The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

This position will be based in Kyiv, Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv or Odesa (based on the location of the successful candidate), with possible travel to other locations in Ukraine. The aim of this position is to support country programs with souring and recruitment of highly qualified staff for operations and program teams. 

Job Responsibilities

Recruitment and sourcing

  • Working closely with managers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the organization’s hiring needs for each position and meet competitive hiring goals and expectations.
  • Managing the full recruitment life cycle across a variety of open roles helping management find, hire, and retain quality talent.
  • Grow and foster high-touch relationships with a database of qualified active and passive talent to pull from as new positions open.
  • Continuously partnering with People & Culture team, Talent Acquisition Manager and senior managers to design, refine, and implement innovative recruiting strategies.
  • Staying active with current job boards, social networks, and platforms to find talent, and plan, create, and release job descriptions and announcements.
  • Developing and releasing job postings on platforms, such as social media and job boards.
  • Utilizing knowledge of multiple recruiting sources and executing innovative recruiting strategies to find quality candidates.
  • Screening CVs, interviewing, and managing candidates throughout interview process and assisting with final offer negotiation
  • Maintaining a database of candidate records and recruitment files on Workday. 
  • Following up on interview process status and updating records in the internal database.

Capacity building of HR staff  

  • Supporting People & Culture team with building capacity of staff on the topics of recruitment and sourcing by means of providing learning sessions and presentations.
  • Providing coaching and guidance to the P&C team and hiring managers on recruiting staff.

Skills and Qualifications

  • 2+ years’ experience in recruitment or human resources.
  • Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and decision-making skills.
  • Advanced knowledge of MS Office, database management, Workday and internet search.
  • Knowing sourcing strategies.
  • Familiarity with job boards, and HR software, databases, and management systems.
  • Proven experience conducting various types of interviews (i.e., phone, teams etc.).
  • Advanced English level, fluency in Ukrainian (Russian will be an advantage).

Preferred Qualifications

  • At least Bachelor’s degree in human resource management or social sciences (or related field).
  • Experience developing recruiting strategy.
  • Desire to grow professionally with networking and ongoing training opportunities.

IRC employees are eligible to the following benefits:

  • Competitive salary
  • Purposeful job and development opportunities
  • English classes and unlimited online training courses
  • Life Insurance
  • Medical insurance for staff and family members
  • Free psychological support to employees and their family members
  • 30 calendar days of annual vacation with flexibility beyond the legally set minimum requirements
  • Up to 10 days of paid medical leave

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

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