Job Description
Job Title: Recruitment Support Intern
Band / Level / Grade: Intern
Department: Human Resources (People & Culture)
Location: Aden
BACKGROUND: The International Rescue Committee (IRC)
responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive
and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the
IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to
flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S.
cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and
struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
The IRC responds to people’s acute and longer-term needs
with integrated programs that improve health and safety, prioritize children’s
education, foster economic wellbeing, and empower communities to regain control
over their lives. Our work gives rise to some of the most pressing issues
facing contemporary humanitarian action, including questions of access,
conflict sensitivity, coordination, and impact.
The IRC Yemen began its programs in October 2012. Since
establishing its presence in the South of Yemen, in the Red Sea Coastal city of
Aden, the organization has grown from just an implementing small project to
handling large scale emergency and relief operations. Following the war which
broke out in Yemen in March of 2015 and the humanitarian disaster, which was
crafted by the same, IRC launched one an emergency response program in the
southern governorates of Aden, Lahj, Abyan, Shabwah and Al Dhale, and expanded
later in Sana’a and Hodeidah in the North. Currently IRC Yemen is
operating in eight governorates in the south and north of Yemen through direct
programming and through local partnerships, in Health, WASH, Nutrition,
Economic Recovery Development, Education, Child Protection, Gender and Women
Protection and Empowerment.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) have been working
in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for more than forty years. Today,
the IRC has more than 2,200 staff working across the region, including in Iraq,
Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, and Yemen to support those affected by some of
the world’s most complex and protracted humanitarian crises.
SCOPE OF WORK:
The Recruitment Support Intern will be responsible to
support the hiring process in all Yemen Country Program.
He/ She will be responsible for the proper documentation of all under
supervision and support of the Senior Recruitment and Mobility Officer.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Recruitment Support Intern will be working on supporting
the staffing for open positions in the Yemen Country program that vary from
short-term, emergency response, and full-time needs to meet demands of donors
and programs in location that are working and other locations that IRC may
expand into in Yemen. This individual will be responsible for proactive
Reference Checks, community engagement, drafting offers and contracts, and
scheduling for interviews and written assessments . They will also follow
recruitment strategies to increase the IRC’s talent pool and pipelines and will
provide input to ensure the IRC has diverse global talent that performs at a
high level responding to the changing needs of the organization.
WORKING RELATIONS:
- Position
Reports to: Senior Recruitment and Mobility Officer
- Position
directly supervises: None
- Other
Internal and/or external contacts: All staff and departments within the
IRC field offices inside Yemen.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
Recruitment duties
- Support
the Recruitment Cycle to prepare the offers and contracts and prepare the
files through the BOX.
- Under
the supervision of the Recruitment and Mobility Senior Officer, guidance,
source for positions and build, connections in the local community for
open vacancies.
- Advertise
IRC open vacancies in Arabic in local sources and, build links with
relevant partners in the community.
- Be
supportive of the full-cycle recruitment process and directly recruit
positions; develop candidate rosters, employ traditional sourcing strategies,
support in scheduling for oral interviews an written tests , and employ
innovative, creative recruiting methods to hire the best talent.
- Engage
community in Yemen; collect employment applications in Arabic and English
from community contacts, build referral networks, and apply pre-screening
qualifications to short-list qualified talent.
- Follow
IRC HR and Global Recruitment Policies and Procedures in Recruitment and
maintain compliance with all Yemeni labor laws.
- Maintain
the confidentiality of all critical HR/Recruitment information and other
IRC pertinent information in Yemen.
- Submit
ATC (background checks) through the IRC system. Ensures that the validity
of the ATC covers contract duration.
REQUIREMENTS: (Qualifications, Skills and Abilities):
A. Education:
- University
Degree such as bachelor’s degree in business administration, Human
Resources or related field or equivalent professional experience.
B. Experience:
- Fresh
Graduators or Industrial experience of minimum six months such as Private
sectors, Companies, and Local NGOs.
C. Skills and Abilities:
- Strong
skill and interest in the Recruitment and Human Resources function.
- Ability
to travel to IRC field locations and sites up to 30% of the time.
- Demonstrated
experience and work in a different context.
- Strong
organizational skills as well as interpersonal skills are vital.
- Fast
paced/changing, meeting deadlines.
- Solid
presentation and communication skills; ability to convey information
successfully.
- Show
sense of professional discretion, integrity, and ability to handle
situations respectfully and to effective resolution.
- Good
coping strategies in stressful and emergency situations, calmness is a
requirement.
- Respectful
and strong skill in establishing positive working relationships with
employees and all other partners to enhance collaboration and
productivity.
D. Proficiencies:
- Good
skills in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are required.
- Fluent
Written and spoken English
Professional Standards: The IRC and IRC workers
must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for
Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In
accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary
Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace
Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all
applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national
origin, religion, age, marital status, disability or any other characteristic
protected by applicable law.
IRC strives to build a diverse and inclusive team at all
levels who as individuals, and as a group, embody our culture statement
creating a working environment characterized by critical reflection, power
sharing, debate, and objectivity for us to achieve our aspirations as a team
and deliver the best possible services to our clients.
Commitment to Client Responsiveness: By
committing to Client-Centered Programming, at the IRC Yemen, we place the
people we serve - our clients - at the center of our programming and services.
The IRC Yemen Staff have an important role to play in supporting the
implementation of client-responsive programming through raising awareness among
the community and clients about the existing feedback mechanisms and how to use
them including the response processes, access, and eligibility to services, and
contribute to building an institutional culture that prompts staff to listen to
clients.
How to Apply
1- Qualified and Interested individuals
are required to apply for this position via the IRC Career at https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/58274?c=rescue
2- For cornerstone application guide find the link: Cornerstone
Application Guide
3- CV, Copies of the academic and work certificates should be
submitted in the system.
Deadline for Applying: June 3, 2025. The system will stop receiving
CVs at 12:00 A.M, June 3, 2025.Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.