Job ID
50703
Job Title
Human Resources Manager
To work for
Save the Children
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
HR/QM
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Not Specified
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
• Manages main office operations ensuring compliance with Save the Children HR rules and regulations.
• Leads the entire recruitment cycle, including vacancy advertisement, scheduling and conducting interviews, reference checks, vetting processes, and collecting new hire documents.
• Responsible for implementing the induction programme “Passport to Success” in the Syria Country Office.
• Ensures proper understanding and consistent implementation of the SCI performance management process across all staff.
• Stays up to date on local labor laws and ensures HR compliance within the project, managing any legal changes effectively.
• Supports and coordinates learning and development initiatives, maintaining attendance records for training sessions.
• Oversees and implements the staff well-being plan in coordination with the staff well-being committee, addressing key concerns affecting employees.
• Provides oversight on personnel files and HR documentation, including employment agreements, amendments, timesheets, holiday calendars, and leave records.
• Ensures compliant, competitive, and cost-effective salaries and benefits packages for main office staff.
• Monitors staff contractual status and ensures timely actions for contract renewals and new hires.
• Works closely with the SCI regional office to update scorecards and mandatory HR trackers.
• Collaborates with hiring/line managers to conduct job evaluations, grading, and job profile reviews as needed.
• Coordinates pay and benefits benchmarking exercises internally and externally with other INGOs.
• Ensures the accuracy of national payroll and coordinates international payroll processing with the Global team.
• Manages employee relations, including addressing workplace concerns, handling grievances, and supporting conflict resolution.
• Ensure staff sign the mandatory polices (Ex: SCI safeguarding policies, Data protection policy and Counter-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Procedure etc.)
• Participates in investigations and grievance cases upon management request.
• Provides generalist and operational HR support to line managers across a full range of people management issues.
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
• holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
• Manages main office operations ensuring compliance with Save the Children HR rules and regulations.
• Leads the entire recruitment cycle, including vacancy advertisement, scheduling and conducting interviews, reference checks, vetting processes, and collecting new hire documents.
• Responsible for implementing the induction programme “Passport to Success” in the Syria Country Office.
• Ensures proper understanding and consistent implementation of the SCI performance management process across all staff.
• Stays up to date on local labor laws and ensures HR compliance within the project, managing any legal changes effectively.
• Supports and coordinates learning and development initiatives, maintaining attendance records for training sessions.
• Oversees and implements the staff well-being plan in coordination with the staff well-being committee, addressing key concerns affecting employees.
• Provides oversight on personnel files and HR documentation, including employment agreements, amendments, timesheets, holiday calendars, and leave records.
• Ensures compliant, competitive, and cost-effective salaries and benefits packages for main office staff.
• Monitors staff contractual status and ensures timely actions for contract renewals and new hires.
• Works closely with the SCI regional office to update scorecards and mandatory HR trackers.
• Collaborates with hiring/line managers to conduct job evaluations, grading, and job profile reviews as needed.
• Coordinates pay and benefits benchmarking exercises internally and externally with other INGOs.
• Ensures the accuracy of national payroll and coordinates international payroll processing with the Global team.
• Manages employee relations, including addressing workplace concerns, handling grievances, and supporting conflict resolution.
• Ensure staff sign the mandatory polices (Ex: SCI safeguarding policies, Data protection policy and Counter-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Procedure etc.)
• Participates in investigations and grievance cases upon management request.
• Provides generalist and operational HR support to line managers across a full range of people management issues.
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
• holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor of Degree in Human Resources/ Business Management/ Administration or equivalent
• Certification/accreditation in Human Resources is preferable. )
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
• At least 5 -7 years of work experience in Human Resources; previous HR experience in INGOs is essential
• At least 1-3 years of work experience in Human Resources as a manager is preferable.
• Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English and Arabic is essential
• Experience working in remote management set-up is preferable
• Ability to work independently, self-direct or at own initiative
• Good facilitation skills and ability to deliver training and induction
• Ability to work with tight deadlines, and a demanding workload
• Proven skills in handling and advising on complex people management issues
• Experience in working with and supporting multicultural teams
• Ability to travel to Field offices for the Syria Country office
• Experience in staff capacity building
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
• Bachelor of Degree in Human Resources/ Business Management/ Administration or equivalent
• Certification/accreditation in Human Resources is preferable. )
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
• At least 5 -7 years of work experience in Human Resources; previous HR experience in INGOs is essential
• At least 1-3 years of work experience in Human Resources as a manager is preferable.
• Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English and Arabic is essential
• Experience working in remote management set-up is preferable
• Ability to work independently, self-direct or at own initiative
• Good facilitation skills and ability to deliver training and induction
• Ability to work with tight deadlines, and a demanding workload
• Proven skills in handling and advising on complex people management issues
• Experience in working with and supporting multicultural teams
• Ability to travel to Field offices for the Syria Country office
• Experience in staff capacity building
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Specific Vacancy Requirements
Save the Children does not charge any fees or request any form of payment at any stage of the recruitment process
Salary and Benefits
in line with SCI salary scale and compensation policy.
About us
Save the Children was founded in London in 1919 by Eglantyne Jebb and her sister, Dorothy Buxton. In the century since then, Save the Children organizations have been established in 29 nations around the world. Each of these members is part of the Save the Children Association.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Sep 02, 2026
Expiry Date
Oct 02, 2026
CV Language
English
