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Head of People, Culture and Administration
2025-04-11T06:13:26+00:00
World Vision
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FULL_TIME
 
Dar es salaam
Dar es Salaam
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Tanzania
Nonprofit, and NGO
Social Services & Nonprofit
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MONTH
2025-04-25T17:00:00+00:00
 
Tanzania
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The Head of People, Culture and Administration is responsible for all aspects of the human resource function within the VisionFund Tanzania Office. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the position is responsible primarily for P&C Strategy, staffing, recruiting, retention, performance management, employee relations, compensation, compliance, individual development and succession planning. The incumbent ensures that HR initiatives are aligned with VFT’s mission, values and long-term business strategy, and that they support the evolving HR needs of the business. The overall objective of the position is to support the development and retention of a high-performance work force and a learning culture.

Key Responsibilities

People & Culture strategy

  • Provides strategic People support and advice on Human Resources issues
  • Updates the employee handbook on a per need basis, and ensures that all revision and addition to the policies are written in the employee handbook; Informs all concerned staff the changes entered into the employee handbook;
  • Ensures that good insurance covers for staff are in place that will be of benefit to the organization
  • All Policies are updated as required quarterly present to board P & C matter
  •  Recommend employees recognition activities to honour individual milestones and achievements

Manpower planning & Budgets

  • Contributes and advises in senior management strategic planning, with particular responsibility for HR needs, policies and procedures.
  • Prepares and submits annual budget and plan for the approval of the senior management team (SMT)
  • Aligns with SMT on manpower planning

Recruitment and Onboarding

  • Develops letters of appointment, transfer, promotion, and the like; and sends to the concerned staff after approval.
  • Conducts “due diligence” or the “fit and proper” test to assess the job applicant’s background and character.
  • Ensures that VF Tanzania maintains a standardized and systematic hiring and recruitment process; develops or updates hiring policies and procedures most appropriate to individual positions.
  • Coordinates all recruitment for VF Tanzania: reviews staff requisitions, supervises the hiring and contractual process, and arranges for the new employee’s orientation with the immediate supervisor.

Compensation & Rewards

  • Reviews the benefits scheme (compensation, incentives, and other benefits) on an annual basis; ensures that it is properly administered in accordance with the employee handbook, and if necessary, recommends to the CEO the renewal of the scheme;
  • Conducts consultations with department heads to determine performance indicators and benchmarks per position;
  • Periodically carries out salaries and benefits surveys for the review process in order to develop and maintain a competitive compensation package and incentive schemes for staff.

Performance management & Engagement

  • Implement and monitor staff performance appraisals is done on a regular basis in Workday
  • Reviews the performance appraisal & calibration effectiveness in workday  
  • Investigates all disciplinary and grievance cases with the respective staff, provides guidance, and corrective action through counseling, training, or instituting disciplinary procedures;
  • In consultation with the senior management, develops performance indicators and standards for incentives
  • Branch efficiency & Effectiveness
  • Annual safeguarding assessment & Reporting ​

Capability & competency management

  • Conducts periodic staff training needs and plans for capacity building- training and staff development.
  • Coordinates and develops the staff development strategy to make sure that the staff continues to achieve professional growth within VF Tanzania
  • Ensures 100% completion of mandatory annual training
  • Monthly & quarterly reporting

Employee relations & Change agent 

  • Staff engagement through annual Voice survey
  • Support leave management
  • Advisor P&C whistle-blower Committee on policies & regulations governing staff disciplinary
  • Coordinates grievance hearing between the staff and  the committees
  • Staff orientation on MIP / annual BPS 
  • Ethics Points IIM investigations

Procurement and Office Administration

  • Analyse the purchase request from the user departments and determine the appropriate method of procurement
  • Provide oversight and guidance to the procurement committee;
  • Procurement to be in line with the procurement policy

Security management

  • Handle all security alerts to both staff members and visitors
  • Facilitate training on security to the staff members
  • Fleet management
  • Property management
  • Stores management

Required Knowledge and Qualifications

  • Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources Management or related field. Bachelors’ Degree in HR, Social Science, Psychology or related field
  • Experience in using various human resource information systems
  • Expertise in national labor law, employment legislation & employment practices.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communications, customer service, consulting, coaching and organizational skills, with a track record of driving change and innovation.
  • Strong problem solver with strong business skills and strategic acumen, analytical skills, and excellent team-building skills.
  • Both strategic and tactical: able to lead in a ‘role up your sleeves’ manner that is perceived to be people-centric and effective.
  • Culturally astute, respectful and tolerant, able to promote and support diversity in the workplace, and able to gain the trust and respect of peers.

