Head of People and Culture (IPE 52 - Fixed Term - TZN - Operations)
Position title: Head of People & Culture, WWF Tanzania
Reports to: Country Director, WWF Tanzania
Supervises: People & Culture Officer
Location: Dar -Es-Salaam, Tanzania
Mission of the Department: To ensure WWF Tanzania applies the highest standards of People & Culture management, enabling a skilled, engaged, and high-performing workforce that effectively delivers the organization's Conservation Strategy.
Major Functions
Ensures that human resources in the WWF Tanzania Country Office are managed fairly, effectively and efficiently;
Provides advice and collaboration as appropriate to TCO staff
Establishes and implements effective human resources organizational and management structures, policies, and processes; and
Ensures that TCO legal requirements in human resources are met, and that human resource practices adhere to WWF policies, procedures, and standards.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
Implements the People & Culture component of TCO Strategic Plan;
Ensures that best practice in People & Culture management is available for and applied to all TCO personnel;
Ensures that personnel contracts are fair and compliant with both WWF and Tanzania national standards/Labour Laws.
Ensures the appropriate training and capacity building of personnel;
Ensures that standard personnel data is stored appropriately, updated in timely fashion, and available as required;
Ensures effective communication with all staff as appropriate, on human resources matters that affect them;
Ensure that personnel recruitment, induction, performance appraisals, contract compliance and renewals, and exits are correctly managed;
Ensure the correct application of WWF Tanzania policies that relate to personnel behaviour and policy compliance;
Participates in and make recommendations on annual remuneration reviews; responsible for development and maintenance of nation-wide approach to compensation and benefits;
Responds to queries and requests for information on HR policies, working conditions, performance management systems and crisis management issues;
Analyses performance management outputs, develops and implements performance improvement and capacity building plans.
Maintains HR data and statistics and provides regular reports and analysis to the Country Director to facilitate continuous improvement;
Develops and implements the Occupational Health & Safety Management System including; risk management, incident management, injury management, first aid program and workers compensation and rehabilitation;
Assists the Country Director with structuring the organization to facilitate delivery of the organization’s strategy;
Liaises and cooperates with WWF Internal auditor on HR related audits and self audits if/as required;
Supervise (including carrying out regular internal audits) field projects on HR issues
Works closely with, and seeks support from, the Country Director and the Heads of Departments, and liaises, as appropriate with the WWF International Africa Hub, WWF International, and other WWF offices; and
Performs other duties as requested by the Country Director.
Profile
Required Qualifications
Post university degree in Human Resources Management, Business Management, or other related fields,
MSc. HRM, MPA will be added advantage
Membership of a relevant professional body would be a strong asset;
Proven track record human resources administration and management;
At least 8 years professional experience in human resources management
Knowledge of the institutional, legal and policy framework of employment and HR management in Tanzania
Required Skills and Competencies
Proven skills in administration and management of human resource;
Demonstrated experience in applying human resources management protocols;
Excellent inter-personal skills, and a good understanding of human relationships;
Good guidance, counselling and negotiation skills, at all levels;
Good team work skills;
Excellent oral and written communications skills in English; and
Adherence to WWF’s values, which are: Courage, Respect, Integrity and Collaboration
Supervisory Responsibilities
The Head of People & Culture is responsible for the supervision and management of People & Culture matters for all WWF Tanzania staff, and for the supervision of the People & Culture Department team. Direct day-to-day supervision will be exercised over such personnel as assigned to the People & Culture team. The Head of People & Culture will involve himself/herself as appropriate in the hiring, development, and evaluation of all TCO staff.
Working Relationships
Internal: Interacts with the Country Director, Heads of Departments, all TCO staff teams on a daily basis, and as required coordinates and interacts with various project teams, and WWF International Africa Hub People & Culture team, WWF International, and other WWF Network staff.
External: Interacts with national governmental institutions, non-governmental organisations, donors, and other stakeholders, in collaboration with the WWF Tanzania Country Director.