People & Culture Coordinator

Search for Common Ground (Search) is an international non-profit organization that promotes the peaceful transformation of conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC, and Brussels, Belgium, Search’s mission is to transform how individuals, organizations, and governments deal with conflict—moving away from destructive approaches and towards cooperative solutions. With more than 700 staff worldwide, Search implements projects in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and North America.

Position Summary:

Search is seeking an experienced People & Culture Coordinator for our office in Jos. The People and Culture (Human Resources) team is responsible for the implementation of Human Resource strategies and policies, effective HR management, staff performance management, and facilitation of knowledge building and sharing. The Human Resources team collaborates with other departments, including Programs, Finance, Procurement, Admin & Logistics, Program Development, Safety & Security and Information Technology.

The People & Culture Coordinator will report to the Country People & Culture Manager

Responsibilities

• Reinforce Search for Common Ground’s and donor’s rules, regulations, policies, processes, procedures, and standards to uphold People and Culture compliance and confidentiality.
• Maintain high-level working knowledge of Search for Common Ground’s policies, procedures, standards, Code of Conduct, Nigeria labor laws, People and Culture best practices, etc.
• Maintain quality control measures for accuracy and integrity of employee data for data analysis and reporting.
• Establish, foster, and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external departments and stakeholders.

People and Culture Operations

• Conduct periodic checks on People and Culture operations systems, processes, and procedures for effectiveness and efficiency.
• Recommend corrective actions to People and Culture operations systems, processes, and procedures to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Collaborate on updates and revisions of People and Culture policies and procedures, guidelines, and processes to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Ensure data quality and accuracy of the People and Culture Information System (HRIS).
• Coordinate organizational People and Culture programs and initiatives.

Compensation and Benefits

• Collaborate on compensation function including, salary scales, and salary increases, job leveling, job descriptions, to ensure internal equity and reflect market trends.
• Collaborate on salary data analysis and reporting.
• Recommend corrective actions for salary inequity
• Contribute to the implementation of corrective actions.

Performance Management and Employee Relations

• Apply organizational best practices and labor law regulations to performance management and employee relations, including corrective and disciplinary actions.
• Counsel employees on performance management and employee relations matters.
• Partner with department and team lead on recommendations for promotions, transfers, and position reclassifications.

Recruitment

• Apply organizational best practices to the full-cycle recruiting process, including position descriptions, salary recommendations, new employee orientation/ onboarding, etc.
• Infuses organizational values into all work.
• Other duties that are broadly in line with the above key contributions as assigned.

Consultancy Procurement

• Support in reviewing of TORs and Purchase request for Posting
• Support in Procurement Documentation for Consultancy
• Facilitate consultancy payment.

Documentation

• Process documentation of HR files, paperwork, databases and records relating to personnel activities
• Performing file audits to ensure that all required employee documentation is collected and maintained

Competency Behavior Indicators (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Initiates brainstorming or problem-solving meetings. With time in job, develops skills for analyzing and communicating program successes and failures; reports lessons learned to the team and other members.
• Develops skills to independently initiate and maintain relations with vendors, partners, and funders. Articulates Search program/project goals and objectives within Search and to external audiences.
• Demonstrates appreciation for diversity of thought. Builds cross-functional relationships with other functional departments.
• Demonstrates ability to be adaptable and willing to confront and change own ideas and preconceptions with the resiliency and flexibility to make changes based on hearing a diversity of thoughts.
• Drafts team documents, briefing materials, and presentations. Articulates program/project objectives and how they fit into a team’s goals and/or Search’s mission and adapts to the communications setting.
• Applies standards, identifies areas for standardization, and coordinates across functions from a multicultural perspective that reflects consideration of other cultures, other viewpoints, and other ways of doing things.
• Takes into account the environmental landscape, assesses one’s own and others’ viewpoints in their environment, and proposes solutions from an ethical perspective.
• Recognizes the options available for solving problems, conducts analyses, and calculates metrics and other technical tools to support informed decision making.
• Conducts Quality Control of team documents, briefing materials, presentations, and systems data. Carefully reviews and checks the accuracy of information in work reports, management information systems, or with other individuals and groups. Checks the accuracy of one’s own and others’ work. Proactively informs management of potential risks and concerns; suggests resolutions.
• Independently prioritizes time to reach deadlines and reaches end results of assignments with ability to accomplish multiple steps with limited to no supervision.
• Remain alert and responsive to any safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills that will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding Policy.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organization Development, organization psychology or related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of progressive leadership experience in Human Resources positions in INGO
• Specialized training in employment law, compensation, organizational planning, organization development, or employee relations is an advantage
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout Nigeria
• Able to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with staff in course of work.
• Proficiency in the use of G-Suites.
• Able to deliver effective results, meet tight deadlines and targets.
• Good judgment and decision-making skills.
• Experience with start-up, exit or similar experiences
• Ability to adapt to new cultures and work in diverse environments.
• Demonstrated ability to foster a culture of respect and inclusion; and
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English is a requirement

