Career Opportunity

World Vision is a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

World Vision International Sierra Leone (WVISL) has been operational since 1996 assisting communities with various interventions in health, education, child protection, water & sanitation and livelihoods.

Applications are requested for suitably qualified Sierra Leoneans to fill the position of ‘People and Culture Intern’ in Freetown.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: 

The P&C Intern is responsible to perform various administrative tasks and support our P&C department’s daily activities. She/he is will work with the P&C Systems Officer in updating employee records with new hire information, tracking staff attendance, filing, and supporting the P&C team in achieving key HR deliverables.

Communicate World Vision’s Christian ethos and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that is an example to others.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• With the supervision of the P&C Coordinator, work with the P&C Systems Officer in setting up and managing the P&C filing systems (active and archived files);

• Support the team in ensuring the completion of all new hire paperwork;
• Helping with the preparation and logistics for meetings and training programs;
• Providing support to the P&C team in scanning all P&C-related documents and maintaining an accurate and updated electronic filing system;
• Provide support in uploading documents into the P&C Knowledge Management System/BOX; folders;
• Support the P&C team in ensuring that new hires are properly oriented;
• In liaison with the P&C Systems Officer to ensure prompt response to staff to ensure the smooth running of the staff medical scheme.
• Support the P&C Team to following with staff and managers on staff performance management issues as instructed;
• Support the team in organizing staff engagement meetings and socialization events; and

• Any other duty as may be assigned.

WVI GENERAL CORE COMPETENCIES: 

• Be Safe and Resilient
• Build Relationships
• Learn and Develop
• Partner and Collaborate
• Deliver Results
• Be Accountable
• Improve and Innovate
• Embrace Change

QUALIFICATIONS:  EDUCATION/KNOWLEDGE/TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Qualification required: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, General Management, or any other related field.

Experience: 1 year of experience in human resources position

Technical Skills & Abilities:

• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to take and lead new initiatives.

• Good communications and mediation skills.

• Good organizational skills with an ability to set priorities and meet the required deadlines.

• Team player with a caring personality to adhere to staff care needs.

• Ability to demonstrate life/work balance and encourage others to do so.

• Ability to advise and coach others, when necessary.

• Fluency in English

If this position appeals to you, send a letter of application with your updated CV to the email address: recruitment_wvsl@wvi.org.

Applications sent through any other means will not be accepted. Please ensure that the subject reads ‘Application for the position of “People and Culture Intern” Referees of successful candidates and previous employers will be contacted and each application should include the referees’ current email and telephone numbers.

Closing Date: March 31st, 2023

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

World Vision International Sierra Leone takes diligent measures to screen out people who might seek to work with them to ensure they do not harm children or adult beneficiaries in the discharge of their duties. A successful candidate for this position will therefore be screened and required to sign the World Vision Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. World Vision International Sierra Leone will also conduct a Police check for successful applicants.

WOMEN ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY