WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL LATEST JOB VACANCY IN GHANA

Company Profile

World Vision International is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the

causes of poverty and injustice. For two decades, World Vision has been working with urban and rural communities in all the 10 regions of Ghana to improve provision of water, promote sanitation and hygiene practices and quality education.

Job Description

Job Location: Head Office, Accra
Reports to: Director, Human Resources

Purpose of the position:
To support WVG P&C leadership in the areas of Learning & Development, Talent Management, Performance Management and Employee Engagement by designing, monitoring and implementing policies and procedures and various activities which ensure continued development of the organization and its staff towards peak performance in accordance with partnership People and Culture strategic framework.

Major Responsibilities:
1. Performance Management

• Provide technical support to line managers to implement Partnership Performance Management system
• Design and deliver customized training programs and tools for line managers and staff on effective performance management
• Facilitate and conduct training for line managers on coaching for performance
• Collate, analyze and share with P&C Director end of year appraisal report
• In collaboration with Recruitment & Compensation Manager provide recommendation to P&C Director on Performance Management outcomes and integration in payroll and its financial impact

2. Talent Management:

• Organize a yearly talent forum after the completion of the appraisal cycle
• Integrate data from performance management processes into talent management database and development initiatives
• Inform and support strategies for engaging, deploying and retaining talent WV Ghana and provide management information on depth and breadth of talent to deliver current and future strategic and operational goals
• Participate in designing a system and process for tracking key staff in their management development
• Coordinate secondments/exchange of experience
• Manage internship programs
• Identify mentoring and coaching opportunities for key staff to strengthen staff competencies

3. Learning & Development:

• Facilitate a customized leadership development programs
• Coordinate, update and/or draft policies and procedures as they relate to organizational/staff development and training
• In collaboration with Line Managers develop training needs analysis, training curricula and methodology and ensure proper implementation
• Plan, facilitate and conduct staff and organizational development related trainings according to the annual learning and development related
• Implements a learning and leadership development framework and provide vehicles to maximize success (eg. Methodology includes virtual or actual development center, job rotations, education, training, targeted secondments, online learning, career planning)
• Maintain evaluation data, including documentation of lessons learned and ensure future initiatives have incorporated in this learning
• Take part in developing a strategy and design for ensuring succession planning at the various organizational levels (SLT, SMT, etc)
• Coordinate regularly with the recruitment manager to promote Gender balance and ensure Diversity
• Compile and submit semi-annual gender mainstreaming report

4. New Employee Socialization:

• Design  and develop effective orientation program and ensure it is regularly updated
• Coordinate the in-depth staff orientation process for new hires and existing staff
• Equip managers and P&C field staff to run orientation programs
• Ensure new hires and existing staff
• Equip managers and P&C field staff to run orientation programs
• Ensure new hires are properly oriented accordingly to the Induction Plan

5. Employee Engagement and Managing Change:

• Coordinateperiodic pulse check surveys
• Follow up on Our Voice Survey completion with WVG staff and ensue proper dissemination of results
• Develop and implement (our voice) action plan to build on the WV Ghana key strengths, address gaps and evaluate the impact of these actions on people management priorities
• Manage exit interviews and compile information
• Support P&C Director in any change initiative and assist in the development and communication of change management plans

Required Skills or Experience

Other Competencies/Attributes:

• Computer literate (Operate MS Word and Excel and Lotus note)
• Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities
• Attend and participate/lead in daily devotions and weekly Chapel services
• Champions Child Safe Organization practices (e.g. children are not hired to execute WV projects, report/refer cases of abuse perpetrated by staff and non-staff...etc

The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:

• Educational requirements: MBA/BA Degree in Human Resource Development, Management and equivalent experience in the training and development field (5-7 years)
• Experience: 5-7 years/3 years in Manager level
• Other: Certification in facilitation skills is preferred

How To Apply FOR THIS JOB VACANCY

All interested candidates should apply with their CV attached to: Ghana@wvi.org

As a Child focused organisation, World Vision is committed to the protection of children and does not employ staff whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. WV is an equal opportunity employer.