To apply:

Interested candidates should send the following to our portal on or before October 8, 2024.

Current resume

Cover Letter (which includes expectations of compensation and projected start date)

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Please note that the system only has the functionality to upload two documents per application. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please. Please see our website: www.sfcg.org for full details of our work.

Commitment to Search Values:

Trust, Breakthrough and Collaboration

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Please see our website www.sfcg.org for full details of our work. All Search Employees must adhere to the values: Collaboration- Audacity – Tenacity – Empathy – Results. In accordance with these values, Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment, Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest, and Anti-fraud. Search is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children, youth, and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children, youth, and vulnerable adults. Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. View our code of conduct here and our privacy policy here.

Les descriptifs de pouvant ne pouvant être exhaustifs, le titulaire du poste pourra être amené à entreprendre d’autres tâches qui correspondent globalement aux responsabilités clés ci-dessus.

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Seuls les candidats invités à un entretien seront contactés. Pas d’appels téléphoniques s’il vous plaît. Veuillez consulter notre site Web www.sfcg.org pour tous les détails de notre mission.

Tous les employés de Search doivent adhérer aux valeurs de Search : Collaboration- Audace – Ténacité – Empathie – Résultats. Conformément à ces valeurs, Search fait respecter le code de conduite et les politiques connexes sur la lutte contre le harcèlement au travail, la protection contre l’exploitation et les abus, la protection des enfants, les conflits d’intérêts et la lutte contre la fraude. Search s’engage à préserver les intérêts, les droits et le bien-être des enfants, des jeunes et des adultes vulnérables avec lesquels elle est en contact et à mener ses programmes et ses opérations d’une manière qui soit sûre pour les enfants, les jeunes et les adultes vulnérables.

Search for Common Ground ne fait pas et ne doit pas faire de discrimination fondée sur la race, la couleur, la religion (croyance), le sexe, l’expression de genre, l’âge, l’origine nationale (ascendance), le handicap, l’état matrimonial, l’orientation sexuelle ou le statut militaire, dans aucune de ses activités ou opérations.

Consultez notre code de conduite ici et notre politique de confidentialité ici.

Dado que la descripción de funciones no puede ser exhaustiva, el titular del puesto puede tener que realizar otras tareas que coinciden en líneas generales con las responsabilidades clave mencionadas.

Sólo se contactará con los candidatos invitados a una entrevista. Se agradece no recibir llamadas telefónicas. Consulte nuestro sitio web www.sfcg.org para conocer todos los detalles de nuestro trabajo. Todos los empleados de Search deben adherirse a los valores de la organización: Colaboración – Audacia – Tenacidad – Empatía – Resultados. De acuerdo con estos valores, Search hace cumplir el Código de Conducta y las políticas relacionadas con luchar contra el acoso en el lugar de trabajo, la protección contra la explotación y el abuso, la protección de la infancia, los conflictos de intereses y la lucha contra el fraude. Search se compromete a salvaguardar los intereses, derechos y bienestar de los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables con los que está en contacto y a llevar a cabo sus programas y operaciones de una manera que sea segura para los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables. Search for Common Ground no discrimina ni discriminará por motivos de raza, color, religión (credo), género, expresión de género, edad, origen nacional (ascendencia), discapacidad, estado civil, orientación sexual o condición militar, en ninguna de sus actividades u operaciones. Consulte nuestro código de conducta aquí y nuestra política de privacidad aquí.

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