Back Head of Field HR Unit (National Position), Norway

*This is a national position open to Norwegian citizens or those holding the right to work in Norway*

The HR directorate is located in Head Office, reporting to the Deputy Secretary General/ Organizational Development department. Global HR directorate develops and maintains NRC’s global HR and people management strategies and priorities, designed to support NRC in the delivery of its mission and strategy and provides specialist expertise; leading global HR project change management, working within a matrix structure and providing support to HR professionals located in other countries (regional offices, country operations, representative offices).

As the Head of Field HR, you will be responsible, on behalf of the Global HR Director, to take a lead role in employee relations strategy development and delivery, and in operationalization of HR policies, frameworks, standards, tools and SOPs for our regional offices and country operation. The success of the continuous development and improvement of HR processes for our country operations, is relying on this role’s close collaboration with Regional HR in change management processes, developing and implementing Global HR policies to ensure coordination of support to the Country Offices.

Your role is part of a technical matrix structure and works in collaborative with colleagues in both technical and operational management structures at all levels.

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These professional competencies will enable you perform in this role

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*Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis; please apply as soon as possible*

What We Offer

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility: At NRC, we think outside the box. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative

Internal candidates are encouraged to apply but we are also open to external applicants who can show a commitment to NRC and being part of a challenging, but important mission to make a difference.  

To apply as an internal candidate, click on the suitcase icon “I am an employee” on the top right of the page to be redirected to NRC’s internal career site The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.