Human Resource Manager -Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Room to Read is a global organization transforming the lives of millions of children in low-income countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, our innovative model focuses on deep, systemic transformation within schools in low-income countries during two time periods which are most critical in a child’s schooling: early primary school for literacy acquisition and secondary school for girls’ education. We work in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments to develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children and ensure girls can complete secondary school with the skills necessary to negotiate key life decisions. By focusing on the quality of education provided within the communities and ensuring these outcomes are measured, we have created a model that can be replicated, localized and sustained by governments. Room to Read has benefited 10 million children across 17,000 communities in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam and Zambia, and aims to reach 15 million children by 2020.

Position Overview:

Human Resource Manager is a member of the country team and s/he is required to manage a human resources department, overseeing administration of hiring, retention, staff development, termination, personnel records, legal compliance, compensation, benefits, and long-term staffing strategies. HR Manager expected to prepare a strategic direction for HR in aligned with the Strategic Planning of Room to Read in coordination with the Operation Director and Country Director. Responsibilities include development and administration of personnel rules and regulations, pay and job classification structure, and programs for employee training, safety, health, and morale.  This position will report to the Country Director.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Development of HR Strategies, Policies, Systems and Plans

• Operate, coordinate and monitor operational systems for managing necessary human resource functions to implement the approved policies.
• Review and develop a personnel policy and revise as necessary based on the standard GO/RO HR policies,
• Offer HR expertise on dealing with HR issues in line with legal government requirement in Tanzania.
• Update the position description in the organization according to the need in consultation with the respective line managers, RO and GO.
• Able to maintain and update HRIMS as per Room to Read requirement. Room to Read’s employee database, currently in electronic system (software).

Planning and Staffing for Human Resource Needs

• Develop and maintain human resource information system and utilize and feed information for major human resource decisions in the organization,
• Establish standard recruiting and placement practices and procedures as suggested and directed by the Tanzania Country Office
• Ensure an appropriate level of human resourcing to meet the existing and anticipated business needs of Room to Read Country Office.
• Provide necessary education and materials to line managers and employees- workshops, manuals, employee hand books and standardized reports.

Management and Development of Staff Performance

• Review, develop and implement effective employee performance management system and train the line managers / supervisors and provide advice and support for performance management issues and assist them in implementing performance appraisal,
• Implement a training and development process to ensure that appropriate development needs are met on a timely and cost effective basis.
• Organize and coordinate both in house and off-site staff training and development programs to meet the identified development needs.
• Direct a process of organizational development that primarily addresses succession planning throughout the organization,
• Coordinate activities throughout the organization across the department lines.

Develop, Effective Employee Relations Program

• Review wage and salary structure, pay policies, employee benefit programs; Security, safety and health program.
• Develop compensation and benefit policy and practices to ensure that staffs are rewarded in line with both general market practice and individual performance level.
• Determine and recommend employee relations practices necessary to establish positive employee-employee relationships and employee-employer relationship
• To ensure that the organizations and the employee’s interests are protected and the policies/ practices of the organization are legally compliant.
• Recommend for disciplinary actions and termination as per the personal policy guidelines
• Reviews employee appeals through compliant procedure. 

Qualifications:

Required:

• Master’s degree with minimum of five years of professional experience in HR position
• Experience in successful implementation of a wide range of responsibilities in a prior administrative or human resources position
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and local language

Preferred:

• 3-5 years related experience in Human Resources in a managerial position, preferably in an INGO
• Experience developing and overseeing the Human Resources department in INGO/organization
• Strong planning, supervisory, and management skills

To be successful as a member of the Room to Read team, you will also:

• Have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization
• Be an innovative and creative thinker that tries new things and inspires others to do so
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
• Have a strong work ethic and require minimal direction
• Work well independently as well as part of a team
• Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment

Compensation:

Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits; benefits including 13^thmonth bonus, provident fund, health and accidental insurances for staff and their family; leaves and staff professional development. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing, transforming the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education.

Application Procedure:

Please send a cover letter and resume by email, with HR Manager in the subject line, totz.info@roomtoread.org or send by post to Associate Director Africa, Room to Read Tanzania, Post Box 105459, Ileje Street, Mikocheni B, Plot No 36, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. If you do not hear from Room to Read within one month of the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Please note that late applications will not be considered and correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. 

Room to Read is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.