Executive: Human Resources (m/f)

Description

• Reporting to the Statistician-General/CEO, the incumbent is expected to strategically manage and direct the Human Resources Department in accordance with established international standards of quality. In addition, the incumbent should ensure the existence of-, lead, and coordinate the implementation of Human Resources programmes, policies, practices, and services through the department’s staff, that will provide an employee-oriented, high performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment, and the recruitment and ongoing development of the Namibia Statistics Agency’s workforce

Duties

• Collaboration with senior leadership to understand the Agency’s goals and strategy related to staffing, recruiting, and retention
• Planning, leading, developing, coordinating, and implementing policies, processes, training, initiatives, and surveys to support the Agency’s human resource compliance and strategy needs
• Spearheading and coordinating the development of the Agency’s Annual Work Plan
• Administering or overseeing the administration of human resource programs including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management; productivity, recognition, staff morale; occupational health and safety; and training and development
• Identifying staffing and recruiting needs; developing and executing best practices for hiring and talent management
• Conducting research and analysis of organizational trends including review of reports and HR metrics
• Monitoring and ensuring the Agency’s compliance with all relevant employment laws, regulations, and recommended best practices; reviewing and modifying policies and practices to maintain compliance
• Maintaining own knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law; applying this knowledge to communicate changes in policy, practice, and resources to senior management
• Developing and implementing the departmental budget
• Facilitating professional development, training, and certification activities for HR departmental employees
• Developing corporate plans for a variety of HR matters such as compensation, benefits, health and safety etc.
• Developing strategies for performance evaluation, staffing, training and development etc.
• Overseeing all HR initiatives, systems and tactics
• Supervising the work of the HR department and providing guidance
• Serving as the point of contact for employment relations and communication with labour unions and internal workplace union representative committee members
• Monitoring adherence to internal policies and legal standards
• Ensuring that grievances and transgressions are addressed through the relevant disciplinary and grievance procedures
• Anticipating and resolving litigation risks in close consultation with the Agency’s Legal division

Requisites

• Master’s Degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology and/or Organizational Development or similar qualification (NQF 9). Applicants with any lower qualification will not be short listed
• 10 years’ relevant work experience with at least 3 years in a senior professional/ managerial role within a corporate unionized environment providing strategic leadership in the HR function in an organization of similar magnitude and complexity
• Proven track record of effectively supervising a team of professionals, including building the team’s capacity and providing technical leadership
• Specific Requirements:
• Highly motivated strategic thinker and self-starter
• High level of emotional and social intelligence
• Language and communication skills:
• Must be fluent in English and able to communicate with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal, written, presentation and listening) with and directly influence a broad spectrum of key partners, and stakeholders, both internally and externally
• Reasoning Ability:
• Highly developed change management skills
• Good problem solving and solid decision making skills
• Analytical ability
• Attention to detail
• Good conflict resolution skills
• Teamwork:
• Understanding of the importance of teamwork in the work context
• Able to work effectively in a team to achieve common goals
• Able to foster effective teamwork
• Strategic planning knowhow and skills
• Analysis of critical business performance aspects around people.
• Additional attributes:
• Highly developed credible leadership and people management skills
• High level resource management and planning skills, such as budget management and control
• Strong empathy competence – able to understand the other party’s perspective
• Additional knowledge and competency requirements:
• Expert level understanding of all aspects of human resources management
• In depth knowledge and interpretation of the Labour Act of Namibia, as well as all institutional and global employee management practices
• Professional knowledge of the Industrial Psychology field, i.e. development of competence frameworks and cultures
• Knowledge of compliance and governance issues within a public funded organization
• Understanding of core business functions including strategic and business planning, facilities management, etc.
• Competence in the use of Microsoft Office and relevant HR software for desktop purposes
• Added advantages:
• Knowledge of- and experience in Business Process mapping
• Experience in leading the Strategic Planning Processes
• Experience in HR management of a very large number of fixed-term employees during surveys/censuses
• Knowledge and experience of the Balanced Scorecard concept

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted
• Indicate the source of this job post: working.co.na

How to Apply

1. Documentation

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae

2. Application

• Send your Documentation to hr@nsa.org.na with the Subject line “Executive: Human Resources”