GOAL’s mission is to work with the most vulnerable communities to help them respond to and recover from humanitarian crises, and to assist them to build transcendent solutions to mitigate poverty and vulnerability. 

GOAL has been working in Sudan since 1985, towards ensuring the poorest and most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental rights of life, including but not limited to adequate shelter, food and livelihoods, water and sanitation, nutrition,  healthcare and education. GOAL implements a range of multi-sectoral development, resilience, recovery and humanitarian responses programmes by being sensitive to cross-cutting issues including gender, accountably, child protection, HIV/AIDS. 

GOAL is currently working directly in North Darfur and South Kordofan States, managed by GOAL offices in these states and in Khartoum. The current GOAL programmes focus on four main sectors:  Primary Health Care, Nutrition, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL). 

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Ensure a full understanding of Sudanese Labor Law and GOAL HR Policies and to keep abreast of any changes to these. 
• Supervise and Provide support to all North Darfur HR team at state field offices on all HR related issues.
• Oversee the HR functions in all North Darfur GOAL offices and that all the HR team are following all HR policies and protocols are in place.
• Attend and comment as appropriate on all meetings.
• Act as the HR focal point for North Darfur 
• Conduct regular salary surveys and produce a report as required. (  if needed)

Recruitment of staff:

• Collaborate and work with the area coordinator, field coordinator and Sector managers to ensure that they have appropriate staffing.
•  Supervise All aspects of recruitment of new staff, from the development of person specifications, job descriptions, advising on remuneration levels and terms & conditions, to liaising with HAC, advertising, short-listing, interviewing, and making appointments.

Periodic staff performance appraisals.

• In cooperation with line managers conduct, analyze, Organize, and manage the process of annual and periodic staff appraisals for state level. 
• Ensure that all issues arising from these appraisals are followed up and resolved.

Staff Remuneration

                Advise on and supervise the HR team on the following:

• A comprehensive terms & conditions of employment manual for all ND staff 
• Calculating end of service benefits, death, and all other severance payments.
• Administer payments and reconciliation of social insurance, tax and Zakat.
• To coordinate with the Finance department and provide support with financial issues when necessary – especially in relation to salary payments. 

Administrative Duties: 

• Make sure that the head count staff records for North Darfur Nationals and Seconded staff are correct and update.
• Follow up with HR team in ND to Ensure all staff members sign, understand, and abide by GOAL rules of conduct. 
• Monitor and follow up with HR team in ND to Ensure that there is an up-to-date record of all staff details including their all staff including valid contracts, letters of appointment, amendments, signed job descriptions, current salary, holiday entitlements, training, sick days, days absent, disciplinary record, appraisal forms and trainings attended.

Staff contract issue, renewal, amendment, and termination:

Advise on and supervise the HR team on the following:

• Monitor and follow up with HR team in ND Ensure all staff members have a signed contract and job description.
• Maintain an efficient and effective database of all contracts and key information relating to staff.
• Maintain all staff contracts and make any necessary amendments in good time.
• Prepares employee separation notices and related documentation, and conducts exit interviews to determine reasons behind separations.

Staff Training and Career Development:

• Oversee staff inductions. 
• Liaise with area coordinator, field coordinators and line managers to identify training needs, designed the necessary training program plan and ensure agreed training needs are met where possible.
• Train staff in ND such as programme staff and other support departments in all HR matters relating to their roles: staff appraisals, conflict management, field staff recruitment etc.
• Maintain a training tracking sheet to monitor trainings identified during appraisals and record all trainings completed
• Act as a focal point for national staff on external trainings.

Employee Relations:

• Advise on and supervise the HR team in ND in handling all employee relations issues for all National ND GOAL staff.
• Develop and maintain employee relations policies.
• Keep up to date with the legal requirements.
• Represent the organization at different court hearings at state level. 
• To ensure that HR issues are dealt with in a timely, confidential, and efficient manner. 

Reporting:

• Submit a monthly report to HR coordinator detailing all HR activities.
• Prepares reports and recommends procedures to reduce absenteeism, tardiness, and turnover at state level.

Other Duties

• Ensure GOAL Sudan  at state level is compliancy with in country laws and bylaws.
• Build and maintain good relation with the fiscal authorities.
• Provide statistics needed and other HR related returns.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory requirements and brief key programme in new requirements; at state level To be up to date on donor compliance issues in relation to HR and to implement the necessary systems to manage this
• Lease with other NGO’s at state level regarding current HR issues and concerns;
• Collaborate with ND Safety and Security Coordinator and Manager in assisting the security status and 
• Attempt always to maintain GOAL’s reputation.
• Any other duties as required by the HR Coordinator and Area Coordinator 

Safeguarding:

• To foster an inclusive working environment which is non-threatening and safe for all. An environment that addresses safeguarding adequately in its processes and where the barriers to raise and discuss concerns about safeguarding issues are identified and where possible mitigated.

Values & Behaviors:

• Strong commitment to upholding and promoting GOAL’s values; Respect, Integrity, Courage, Partnership and Humanitarianism.

Qualifications,  Qualities and Technical  Competencies :

• Master’s/Diploma/bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or related field is preferable 
• Minimum of 6 years of senior-level experience in Human Resource Management, out of which 3 years should be supervisory/managerial experience.
• Proven working experience with NGOs.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Sudan Labour Law.
• Fluent in English both writing and speaking.
• Microsoft office literate, with good report writing skills;
• Outgoing personality with excellent communication and training skills
• Excellent administration skills and a strong attention to detail.
• Good team player, 
• Ability to work under pressure to pursue multiple tasks simultaneously to successful conclusions.

Personal Competencies :

• Self-motivation, enthusiasm and results focused.
• Open, Flexible, adaptable .
• Negotiating, influencing, and holding to account.
•  Decision maker and Problem solver .
• Committed to high standards and continuous improvement.
• Ability to move between big picture and detail and ready to walk the extra mile to get the job done .
• Commitment to principles of diversity, equity, inclusion

Accountability within GOAL

A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:

• Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behavior protocols.
• Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
• Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding

• Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates. 

General Terms and Conditions

• This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document.