The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is a United States based not-for-profit organization which is registered as a non-governmental organization (NGO). UMCOR has a long operational history in Haiti. Across all its programming (livelihoods; water, sanitation and hygiene; and shelter and reconstruction), UMCOR Haiti supports community engagement. This involves extensive community-based consultation and participation as well as close coordination among project partners including the Government of Haiti (GoH) and donor partners. The overarching objective of UMCOR Haiti’s efforts is to support the Government of Haiti (GoH) in implementing sustainable post-earthquake reconstruction and development. The UMCOR Haiti Strategy which covers the period 2013-2017 takes into account Haiti’s development challenges pre-earthquake yet focuses on reconstruction and projects adequate for reconstruction given the changes in context, content, and focus of the Government of Haiti’s (GoH) “Build Back Better” agenda.

The purpose of UMCOR’s Haiti mission is to provide emergency response, early recovery and transitional development assistance in the earthquake affected regions of Haiti. The Acting Human Resources (HR) Manager will work under the UMCOR Haiti Head of Mission to uphold the rules, policies and procedures of UMCOR and lead the HR processes to support all UMCOR Haiti programming. The Acting HR Manager maintains and enhances the organization's human resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The Acting HR Manager will support operations in UMCOR Haiti with the highest integrity, including providing management level guidance on UMCOR’s HR procedures, ensuring compliance to Haitian Labor Law and UMCOR rules, policies and procedures and quality enforcement of UMCOR’s HR practices. The Acting HR Manager is also expected to familiarize him or herself with UMCOR policy and communicate UMCOR policy and procedure to staff—supporting both HR implementation and quality enforcement of HR activities. This position also requires an understanding of the proper use and handling of sensitive data, follow-through, professional communication, responsiveness, attention to detail, and effective liaison and diplomatic skills with relevant Government of Haiti authorities and other external partners and internal departments.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Acting HR Manager’s responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Work with managers to update job requirements and job descriptions for national staff positions.
• Arrange advertising, recruitment, testing, and interviews, carry out reference checks; counsel managers on candidate selection;

• Prepare employees for assignments by establishing and conducting orientation and training programs.
• Ensure Managers understand the performance evaluation forms and complete them with each staff person in their units annually with reviews in mid-year.
• Maintain employee benefits programs and inform employees of benefits by studying and assessing program updates and developments

• Ensure proper work permits and other Government of Haiti documentation for international staff
• Track national staff contract start and end dates and alert manager of contract expiration in advance
• Support national staff administration of regular procedures such as monthly timesheets and leave requests
• Ensure legal compliance by monitoring applicable human resource Government of Haiti requirements.
• Fully understand Haitian Labor Law and advise UMCOR on policy compliance
• Communication with labor board as required by Head of Mission.

• Maintain national staff personnel files ensuring that all files are complete and accurate consisting of the documents listed in the UMCOR personnel manual.
• Ensure the confidentiality of the personnel files and the information contained therein are maintained at all times.
• Maintain confidential historical human resource records by designing a filing and retrieval system; keeping records of former employees separate from current records.

• Attend senior management meetings and provide updates on HR issues.
• Work with the Finance Associate to prepare the national staff payroll
• Other duties as assigned by the Head of Mission.

Minimum of Associate Degree in HR Management Department or/and any related relevant field
 3 to 5 years experience of working with NGOs, or other assistance agencies in a similar position
 Computer literate and knowledge of MS Office software applications
 Excellent verbal communication and proficiency in oral French and Creole. English is compulsory
 High degree of organizational skills
 Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
 Strong interpersonal skills that demonstrate a proven record of being an effective part of a team-oriented staff
 Ability to work effectively and independently in a cross-cultural environment with diverse personalities and working styles.
 Deep understanding and knowledge of HR in Haiti, at least 5 years experience in senior HR roles; familiarity with Haitian employment law, taxation and contracts

Daily worker