Human Resources (HR) Planning Project Officer

For 35 years, in 100 countries, IntraHealth International has empowered health workers to better serve communities in need. IntraHealth fosters local solutions to health care challenges by improving health worker performance, strengthening health systems, harnessing technology, and leveraging partnerships.

As a global champion for health workers, IntraHealth International advocates for the role of the health worker as critical in saving lives and helping the world to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. We partner with governments, NGOs, the private sector, and other organizations to foster policies that

SUMMARY OF ROLE
The HR Planning Project Officer is responsible for contributing to the Government of Tanzania’s efforts to improve equity in the distribution of human resources for effective service delivery to Tanzania’s most vulnerable populations. As a member of a project team he/she will assist the HR Team Lead and IntraHealth HR Senior Advisor in developing a strategic approach to planning and implementing HR interventions with Local Government Authorities (LGAs) to accomplish that objective across sectors. The HR Planning Project Officer will be responsible for analyzing available data for use when advising LGAs during the annual planning cycle, for assisting LGA in strategic staff deployment decisions, and in facilitate the monitoring staff turnover and retention.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Contribute to strategic  efforts to improve public sector staff planning and deployment functions at national and LGA levels
  • Provide technical assistance to the LGAs for incorporating HR planning into each annual sector-specific Plan
  • Mentor LGA Planning and HR Officers and their sector colleagues in HR planning and deployment components for sector-specific plans
  • Strengthen LGA Planning and HR Officers and other stakeholder capacityto advocate for budget allocations to fill vacant positions
  • Assist the project and LGA Planning Officers to forecast workforce needs at the LGA and project level
  • Identify bottlenecks and challenges for specific LGAs and opportunities in deploying staff to health centers and dispensaries
  • Participate in national technical working groups and other forums to share fLGA experience, as requested.

Desired Skills and Experience

Minimum Requirements
  • Master’s degree in Planning/ HR Management or similarly relevant degree
  • At least six years of relevant experience. Experience in HR policy and strategic planning development and implementation in Tanzania is preferred.
  • Strong familiarity with LGA annual planning and management cycle and with HR issues in Tanzania is required.
  • Demonstrated experience to develop and work within approved work plans, delivering results on time and on budget.
  • Proven ability to analyze numerical reports and draw conclusions and recommendations for future actions
  • Demonstrated analytical skills and critical thinking
  • Fluent in oral and written English
  • Computer literacy in MS Office applications including Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook
  • Willingness to travel 25% within the country and internationally on occasion

Competencies
  • Innovation: Develops new, better or significantly different ideas, methods, solutions or initiatives within your role that result in improvement of IntraHealth's performance and meeting objectives, results and global commitments.
  • Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for all work activities, research and personal actions and decisions; follows through on commitments and focuses on those activities that have the greatest impact on meeting measurable high quality results for IntraHealth's success.  Exercises ethical practices, respectful words and behaviors, and equitable treatment of others in all activities.
  • Planning and Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed upon strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; and monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary.
  • Interpersonal Relationships: Knowledge of and the ability to effectively interact within and across Divisions, Departments/Country Offices in a constructive and collaborative manner.
  • Effective Oral and Written Communication: Understands effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience; and receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors
  • Service Excellence : Knowledge of and ability to put into action customer service concepts, processes and techniques to access internal and/or external client needs and expectations  and meet or exceed those needs and expectations through providing excellent service directly or indirectly.
Benefits
  • IntraHealth International, Inc. is a great place to work and prides itself on its comprehensive benefits package.  We offer competitive salaries and a dynamic inclusive work environment which supports health workers so they can improve the lives of people throughout the world.
APPLY: This is a position with IntraHealth International in Dar es salaam, Tanzania. 
If interested in this position, please send the following documents to jobstanzania@intrahealth.org noting
HR Planning Project Officer in the subject line.
  • Your most recent CV/resume (3 page maximum). Please attach CV in Rich Text Format (RTF).
  • An updated Biodata form (AID 1420-17, the form can be downloaded from http://www.usaid.gov/forms)

IntraHealth International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
*The dead line for submitting the application is Dec 6, 2014.

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