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International HR Advisor , Oxford

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Job Reference no.
CHR226
Region
England
Location
Oxford
Division
Corporate Human Resources
Department
Corporate Human Resources
Position Type
Fixed Term
Job Type
Experienced
Closing date for applications 
(UK Time)
30 September 2012

Job Profile

International HR Advisor
11 month fixed term contract 
Oxford
Salary starts at £29,860 per annum gross (pro rata) depending on skills and experience
21.6 hours per week, with flexibility in how these hours are worked
 
Interviews will take place w/c 8th October 2012
 
Oxfam Purpose: To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering.
 
Team Purpose: To provide professional and business relevant support to the International Division (ID) in recognising and addressing the people aspects of business priorities.
 
Job Purpose: To deliver HR advice, services and support on behalf of International HR; provide support and guidance regarding HR work within the Single Management Structure (SMS) project.
 
Reporting Lines: Postholder reports to: International HR Business Partner
 
Budget Responsibility: Manages day to day International HR (IHR) Budget

Dimensions

  • This job presents a unique opportunity to combine work on international HR strategy and policy, project management, management of global HR activities and some HR casework.
  • May manage projects, staff resources and budgets.
  • Contributes to the development of HR policy and HR strategy, ensuring and supporting operational implementation world-wide, across confederation.
  • Interprets business needs and develops HR initiatives and solutions to diverse and complex problems within organisational policy.
  • Contributes to and influences operational planning.
  • Provides expert advice to international HR staff (both Oxfam and Oxfam GB) and senior managers (confederation wide) on HR issues.
  • Flexibility to anticipate and resolve challenges within corporate and international parameters
  • Impact of this role is significant within HR, and has significant impact Oxfam-wide and across the wider Oxfam confederation.
  • Influences managers, staff and volunteers in Oxfam GB and Oxfam International and develops effective networks with external bodies.
  • Ensures operational activities are performed to a high standard, and consistently checked for their relevance and standards.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the International HR Business team in developing and coordinating the implementation of the International Division people priorities.
  • Take a lead on family liaison work within International Division and act as the International HR focal point.
  • Design and implement a useful system that utilised the management information that the team has access to in order to deliver a coherent reporting system with the purpose of identifying global business trends and risks and to suggest solutions.
  • Lead the HR Shared Services review planned for 2012-13 and provide advice, support and guidance for both OGB and affiliates to ensure learning is shared and the objectives of shared services are achieved
  • Talent and Succession planning for the International Division including management of the Country Director and Associate Country Director recruitment pipeline and succession planning activities
  • Provide specialist advisory support for the recruitment of key international posts e.g. CDs.
  • Lead the resourcing network to enable brokering activity across Regions and Countries and facilitate best practice
  • Manage on occasion employee relations issues delegated by the HR Business Partner
  • Facilitate positive, constructive relations with HR Centres of Expertise, trouble shooting where necessary and providing solutions.
  • Manage the content of and coordinate HR communications in relation to SMS and IHR including; IHR bulletin, HR Toolkit, KARL, Guide to Mandatory Procedures
  • Coordinate and participate in the Regional HR Managers monthly call
  • Build networks with Oxfam International counterparts to enable ID's business objectives to be achieved
  • Support One Oxfam activities as required
  • Manage and support on key strategic International HR projects including, private sector skills development for ID and confederation policy work regarding wider Oxfam policy
  • Manage the day to day IHR budget

Skills and Competence

E = Essential D= Desirable
  • Knowledge and understanding of working in a networked organisation, providing advice and support across remote teams and at various levels of seniority, and facilitating change across the confederation (El)
  • Experience of working in HR within an International context (E)
  • Experience of working well across cultures and with diversity and positive action (E)
  • Demonstrates strong business acumen, ensuring that HR policy or development activity addresses the business needs, providing consistent, business relevant advice to senior line managers and other HR staff (E)
  • Good organisational planning skills and a proven ability to work with a large degree of independence, managing own workload and priorities and identifying opportunities to add value to the business (E)
  • Able to adapt priorities to rapidly changing demands whilst ensuring ongoing project work is completed successfully (E)
  • Ability to develop policy, processes and practices that are efficient, user-friendly and customer-focused (E)
  • Proactive with plenty of initiative (E)
  • Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills and an excellent communicator with a high level of written and verbal English (E)
  • Ability to travel outside the UK for up to 21 days per year (D)
  • Possesses or is working towards CIPD qualification or a other relevant personnel qualification (D)
  • Experience of coaching and training others to develop their skills (D)
  • Good IT awareness (Essential) with a good working knowledge of communication tools and online collaboration (D)

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