidelines in the country program. Develop country program capacity to attract and retain highly qualified candidates, consistent with IRC’s GEDI objectives.
• Gain a deep understanding of IRC’s programs and operations, in order to provide outstanding talent sourcing, recruiting, and hiring in partnership with hiring managers.
• Create and maintain talent pools and pipelines using IRC’s global Applicant Tracking System (ATS) – Cornerstone.
• Coordinate regular training for hiring managers, and other HR recruiting staff.
• Maintain up to date recruitment tracking records. As needed provide analytical reports on recruitment and selection related data, metrics and trends on a regular basis to support in decision-making, workforce planning and development.
• Responsible for handling internal mobility for the Kenya Country Program in compliance with IRC Mobility Guidelines and organizational best practices.
• Take an active role in workforce planning for the country program. Resolving workforce demand and supply, identify resource and proficiency gaps and develop workforce plans to address the gaps.
• Responsible for maintaining recruitment and selection panelists’ interview notes and administrative records for each filled post in the country program.
• Additional responsibilities in the remit of the role may be added according to the function.

Key Working Relationships

Position Reports to: Deputy Director – Human Resources, Kenya Country Program.

Position supervises: Recruitment Associate.

Other Internal contacts: All staff and departments within the Kenya Country Program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s /Post Graduate degree in Business, Human Resources or related field.
• 5 years of experience with recruitment and/or Talent Management.
• Member of Institute of Human Resources and Certified HR professional.
• Experience working with an Applicant Tracking System.
• Experience with handling internal mobility.
• Experience working for an INGO is an added advantage.
• Ability and willingness to travel to the field sites.
• Strong management, coaching and mentoring skills required.
• Strong organizational skills as well as interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced/changing, deadline-oriented environment.
• Solid presentation and interpersonal skills and ability to convey information effectively
• Real interest in capacity building and provide technical support and guidance to hiring managers and colleagues on all recruitment and mobility matters.
• Experience providing trainings and staff development is a plus
• Proven sense of professional discretion, integrity, and ability to run situations diplomatically and to effective resolution.
• Fluency in English is essential.

Standards of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability and Equity. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons.

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other encouraging benefits and allowances.

Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply. International allowances are not available for this position. Salary and employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.

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