•  Support the identification of the skills and capabilities needed to implement current and future country programme activities and goals. • Deliver effective and timely recruitment, including drafting JDs, posting the vacancy in relevant media, coordinating with recruitment agencies, and hiring managers. •  Ensure the effective onboarding for all new staff. •  Coach managers in their roles in employee orientation and hold them accountable. •  Embed strong performance management culture and processes. •  Nurture employee engagement and wellbeing, including participation in the employee satisfaction survey, developing action plans and tracking results and outcomes. •  Complete periodic salary and benefit surveys collaborating with INGO networks and providing the necessary data to Birches. •  Prepare staff contracts, letters, and communication regarding changes in role, salary, and benefits as per policy. •  Maintain efficient and ‘audit ready’ people processes/systems for handling employee and other HR related documents. •  Maintain employee data on PeoplePlace achieving 100% accuracy through processing change requests on a timely basis. •  Carry out monthly payroll check/calculations in a timely manner. Compile payroll data for annual calculations and audits and submit payroll to Finance for review. •  Ensure people policies, employment practices and compensation packages are within the limits of established standards and policies of WaterAid and Country Laws •  Provide advice and manage any employee relations and safeguarding cases in line with local procedures and global standards. Create safe working environment and practices. •  Working in partnership with the Focal Points for security and safeguarding, ensure the streamlining of security and safeguarding throughout the CP. •  Work closely with the People Hub and contract in the support and expertise needed to deliver people plan and priorities. To be Successful, you will need the following:

•  A minimum 10 years of People Management experience with 5 years, supervisory and leading on People issues preferably with 3 in an international development organisation. •  University degree in Human Resource Management or relevant experience of working as a People/HR Manager in a professional environment. •  Exceptional people and relationship skills; excellent ability to work with teams in an inclusive manner an create an engaging workplace. •  Experience in the development of local HR policies and employment laws, recruitment approaches and people development •  Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with relevant internal and external stakeholders, with sensitivity and respect for diversity. •  Strong communication skills, analytical skills, and numeracy skills. •  Ability to manage information of a confidential/sensitive nature. •  Working style that reflects WaterAid’s values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity, and Innovation. •  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.