Travel and Work Environment and Language Requirements

  • The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English
People & Culture strategy Provides strategic People support and advice on Human Resources issues Updates the employee handbook on a per need basis, and ensures that all revision and addition to the policies are written in the employee handbook; Informs all concerned staff the changes entered into the employee handbook; Ensures that good insurance covers for staff are in place that will be of benefit to the organization All Policies are updated as required quarterly present to board P & C matter  Recommend employees recognition activities to honour individual milestones and achievements Manpower planning & Budgets Contributes and advises in senior management strategic planning, with particular responsibility for HR needs, policies and procedures. Prepares and submits annual budget and plan for the approval of the senior management team (SMT) Aligns with SMT on manpower planning Recruitment and Onboarding Develops letters of appointment, transfer, promotion, and the like; and sends to the concerned staff after approval. Conducts “due diligence” or the “fit and proper” test to assess the job applicant’s background and character. Ensures that VF Tanzania maintains a standardized and systematic hiring and recruitment process; develops or updates hiring policies and procedures most appropriate to individual positions. Coordinates all recruitment for VF Tanzania: reviews staff requisitions, supervises the hiring and contractual process, and arranges for the new employee’s orientation with the immediate supervisor. Compensation & Rewards Reviews the benefits scheme (compensation, incentives, and other benefits) on an annual basis; ensures that it is properly administered in accordance with the employee handbook, and if necessary, recommends to the CEO the renewal of the scheme; Conducts consultations with department heads to determine performance indicators and benchmarks per position; Periodically carries out salaries and benefits surveys for the review process in order to develop and maintain a competitive compensation package and incentive schemes for staff. Performance management & Engagement Implement and monitor staff performance appraisals is done on a regular basis in Workday Reviews the performance appraisal & calibration effectiveness in workday   Investigates all disciplinary and grievance cases with the respective staff, provides guidance, and corrective action through counseling, training, or instituting disciplinary procedures; In consultation with the senior management, develops performance indicators and standards for incentives Branch efficiency & Effectiveness Annual safeguarding assessment & Reporting ​ Capability & competency management Conducts periodic staff training needs and plans for capacity building- training and staff development. Coordinates and develops the staff development strategy to make sure that the staff continues to achieve professional growth within VF Tanzania Ensures 100% completion of mandatory annual training Monthly & quarterly reporting Employee relations & Change agent  Staff engagement through annual Voice survey Support leave management Advisor P&C whistle-blower Committee on policies & regulations governing staff disciplinary Coordinates grievance hearing between the staff and  the committees Staff orientation on MIP / annual BPS  Ethics Points IIM investigations Procurement and Office Administration Analyse the purchase request from the user departments and determine the appropriate method of procurement Provide oversight and guidance to the procurement committee; Procurement to be in line with the procurement policy Security management Handle all security alerts to both staff members and visitors Facilitate training on security to the staff members Fleet management Property management Stores management
 
Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources Management or related field. Bachelors’ Degree in HR, Social Science, Psychology or related field Experience in using various human resource information systems Expertise in national labor law, employment legislation & employment practices. Excellent interpersonal, communications, customer service, consulting, coaching and organizational skills, with a track record of driving change and innovation. Strong problem solver with strong business skills and strategic acumen, analytical skills, and excellent team-building skills. Both strategic and tactical: able to lead in a ‘role up your sleeves’ manner that is perceived to be people-centric and effective. Culturally astute, respectful and tolerant, able to promote and support diversity in the workplace, and able to gain the trust and respect of peers.
bachelor degree
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Vacancy title:
Head of People, Culture and Administration

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Social Services & Nonprofit]

Jobs at:
World Vision

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, April 25 2025

Duty Station:
Dar es salaam | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, April 11 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The Head of People, Culture and Administration is responsible for all aspects of the human resource function within the Vision Fund Tanzania Office. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the position is responsible primarily for P&C Strategy, staffing, recruiting, retention, performance management, employee relations, compensation, compliance, individual development and succession planning. The incumbent ensures that HR initiatives are aligned with VFT’s mission, values and long-term business strategy, and that they support the evolving HR needs of the business. The overall objective of the position is to support the development and retention of a high-performance work force and a learning culture.

