Asia Regional Human Resources Coordinator (Asia RHRC)

Position description

The Asia RHRC will provide guidance and support to the MCC programs in the region. The Asia RHRC ensures MCC policies, national labor laws are adhered to, working in close cooperation with the IP Associate HR Director, MCC Canada and MCC U.S. HR Teams including the respective Directors, the MCC Area Directors, and the Global HR Network.

The Asia RHRC provides general human resource oversight to MCC Asia’s human resource areas in all Asia country programs, as well as in the regional office. The Asia RHRC will guide hiring managers (including Representatives and Area Directors), and other HR personnel to ensure MCC’s procedures and policies for hiring and managing National Staff are efficiently carried out. This position requires knowledge of and/or capacity to access the human resources laws and customs in the Area’s countries where MCC’s programs are located.

The main objective of the Asia RHRC role is to advise MCC Asia’s Area program leadership on relevant HR issues, and to work as a key strategic partner to the ADs to implement HR strategic priorities, policies, and procedures in the countries in the region, ensuring these items are adapted appropriately to the local context and in line with applicable local legislation.

Responsibilities include areas such as policy development and interpretation, incident reporting, HR-related trainings, and workplace investigations.

Locations: This position is available for domestic/national hires in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, South Korea (ROK), Cambodia, and Laos.
It is also available for someone to be based internationally outside of their home country in Bangladesh, India, Thailand, South Korea (ROK), Cambodia, or Laos with a strong preference for Thailand, Cambodia.

Qualifications

All MCC workers are expected to exhibit a commitment to: a personal Christian faith and discipleship; active participation in a Christian church or Christian community; and nonviolent peacemaking. MCC is an equal opportunity employer, committed to employment equity. MCC values diversity and invites all qualified candidates to apply.

• University degree in human resources or equivalent experience required
• Minimum 3 years of human resources (or similar) work experience required, preferably in the international development sector
• Excellent English language communication and negotiation skills; ability to interact clearly and effectively orally and in writing; regional language expertise is an added advantage
• Excellent relational skills with a strong customer service orientation; ability to collaborate in a diverse team environment where leadership is most effective through collegial influence rather than formal authority
• Strong self-starter, willing to take both direction and initiative
• Well organized with a strong aptitude for human resources matters
• Ability to attend to many important details simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to maintain professional confidentiality
• Ability to travel throughout the region for one week every-other month, or as needs arise

​Invitations to serve with MCC are contingent on the successful outcome of criminal background check(s).

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and willingness to learn the MCC human resources information system; proficiency in Microsoft Outlook and Excel preferred
• Proficiency in online research tools
• Demonstrated understanding of MCC, or ability and willingness to learn

Application instructions

For more information and to apply: Vacancy Details