Senior Manager - HR, Administration and Safeguarding

JOB TITLE:Senior Manager - HR, Administration and Safeguarding

TEAM/PROGRAMME:HR, Administration and Safeguarding

LOCATION:Bangkok Office

Type of Contract:Open ended contract

ROLE PURPOSE:
The Senior Manager HR, Administration and Safeguarding provides strategic and operational oversight to human resources management, retention, and talent development, oversees the administrative functions, and leads on child, adult and staff safeguarding. S/he ensures that Save the Children Thailand (SCT) is an employer able to attract, recruit, retain and develop the best talents to achieve its mission and deliver its strategy. This post also ensures legal compliance of the organization in an evolving environment, fosters and maintain a positive and productive work environment within the organization.

S/he will also be responsible for ensuring that the SCT’s minimum operating standards and quality framework are being met for HR and Admin as well to lead the implementation of SCT’s strategic ambition around People and culture including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).

As a key member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), s/he provides guidance to all SMT members on human resources strategy and contributes to achieving overall country strategic plans. S/he also shares in the overall responsibility for the direction and coordination of Thailand Office as part of the SMT.

S/he will support the SMT to strengthen safeguarding management systems across all functions and programs, and to promote a strong Safeguarding culture within the Thailand program & operations.

SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to:Executive Director

Staff reporting to this post:HR Coordinator, Admin Coordinator, HR Assistant.

Indirect reports based in field offices:6.

Role Dimensions:The position leads the HR Administration and Safeguarding functions for SCT and will be networking with external INGOs and legal counsels to make sure SCT is at the top of current best practices and compliant both with Save the Children International (SCI)and in country like minded organizations. The position will also seek strategic and technical guidance from Asia HR Director.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Leadership and Management

• Contribute and shared leadership in development and implementation of SCT Strategic plans as building blocks to achieve Save the Children’s 2030 breakthroughs.
• Contribute to a conducive and productive work environment in a way that promotes accountability and high performance, encourages an open, respectful and inclusive team culture of learning, creativity, and innovation, and frees up our teams to deliver impact for children.
• Help establish, maintain, and improve active and regular working relationships with humanitarian and development donors, host government authorities, partner agencies, and other NGO actors.
• As the leader of the HR, Admin, and Safeguarding, provide agile and effective leadership which attracts, develops, and retains talented staff to SCT; and through excellent leadership and management obtains the highest levels of commitment and performance of all program staff.
• Responsible for conceptualization, design and management of staffing strategies to ensure that the organization acquires and retains a qualified workforce capable of meeting current organizational challenges in both development and emergency contexts.

Strategic Human Resource Planning and Organizational Development

• Work closely with the programme departments to ensure that adequate HR inputs are provided and incorporated during development and implementation of all projects/programmes.
• Prepare/participate in people forecasting & HR planning for the organization.
• Ensure appropriate and adequate emergency HR procedures are detailed in SCT Emergency Preparedness Plan in order to enable rapid scale up, and that all HR staff members understand and are able to perform their roles in an emergency.
• Maintain a staffing structure that fits for current and future purpose. Provide expert guidance and leadership on change management when the portfolio and operating model require revisions to the staffing structure.
• Review HR policies and procedures regularly to meet SCT’s requirements and local labour laws.
• Develop and implement HR annual action plans and ensures all HR KPIs meet SCT standards.
• Provide leadership to embed and promote SCT’s organization culture and values.

Talent Acquisition and onboarding

• Ensure hiring practices are fair, equitable and consistent and comply with local regulations.
• Conduct ongoing workforce planning and analysis to determine organizational staffing profile.
• Ensure all job descriptions are updated for efficient recruitment and performance management.
• Plan and manage recruitment and induction of staff ensuring SCI safe recruitment criteria and donor and local compliance.

HRIS, compensation and benefits
- Manage HRIS/ORACLE and ensure employee