Key Responsibilities

People & Culture strategy

  • Provides strategic People support and advice on Human Resources issues
  • Updates the employee handbook on a per need basis, and ensures that all revision and addition to the policies are written in the employee handbook; Informs all concerned staff the changes entered into the employee handbook;
  • Ensures that good insurance covers for staff are in place that will be of benefit to the organization
  • All Policies are updated as required quarterly present to board P & C matter
  •  Recommend employees recognition activities to honour individual milestones and achievements

Manpower planning & Budgets

  • Contributes and advises in senior management strategic planning, with particular responsibility for HR needs, policies and procedures.
  • Prepares and submits annual budget and plan for the approval of the senior management team (SMT)
  • Aligns with SMT on manpower planning

Recruitment and Onboarding

  • Develops letters of appointment, transfer, promotion, and the like; and sends to the concerned staff after approval.
  • Conducts “due diligence” or the “fit and proper” test to assess the job applicant’s background and character.
  • Ensures that VF Tanzania maintains a standardized and systematic hiring and recruitment process; develops or updates hiring policies and procedures most appropriate to individual positions.
  • Coordinates all recruitment for VF Tanzania: reviews staff requisitions, supervises the hiring and contractual process, and arranges for the new employee’s orientation with the immediate supervisor.

Compensation & Rewards

  • Reviews the benefits scheme (compensation, incentives, and other benefits) on an annual basis; ensures that it is properly administered in accordance with the employee handbook, and if necessary, recommends to the CEO the renewal of the scheme;
  • Conducts consultations with department heads to determine performance indicators and benchmarks per position;
  • Periodically carries out salaries and benefits surveys for the review process in order to develop and maintain a competitive compensation package and incentive schemes for staff.

Performance management & Engagement

  • Implement and monitor staff performance appraisals is done on a regular basis in Workday
  • Reviews the performance appraisal & calibration effectiveness in workday  
  • Investigates all disciplinary and grievance cases with the respective staff, provides guidance, and corrective action through counseling, training, or instituting disciplinary procedures;
  • In consultation with the senior management, develops performance indicators and standards for incentives
  • Branch efficiency & Effectiveness
  • Annual safeguarding assessment & Reporting ​

Capability & competency management

  • Conducts periodic staff training needs and plans for capacity building- training and staff development.
  • Coordinates and develops the staff development strategy to make sure that the staff continues to achieve professional growth within VF Tanzania
  • Ensures 100% completion of mandatory annual training
  • Monthly & quarterly reporting

Employee relations & Change agent 

  • Staff engagement through annual Voice survey
  • Support leave management
  • Advisor P&C whistle-blower Committee on policies & regulations governing staff disciplinary
  • Coordinates grievance hearing between the staff and  the committees
  • Staff orientation on MIP / annual BPS 
  • Ethics Points IIM investigations

Procurement and Office Administration

  • Analyze the purchase request from the user departments and determine the appropriate method of procurement
  • Provide oversight and guidance to the procurement committee;
  • Procurement to be in line with the procurement policy

Security management

  • Handle all security alerts to both staff members and visitors
  • Facilitate training on security to the staff members
  • Fleet management
  • Property management
  • Stores management

Required Knowledge and Qualifications

  • Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources Management or related field. Bachelors’ Degree in HR, Social Science, Psychology or related field
  • Experience in using various human resource information systems
  • Expertise in national labor law, employment legislation & employment practices.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communications, customer service, consulting, coaching and organizational skills, with a track record of driving change and innovation.
  • Strong problem solver with strong business skills and strategic acumen, analytical skills, and excellent team-building skills.
  • Both strategic and tactical: able to lead in a ‘role up your sleeves’ manner that is perceived to be people-centric and effective.
  • Culturally astute, respectful and tolerant, able to promote and support diversity in the workplace, and able to gain the trust and respect of peers.

Travel and Work Environment and Language Requirements

  • The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English

 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: NGO - Non Government Organisations jobs in Tanzania
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Friday, April 25 2025
Duty Station: Dar es salaam | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania
Posted: 11-04-2025
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 11-04-2025
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 11-04-2006
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