Habitat for Humanity International is a non-profit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. The purpose and goal of Habitat for Humanity International is to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses in partnership with families in need. Habitat for Humanity has an Operational Headquarters is a global, non-profit ministry where our employees build futures and lives.

Responsibilities include:

* Develop, in consultation with the HR Manager, HFHI HR & other stakeholders, an HR strategy for HFHI's disaster response efforts in Haiti.  Ensure the implementation and monitoring thereof.
*Assist the Manager, HR in coaching & training in all aspects of the HR function - this includes managing change, salary administration, employee benefits & recruitment, staffing, employee relations, staff development & team building for local & international staff.
*Actively promote & contribute to the establishment of HR standards/baselines & the standardization of HR policies and practices.
*Keep the Manager, HR informed of all major human resources problem areas, developments & activities. Work actively with stakeholders & the relevant managers to resolve issues and act as liaison between US headquarters, and Haiti offices.
*Work with the Manger, HR to build HR capacity through HR audits, training & ongoing support to the offices in Haiti
*Communicate new policies/initiatives from US headquarters & regional office to Haiti offices.
*Ensure that a performance management system is put in place for both local & international hires in the Haiti offices.
*Assist management with the performance evaluation process & in the recruitment, selection, & hiring of new local and international staff for HFHI Haiti. Conduct interviews & relevant selection criteria matrixes.
*Assist and support international staff with relocation to Haiti.
*Assist in creation and maintenance of job descriptions.
*Coordinate interview schedules & sit on interview panels, as required, screen candidates for reference checks, & academic qualifications etc.
*Assist in the formulation & implementation of HR policies for HFHI Haiti. Ensure that HFHI Haiti is operating within the statutory requirements of the labor laws.
*Maintain relationship with other HR practitioners within & outside HFHI/HFHI Haiti partnership.

*1-2 years of related experience.

*Fluency in English, French and Creole.

*Excellent computer skills (MS Office).

*Good understanding of administrative and technical aspects of HR, including HR systems, procedures, job grading and recruitment.  

*Computer Literacy in MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook), PowerPoint and the Internet.

*Proven research skills and/or experience.

*Ability to objectively analyze information in line with best practice and stakeholder needs. 

*Ability to anticipate the effects of a particular issue and to explain this to the stakeholder.

*Ability to assertively tackle issues and handle these from start to finish.

*Strong service orientation- provide consistent and reliable service to stakeholders, making every effort to meet and exceed stakeholder requirements & rive for excellent, value-added service in all areas of administrative support.

*Coss-cultural sensitivity and ability to communicate effectively with people from different walks of life.      

Please copy and paste your resume and cover letter into our applicant tracking system.

HFHI is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified personnel for all our positions in a manner that does not unlawfully discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, veteran/reserve national guard status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.