Overview
The Senior Officer, HR Advisory Services serves as a strategic advisor and trusted partner to regional leadership, supporting the implementation of IFRC HR policies and enabling effective people management across the Europe Region and Global Services Centre.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of IFRC HR policies, procedures, local labor law, and government regulations.
- Advise managers and staff on HR policies and ensure compliance.
- Support conflict prevention and resolution through mediation, facilitation, and coaching.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand and define staffing needs for digital transformation and IT roles.
- Lead proactive sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill humanitarian tech profiles.
- Lead, coordinate, and monitor the regional Performance Review and Assessment (PRA) cycle.
- Act as a strategic advisor to assigned Units, supporting engagement, productivity, and people development.
- Contribute to enhancing regional HR metrics, processes, and decision making tools.
- Liaise with IFRC Headquarters on international HR lifecycle matters.
- Provide HR surge support during emergency responses.
Required Experience
- Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience.
- Extensive experience working with the local labor law.
- Proven experience in IT/digital recruitment and sourcing for technical profiles.
- Demonstrated HR professional experience in a multicultural, international, matrix organization (IO, NGO, corporate).
- Solid experience working with all aspects of the employee management cycle.
- Experience in facilitating and supporting management/HR/admin personnel in HR related matters.
- At least 3-5 years of HR generalist experience (preferred).
- Understanding of and experience of working with the International Federation/ICRC and/or the RCRC National Societies (preferred).
Qualifications
- University degree in HR or related field.
- A combination of a first-level university degree and extensive relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
- Professional HR qualification (preferred).
- Qualification or Certification Project Management (preferred).
