Human Resources Professional Specialist

Mekong River Commission

 The role of MRC is to promote and coordinate sustainable management and development of water and related resources for the countries' mutual benefit and the people's well-being

 

MRC Secretariat is now recruiting a highly qualified consultant for the following consultancy 

Human Resources Professional Specialist

Consultant type Division/Section	: :	Consultant (Individual) Human Resources Section
Work location	:	Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR
Contract type/ Duration	:	6 months (Service Contract)

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

Contractual Management:

• Plan, organize, manage and perform a day-to-day activities of contractual management to meet the objectives and timeline of the programmes / divisions and sections ensuring that the process is in line with MRCS policies and procedures and its budget;
• Provide technical guidance and support to the programmes for contractual management and hiring the individual consultant;
• Verify and check the requests with the Term of Reference to prepare contracts;
• Negotiate bargaining agreements for the fee and other conditions including travel mode, DSA, and etc. when required;
• Manage and work with the programmes / divisions and sections for required services;
• Manage the consultants roster and system, maintain and update it on monthly basis, to ensure the information is up-to-date and accurate;
• Organize, update and maintain the consultants filing/database system;
• Develop and update the TORs for consultants;
• Prepare consultant cost per head report of programmes / divisions / sections, and overall organisation, and prepare consultant cost budgets as required;
• Update and maintain statistical data for HRM including numbers of consultants under SSA and SC and consultant fee rates;
• Ensure HR services is being operated according to MRC policies and procedures, HR best practices, fairly and with transparency;
• Provide advice related to HR and HRMS services to the programmes / division and section when required;
• Update and improve the human resources manuals to be in line with MRC objectives and directions;
• Create ID numbers and input data of individual consultants into SOLOMON;
• Participate at the Interview as an Ex-officio and preparing the interview report; and performs other functions of HRM Unit when the HR officer is absent;
• Prepare "triggers" and other workflow automation where it benefits the MCR objectives and timelines in the HRMS.

Human Resources Management & Development (ICBP):

• Assist Chief of HRS to review, revise and update the existing policies, procedure and manuals. Manage and Analyse Human Resources policies to ensure compliance with legal requirements.
• Manage legislation, arbitration decisions, and collective bargaining contracts to assess industry trends and legislative changes;
• Provide HR material, documents and databases required for the meetings;
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the Chief of Human Resources Section.

 

Qualifications/Requirements:

• University degree in human resources management, business administration, labour relations or related fields. A Master's degree is desirable;
• At least 10 -15 years progressive working experience in human resources or personnel management preferably in an international/regional development co-operation context and with HRMS best practices;
• Experience in contractual management, general administration and organisational development is a plus;
• Experience in KPI and knowledge of United Nations' regulations and practice is helpful;
• Strong computer skills, knowledge of database management, and the SOLOMON program is an advantage;
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines;
• Excellent command of written and spoken English   Knowledge of more than one riparian language is an advantage;
• Ability to work in a team environment is required.

 

The Terms of Reference and other information can be obtained from the MRC websitehttp://www.mrcmekong.org/about-the-mrc/working-with-mrc/employment. Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

 

Application procedures:

The application should include (i) a cover letter outlining clearly how the candidate meets the requirements of the position, (ii) a detailed CV, and (iii) MRC Personal History Form. The position title and section/division must be indicated in the cover letter.

 

The application should be sent to:

Mekong River Commission Office of the Secretariat in Vientiane (OSV)
P.O. Box 6101, 184 Fa NgoumRoad
Vientiane 01000, Lao PDR
Email: mrcs@mrcmekong.org

Closing date for applications: 16 July 2014