JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: People and Culture Manager

Organization: Greenpeace MENA

Department: Human Resources

Reports to: Executive Director

Location: Remotely within 2 hours of Eastern European Time.

OVERALL PURPOSE

The P&C Manager role is crucial for the achievement of Greenpeace MENA’s strategic objectives. At the core of our strategy is recruiting and developing a highly performing diverse regional team and offering every team member the opportunity to Learn, Lead and Grow.     

The P&C Manager will drive initiatives that promote a culture that reinforces unity and solidarity outside physical presence and across the region, a remote and agile working culture that is engaging and inclusive and that fosters respect, trust, creativity and collaboration.

SCOPE

The P&C Manager will lead and manage the P&C team into providing value adding HR services to management and staff.  This includes the day-to-day running of operational HR functions, talent acquisition, performance management, Learning & Development, compensation and benefits, policy development, and support employees’ relations. The P&C Manager is the ambassador of the for organizational culture and values, ensuring they are visible, embedded and upheld.

This role will provide advice and guidance to SMT and all staff on human resources (HR) and organizational culture matters. This includes people development, legal compliance, best practice and HR strategy development.

RESPONSIBILITIES

STRATEGY & MANAGEMENT

  • DEVELOP and CHAMPION GPMENA’s People Strategy, and ensure its implementation.
  • MANAGE GPMENA HR team to achieve optimal performance and development and ENSURE operational excellence and quality in all P&C functions
  • DEVELOP and MAINTAIN key people data and analytics as well as business intelligence to drive strategic priorities, advising appropriate course of action and decisions
  • DEVELOP, COMMUNICATE and ENSURE the implementation of HR policies and procedures to ensure understanding and acceptance; ensuring compliance and managing inquiries and investigations as required.

TALENT ACQUISITION and ONBOARDING

  • DESIGN & OVERSEE the talent acquisition process to ensure GP MENA attracts qualified diverse talents that reflect the diversity in our region and that are best fit for our culture and values
  • FOCUS on improving the recruitment process by assessing and exploring recruitment channels to be able to achieve the recruitment objectives and keep updating KPI/metrics of recruitment by monthly basis.
  • MONITOR the recruitment process to ensure that this is delivered in a timely manner, and lead its evaluation with the aim of continuous improvement of the process.
  • DEVELOP and OVERSEE an  induction process for all new employees to help establish  Greenpeace Culture and to help them settle in their role.

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

  • BUILD a culture of performance and accountability across the organisation with oversight and continued development of the Performance Review & Development framework
  • DESIGN and SUPERVISE an effective performance management process and staff development
  • MENTOR  staff and managers in  setting objectives and monitoring performance

LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

  • DEVELOP annual training programs in consultation with managers inclusive of bespoke individual needs that promote organization culture and drive performance in accordance with strategic objectives
  • RECOMMEND and FACILITATE learning and development plan to improve performance and personal development of staff .
  • SUPPORT and DEVELOP managers through peer-to-peer coaching and mentoring.
  • CREATE a leadership development framework to maximize leadership capability and embed a coaching culture in support of delivering on strategy outcomes.
  • MANAGE & RECOMMEND the succession planning program to ensure identification and recommendation of talents, their growth and development and internal employee readiness for promotion.

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

  • CONTRIBUTE to the development of a robust culture through role modeling values and the behaviors which drive this culture
  • DESIGN and LEAD initiatives including research and diagnostics (e.g. annual employee engagement survey and exit interviews), to maximize the engagement of all employees and build organizational commitment to the desired culture
  • Work in partnership with GP MENA Engagement team on effective internal and external communications in support of organizational development 

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

  • DEVELOP job descriptions, job evaluation and grading system
  • ENSURE the integrity of GPMENA Remuneration Policy
  • ENSURE market driven benchmarking and transparent annual review processes
  • REVIEW and STRENGTHEN GPMENA Financial and non-financial Benefits

BUDGET MANAGEMENT

  • DEVELOP and MANAGE the expenditure of the P&C budget, according to agreed objectives and the priorities of the unit, in order to ensure cost effective operation.

BUILDING PARTNERSHIP

  • PARTICIPATE in related professional organizations within the country/region to enhance current HR practices and to promote our environmental campaigns.
  • ESTABLISH professional relationships with relevant people in GPI and Greenpeace NROs.
  • ESTABLISH connections with country government mandated entities for legal compliance.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Educational Qualifications

  • Bachelor or Masters degree, preferably in the field of HR Management or Business Management.

Skills & Expertise

  • Professionalism:  Demonstrates accountability, responsibility and integrity even in difficult situations and delivers results effectively;
  • Valuing People: Cares for and supports colleagues, contributes towards practices and behaviors that facilitate fairness and equity across the organization.
  • Global Mindset: Proactively engages with people from different backgrounds, encourages equal opportunity for all and participation from everyone, and ensures that diverse thoughts are freely shared and integrated.    
  • Leadership and Management:  Ability to plan and organize projects and departmental deliverables.  Ability to empower and develop people within the organization. 
  • More than 10 years of experience in human resourceA management, including recruitment and selection, performance management, information management, policy implementation, succession planning and talent review.
  • Excellent Knowledge in labor and employment law..
  • Trustworthy and treasures discretion Confidentiality.                     
  • Excellent spoken and written Arabic & English.
  • Excellent people and team management skills .       
  • Experience in Employee relations and organizational policy development.

Commitment 

Commitment to Greenpeace’s core values in response to environmental and peace issues through non-violent direct action-led campaigning in line with its mission.

Disclaimer

Greenpeace MENA is committed to achieving diversity within its workforce, and irrespective of gender, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, culture, religious and ethnic backgrounds to apply. All applications will be treated in strictest confidence.

How to apply

Please send your C.V and cover letter focusing on the qualifications, skills and expertise noted to this link no longer than July 8, 2022

Due to the large volume of applicants, we are unable to respond to individual queries. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within a time period of 2 weeks from the closing date of application.