Position: Assistant Director/ Deputy Director (HR & Admin)

Summary

  • Vacancy: 01
  • Age: at most 50 years
  • Location: Dhaka

Requirements

Education

  • Master of Business Administration (major in HRM) or Master of Management/ Public Administration/ any other related subject with PGD in HRM is required.

Experience

  • At least 12 years of human resource management experience required of which two years must be as Deputy/ Assistant Director.

Additional Requirements

Required Skills/Abilities:

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Bengali.
  • Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
  • Ability to adapt to the needs of the organization and employees.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them as appropriate.
  • Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
  • Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s HR Information System and talent management systems.
  • Possess high moral and ethical standards.
  • Sound knowledge on Bangladesh Labor Act 2006 and updated amendments.
  • Hands-on experience on develop and/or review various HR Manuals.

Physical Requirements:

  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
  • Must be fit to travel to different MSS work areas around the country.

Responsibilities & Context

Job Summary:

Manabik Shahajya Sangstha (MSS) is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Deputy or Assistant Director to join the Human Resources & Administration team. This position will drive the development and day to day execution of the Human Resource policies while setting enterprise-wide HR strategies for the organization. As a key member of the leadership team, the Deputy/Assistant Director will lead the Human Resource team’s initiative to provide an employee oriented, high-performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment and organizational growth. This individual contributes as a strategic partner in the accomplishment of departmental plans through initiatives that attract and retain talent, develop employees and leaders and align organizational goals and objectives.

The post of Deputy/Assistant Director of Human Resources is primarily concerned with providing strategic advice, guidance and leadership across the organization on all aspects of Human Resources. The DD/AD will be expected to lead the strategic development across the range of Human Resource issues and be required to ensure that HR policies and procedures are legally compliant. The Human Resource Deputy / Assistant Director will plan, lead, direct, develop, and coordinate the policies, activities, and staff of the Human Resource & Administration (HR&A) department, ensuring implementation of the organization’s mission and talent strategy.

Detail information of the position:

Role: Head of Human Resources & Administration           
Department: Human Resources & Administration
Job Base: Head Office, Dhaka
Name of Position: Deputy/ Assistant Director, HR & Admin          
Employment Status: Full Time                                                    
Reportable to: Executive Director
Salary Range: Tk. 75,000 to 100,000 per month (Salary Grade: 3 – 4)
Age limit: Maximum 50 years

Supervisory Responsibilities:

  • Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains all staff in the organization.
  • Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
  • Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations. 
  • Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with organization’s policy.
  • Ensures imparting high quality, interactive, effective trainings for staff.

Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Collaborates with senior leadership to understand the organization’s goals and strategy related to staffing, recruiting, and retention.
  • Plans, leads, develops, coordinates, and implements policies, processes, training, initiatives, and surveys to support the organization’s human resource compliance and strategy needs.
  • Administers or oversees the administration of human resource activities including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management; productivity, recognition, and morale; occupational health and safety; and training and development.
  • Identifies staffing and recruiting needs; develops and executes best practices for hiring and talent management.
  • Conducts research and analysis of organizational trends including review of reports and metrics from the organization’s Human Resource Information System (HRIS) or talent management system.
  • Monitors and ensures the organization’s compliance with prevailing employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews and modifies policies and practices to maintain compliance.
  • Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law; applies this knowledge to effect changes in policy, practice, and resources to higher management.
  • Develops and implements departmental budget. 
  • Facilitates professional development, training, and certification activities for staff.
  • Performs other duties as required.
  • Develop and review HR Manuals for the organization and ensure its implementation.

Compensation & Other Benefits

  • After confirmation: BDT 75000 - 100000 per month (negotiable during the probation period).
  • T/A, Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Medical allowance, Contributory Provident fund, Gratuity, Two festival bonuses in a year, yearly increment, special "Staff Welfare Fund" to cover health expenses for self and family. The death benefit from a Special "Staff Welfare Fund". Stipend facility for meritorious children.

Job Highlights

  • Recruitment Ref. No: MSS/HR & ADMIN/RECRUITMENT/2024-19.
 

Read Before Apply

Please read the job description carefully. Do not apply unnecessarily if it does not match with your profile and your interest. Only short listed candidates will be contacted for the selection process. Selection will be made on rolling basis and purely on merit.

Apply Instructions

Please send your CV (including two professional references) along with a cover letter (CV & cover letter should be in one MS Word or PDF file) mentioning your present/last and expected salary and recent color photograph addressed to the Executive Director, MSS through e-mail to: hr@mssbd.org on or before July 30, 2024.

Please mention the position applied for in the subject line of the e-mail. We treat all applications for employment on their merits. Any persuasion will disqualify the candidature. MSS reserves the right to cancel any application. Only short-listed candidates will be invited to the selection process.

Apply Procedure

Email your CV: Send your CV and cover letter to the given email: hr@mssbd.org

Company Information

Manabik Shahajya Sangstha (MSS)

Address:
SEL Centre (3rd Floor), 29, West Panthapath, Dhaka-1205

Business:
Manabik Shahajya Sangstha (MSS), a leading national level non-governmental organization, was established by a group of students of Dhaka Residential Model School/ College and later of the University of Dhaka in 1974 with the aim to provide succor to the underserved flood-stricken people. Thereafter, MSS started to empower the disadvantaged people by making resources available to them through microcredit, health and nutrition services, eliminating preventable blindness; promoting food security, women and child rights, good governance, non-formal primary education, among others.