Coordinator, Human Resources

• Coordinate and oversee all HR functions for the country delegation, ensuring that HR operations are effective, timely, and compliant with internal policies and Afghan labour laws.
• Supervise, mentor, and provide technical guidance to HR team members, ensuring high performance and professional growth.
• Act as the focal point for all HR coordination including field operations and provide HR input to contingency and emergency response plans.
• Work closely with the HR Business Partner (Asia Pacific Regional Office) on all country delegation HR matters.

• Manage end-to-end recruitment and selection processes for national staff, ensuring transparency and fairness.
• Coordinate job advertisements, screening, interviews, reference checks, offer preparation etc.
• Facilitate onboarding and induction processes for new staff, ensuring understanding of organizational culture, safeguarding, and HR policies.
• Maintain updated job descriptions and ensure regular review in collaboration with hiring managers.

• Oversee due diligence and vetting for new hires, employment contracts, renewals, and extensions, ensuring compliance with Afghan labor law and IFRC policies.
• Supervise HR record management, ensuring completeness, confidentiality, and accuracy of personnel files (hard & soft copies) adhering IFRC and common data protection standards
• Approve monthly payroll processes.
• Ensure HR procedures are consistently implemented across offices and regularly reviewed.
• Work closely with the HRBP to review and update HR policies to reflect global and local requirements.
• Coordinate with Legal, Security, and HRBP on disciplinary or misconduct cases.

• Provide advice to staff and managers on HR policies, employee rights, and responsibilities.
• Support the resolution of employee relations issues, disciplinary actions, and grievance procedures in a fair and confidential manner.
• Promote a positive, respectful and harassment-free workplace culture.
• Lead staff wellbeing initiatives, including psychosocial support and stress management.
• Conduct regular staff engagement and feedback surveys.
• Collaborate with the HRBP to strengthen employee relations strategies.

• Coordinate the performance management process, ensuring timely completion and quality feedback as per IFRC policies.
• Support managers in identifying learning and development needs and follow up on implementation of training and skill development
• Work with HRBP to develop capacity-building initiatives for national staff, focusing on leadership, safeguarding, and HR compliance.
• Develop succession planning and career progression frameworks.

• Maintain accurate and updated HR databases and trackers (staff lists, leave, recruitment, contracts, etc.).
• Ensure staff details / information in system are updated regularly.
• Ensure HR data integrity and timely submission of reports (at least quarterly) and updates requested by the Regional Office.
• Use HR analytics to inform strategic and management decisions.
• Implement fast-track recruitment procedures in line with IFRC guidelines, ensuring fairness, speed, and compliance.
• Support HR in emergencies planning within the contingency plan and emergency appeal/operational strategy frameworks, including HR resource projections and budget input in close coordination with the Operations lead.
• Lead emergency HR mobilization and onboarding during crises.
• In coordination with the in-country operations lead, maintain an emergency staff tracking system for all contracted and seconded personnel to ensure duty of care, compliance, and proper end-of-mission processes.

• Promote and uphold the organization’s safeguarding, PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse), and Code of Conduct policies.
• Ensure HR processes support diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity principles.
• Report and follow up on safeguarding concerns in coordination with relevant focal points.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources management, Business Administration, or related field
• Min. 7 years of professional experience in HR.
• Proven record in change management and staff care initiatives.
• Experience working with the end-to-end employee lifecycle, including in recruitment, contracting, onboarding and offboarding, and safeguarding and vetting.
• Experience in HR generalist function and providing HR services to managers or relevant stakeholders.
• Experience supervising staff and coordinating HR functions across multiple locations
• Solid understanding of Afghan labor law and HR best practices
• Understanding of key policies and practices
• Ability to work in a cross-cultural, cross-functional and multi-cultural environment and communicate with a variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to work with complete integrity and confidentiality.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills with the ability to multi-task, operate…