Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We are motivated by the Gospel of Jesus Christ to cherish, preserve and uphold the sacredness and dignity of all human life, foster charity and justice, and embody Catholic social and moral teaching as we act to:

•  Promote human development by responding to major emergencies, fighting disease and poverty, and nurturing peaceful and just societies; and,
•  Serve Catholics in the United States as they live their faith in solidarity with their brothers and sisters around the world.

As part of the universal mission of the Catholic Church, we work with local, national and international Catholic institutions and structures, as well as other organizations, to assist people on the basis of need, not creed, race or nationality.

Description Of Job

Catholic Relief Services is seeking a seasoned People, Culture and Organizational Development Manager to join its Accra- based team.

The People, Culture and Organizational Development (PCOD) Manager will ensure a secured and positive working environment for staff performance, personal growth and organizational change processes.

•  He/she will be an industry professional with the capacity to use state of the art approaches to help CRS develop learning and development strategy intended to change attitudes, relevance and structures of the current organization to better absorb technologies, position for market opportunities and address human resource challenges.
•  The PCOD will support senior management to develop a framework for a change process designed to lead staff and structures to ensure optimal staffing structures, compensation, working environment, learning and performance planning and assessment to ensure operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

•  work with Leadership of CRS on Change management processes
•  develop strategies, systems and vision to attract and maintain high quality staff  and adapt appropriate systems for human resource information management
•  conduct analysis for competitive wages and benefits as well as staff welfare programs and make recommendations and roll-out plans to senior management.
•  Champion, support and report organizational development progress
•  proactively ensure for current and future human resource needs including succession planning at CRS Ghana
•  work with Senior Management Team on policy development, strategy and organizational development processes
•  Manage wellness and benefit programs for CRS staff
•  develop compensation strategy/methodology.

Qualification Required & Experience

•  M.A degree in Human Resource Management (preferred focus on organizational development)
•  Seven (7-10) years increasingly responsible working experience in Human resource Management at least 2 years in Senior advisory position
•  Demonstrated experience in financial analysis for compensation and with human resource management systems
•  Good knowledge of Ghana Employment Laws and by-laws.
•  Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills
•  Ability to synthesize complex information to present and advise senior management
•  Strong negotiating skills
•  Computer literacy in MS Word and Excel
•  Must be able to safeguard confidential information
•  Working knowledge of French strongly desired

How To Apply For The Job

For a full copy of the PCOD job description or to apply for this position, please submit your C.V and letter of interest to :

GH_jobs@global.crs.org

Closing Date: 15 October 2012