D. Vetting, Safeguarding & Compliance

• Conduct vetting, reference checks, and safeguarding clearances for new hires and existing staff, liaising with regional or global offices as required.
• Ensure recruitment and HR processes comply with safeguarding, child protection, anti-fraud, anti-harassment, equal opportunity, health and safety, and data protection policies.
• Maintain HR documentation to support audit readiness and provide timely responses to audit requests.
• Participate in audit kick-off and close-out meetings as required and serve as a recruitment and HR compliance focal point.

E. Employee Relations & Staff Engagement

• Support internal P&C communications including policy updates, learning opportunities, and vacancy announcements.
• Contribute to staff wellbeing, engagement initiatives, and the promotion of a positive and inclusive workplace culture.
• Provide technical HR support to P&C Officers and field offices through remote support and field visits, ensuring policy compliance and safeguarding standards.
• Represent the P&C function in internal coordination meetings and cross-departmental forums as required.

F. Child Safeguarding and Counter Fraud Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with all aspects of recruitment processes that aim to prevent the recruitment of staff who may potentially be unsuited for work in a child-focused organization; and proactively identify/address any gaps in your own skill level or understanding in how to recruit staff through a child safeguarding lens.

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.
• Always acts in the best interests of children.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Bachelor Degree in Business Administration or with relevant HR Diploma or Certificate is preferable.
• Minimum 3 years professional recruitment and Human Resources experience is preferred.
• Professional working experience with international organizations is preferred.
• Ability to manage multi-tasks and good knowledge on HR software is preferable.
• Proven team working ability.
• Good communication skills (Myanmar & English).
• Good working knowledge of English (Spoken and Written).
• High sense of personal integrity, discretion, and good judgments.
• Excellent Computer skills, specifically with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values, and principles.

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 the reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

• Ensure compliance with all safeguarding and safer recruitment guidelines.
• Report any safeguarding concerns immediately in accordance with policy.
• Promote safeguarding awareness within all HR processes.

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education, and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday.
• All children learn from a quality basic education.
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated.

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs. We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.