Manager- People and Culture
Job Description
Title: Manager- People and Culture
Company Name: Practical Action - Bangladesh.
Vacancy: Undefined
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master degree in Human Resource Management, Organizational Development, and Social Sciences. Higher education relevant to Human Resources Management will be an added advantage.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Reporting to : Country Director
∎ Direct reports : HR Officer/s, Assistants
∎ Groups : Member of Bangladesh Senior Management Team, Global HR team
∎ Relationships : Donors and funding partners relevant to change ambitions, UK International HR Team, other Units of Country office
∎ Financial scope : As delegated/assigned
∎ Nature of contract : Regular
∎ Grade : D
∎ Travel : Expected, approximately 1-2 weeks per quarter local travel
∎ The Manager - People and Culture is accountable for managing people in the organisation in such a way that helps recruiting and retaining the best core of people available. The core purpose of this role is to create a superior team to manage development initiatives, develop a pro-people culture in organization, continuous improvement of quality, employee retention and development, and ensuring high performance. The post-holder and the team will maintain high ethical and professional standard in managing people and culture, creating a strong profile for the organisation in Bangladesh that builds credibility and demonstrates technological innovation. As a member of the Bangladesh Senior Management team, position holder will collaborate closely with senior colleagues to ensure integration of approaches.
∎ The Manager - People and Culture plays a leadership role within the Senior Management Team accountable for the effective management of people and creating an enabling culture that drive the organization towards building our profile and achieve the change ambitions of Practical Action Bangladesh. S/he will provide leadership and management across all five-core areas of the strategy to strengthen organisational profile, lead and manage people, facilitate delivering performance, and achieving change and impact. Accountabilities are indicated below with approximate level of effort against each.
Additional Requirements:
∎ 10 years of experience including exclusive relevant experience for a national or international development organization. Experience can be relaxed for highly potential candidate.
∎ Knowledge and experience in employment law, compensation, organizational planning, recruitment, organization development, employee relations, safety, employee engagement, and employee development.
∎ Outstanding interpersonal relationship building and employee coaching skills.
∎ Demonstrated ability to lead and develop HR department staff members.
∎ Demonstrated ability to serve as a knowledgeable resource to the executive management team that provides overall organizational leadership and direction.
∎ Excellent computer skills in a Microsoft Windows environment. Must include knowledge of Excel and skills in Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS).
∎ General knowledge of various employment laws and practices. Experience in the administration of benefits and compensation programs and other Human Resources recognition and engagement programs and processes.
∎ Evidence of the ability to practice and coach organization managers in the practice of a high level of confidentiality.
∎ Excellent organizational management skills
∎ Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and to set priorities
∎ Excellent writing, analytical and communication skills
∎ Fluency in Bangla and English required
∎ Excellent ability to work with a virtual cross-functional team
∎ Familiar with the development sector in Bangladesh, contemporary issues and donor priorities
Salary:
∎ Monthly Gross BDT 1,08,000 - 1,20,000
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus, Gratuity, PF, Insurance coverage as per organisation policy, subject to qualification and experiences.
Application Deadline: May 11, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Practical Action - Bangladesh.
∎ Business : Practical Action, a UK based international development organization, works for technology justice and wellbeing to reduce poverty. We work through regional and country offices in Latin America, Africa and Asia to make a difference in the lives of poor people by transforming the technologies from idea to reality. In Bangladesh, focus of our work is around agriculture, extreme poverty, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, access to markets, water sanitation, waste management and energy. Our distinctive practical approach includes wellbeing, partnership, specialized knowledge services and policy engagement.
Category: NGO/Development
