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Relief International (RI) is an international non-profit organization that partners with communities impacted by conflict, climate change and disaster to save lives, build greater resilience and promote long-term health and wellbeing.
Our team of more than 7,000 staff and local volunteers work in 15 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, providing Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Education and Livelihoods programming that creates the foundation for community resilience.
We do this by working with local actors to develop safe and inclusive local programming that is evidence based, conflict sensitive, climate smart, and reaches those in need.
Relief International is an alliance of four organizations with one shared mission, comprised of Relief International, Inc., Relief International-France, Relief International-UK and Relief International- Europe, which operate under a one-team concept under a single senior leadership team.

Induction and Orientation Process:

• Prepare and update the induction and orientation materials for new staff according to RI policies and procedures and organizational culture.
• Ensure that all staff members both direct and indirect should have policy training within in 30 days of their joining.
• Coordinate and facilitate induction and orientation sessions for new staff on various topics such as RI vision, mission, values, code of conduct, policies, procedures, systems, etc.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and impact of induction and orientation sessions and provide feedback and recommendations for improvement.
• Maintain accurate and updated records of all induction and orientation activities, including attendance sheets, evaluation forms, certificates, etc.
•  Ensure compliance with RI policies and procedures, donor requirements, local labor laws and ethical standards throughout the induction and orientation process.
• Provide feedback and support to staff and managers on induction and orientation-related issues and queries.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, such as staff, managers, donors, partners, trainers, etc.

Performance Management — RI Excel

• Monitor the evaluation processes at all stages and ensure that staff and supervisors complete the review process in a timely manner.
• Prepare and update the performance management tools and guidelines for RI Afghanistan according to RI policies and procedures and organizational objectives.
• Coordinate and facilitate performance management sessions for staff on various topics such as setting SMART objectives, giving and receiving feedback, conducting appraisals, identifying learning needs, etc.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and impact of performance management sessions and provide feedback and recommendations for improvement.
• Maintain accurate and updated records of all performance management activities, including performance plans, appraisals, feedback forms, learning plans, etc.
• Ensure compliance with RI policies and procedures, donor requirements, local labor laws and ethical standards throughout the performance management process.
• Provide feedback and support to staff and managers on performance management-related issues and queries.
• Provide ongoing support to RI Excel users, including responding to various inquiries raised by different employees, clarifying the appraisal forms, methodology etc.

Staff Separation

• Coordinate and facilitate the staff separation process for staff who resign or are terminated due to various reasons.
• Ensure that staff submit their resignation letters or receive their termination letters according to RI policies and procedures and local labor laws.
• Conduct exit interviews with departing staff and collect feedback on their experience with RI.
• Prepare and issue various documents such as experience certificates, relieving letters, clearance forms, etc.
• Calculate and process the final settlement of dues for departing staff according to RI policies and procedures and local labor laws.
• Ensure that staff return all RI assets and equipment before leaving the organization.
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•  Maintain accurate and updated records of all staff separation activities, including resignation letters, termination letters, exit interviews, final settlements etc, and communicate with the payroll team to update staffing information
•  Ensure compliance with RI policies and procedures, donor requirements, local labor laws and ethical standards throughout the staff separation process.

HR Operations Matters:

• Provide general administrative support to the HR department, such as filing, scanning, photocopying, etc with the help of HR Assistant and Interns
• Maintain and update the HR database and personnel files for all staff according to RI policies and procedures and data protection standards.
• Prepare and issue various HR documents such as contracts, letters, certificates, ID cards, etc.
• Respond to routine HR queries from staff and managers and escalate complex issues to the HR Manager as appropriate.
• Assist in the coordination of staff welfare activities such as staff meetings, events, celebrations, etc.
• Management of staff leave records and ensure that leave requests are approved and recorded properly.
• Management of staff attendance records and ensure that timesheets are submitted and verified on time.
• Ensure compliance with RI policies and procedures, donor requirements, local labor laws and ethical standards throughout the HR operations.
• Provide feedback and support to staff and managers on HR operations-related issues and queries.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, such as staff, managers, donors, partners, service providers, etc.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of HR policies, procedures and systems related to HR operations.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the HR Manager or Country Director.

Safeguarding and Security

• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
• Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.
• Consistent with RI’s safeguarding and protection policies, ensure all people who come into contact with Relief International are as safe as possible.

Accountability 

• Relief International team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging program participants as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
• Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and Relief International policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.

Equity and Diversity Commitment

• Demonstrate sensitivity and understanding of systemic diversity and cultural differences.
• Ensure that gender equity is addressed in our staffing and programming.
• Perform other functions that maybe assigned from time to time.

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree from a recognized and reputed university. Master’s degree is preferred with professional training.
• At least 4 years progressive fulltime employment in a similar position preferably in nonprofit sector.
• Proven experience of providing leadership on all HR issues at the same time balancing the strategic role with the need to deliver effective day-to-day HR administration services.
• Direct experience of organizing large scale recruitment.
• Ability to prioritize and deal with competing demands.
• Previous experience of staff supervision and capacity building.
• Well-developed conceptual, critical, and analytical thinking with the ability to convey complex information in a straightforward way and influencing this to a wider audience.
• Fluent spoken and written English.

The interested candidates should submit their RI Application letter with a CV and with three references.
Please Mention the announced position and vacancy number in the email subject please like (Human Resource Officer - RI-FAR-SAFE-2025-60)
Via email: vacancies.afghanistan@ri.org
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Please download the RI application form through below link. fill and send it along with your CV: :
http://www.acbar.org/upload/1572844955489.DOCX
Uphold and promote RI’s commitment to ensuring the safeguarding and safety of the vulnerable communities we serve.
Consistent with RI’s safeguarding and protection policies, ensure all people who come into contact with Relief International are as safe as possible.

Safeguarding
Uphold and promote RI’s commitment to ensuring the safeguarding and safety of the vulnerable communities we serve.
Consistent with RI’s safeguarding and protection policies, ensure all people who come into contact with Relief International are as safe as possible.
Relief International values:
We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and operational independence. We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities.

We value:
Inclusiveness
Transparency and Accountability
Agility and Innovation
Collaboration
Sustainability

vacancies.afghanistan@ri.org