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About the Role

The People & Culture Officer is responsible for supporting the full spectrum of P&C functions, ensuring smooth and compliant P&C operations across the organization. This role covers recruitment, onboarding, learning and development coordination, performance management support, HR information systems, employee relations assistance, compliance, vetting checks, and general P&C administration. The position ensures all HR processes align with organizational policies, safeguarding protocols, and legal standards, while delivering high-quality support to staff and managers.

Responsibilities

Manage end to end recruitment for national staff, consultants, and volunteers in line with HR policies, safer recruitment standards, and organizational approvals.
Review hiring requests, job descriptions, budget availability, and required approvals prior to initiating recruitment.
Coordinate vacancy advertising, longlisting, shortlisting, interview scheduling, reference checks, vetting, and participation in interview panels.
Prepare recruitment plans with hiring managers, maintain recruitment trackers and KPIs, and ensure timely communication with candidates.
Support rapid recruitment and deployment of staff and volunteers during emergency responses.
Prepare job offers, contracts, onboarding documentation, and coordinate induction processes.
Coordinate induction and mandatory learning processes.
Monitor and follow up on mid-year and annual performance review submissions.
Support capacity building of field HR focal points on induction, performance management, and learning processes.
Maintain accurate, complete, and confidential personnel records (hard copy and electronic platforms).
Process staff lifecycle actions including contract renewals, extensions, transfers, offboarding, termination, and system updates.
Coordinate monthly timesheet submissions and ensure timely approvals.
Conduct monthly leave reconciliation across all leave types.
Support payroll preparation by providing accurate and timely HR data to Finance and payroll Officer.
Prepare HR correspondence, letters, notices, and provide HRIS support and guidance.
Support partner HR compliance processes.
Conduct vetting, reference checks, and safeguarding clearances for new hires and existing staff.
Ensure recruitment and HR processes comply with safeguarding, child protection, anti fraud, anti harassment, equal opportunity, health and safety, and data protection policies.
Maintain HR documentation to support audit readiness and provide timely responses to audit requests.
Participate in audit meetings and serve as a recruitment and HR compliance focal point.
Support internal P&C communications including policy updates, learning opportunities, and vacancy announcements.
Contribute to staff wellbeing, engagement initiatives, and the promotion of a positive and inclusive workplace culture.
Provide technical HR support to P&C Officers and field offices.
Represent the P&C function in internal coordination meetings and cross departmental forums.
Ensure compliance with all aspects of recruitment processes that aim to prevent the recruitment of staff who may potentially be unsuited for work in a child-focused organization.
Proactively identify/address any gaps in your own skill level or understanding in how to recruit staff through a child safeguarding lens.
Carry out duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Ensure compliance with all safeguarding and safer recruitment guidelines.
Report any safeguarding concerns immediately in accordance with policy.
Promote safeguarding awareness within all HR processes.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in Business Administration or with relevant HR Diploma or Certificate is preferable
Minimum 3 years professional recruitment and Human Resources experience is preferred
Professional working experience with international organizations is preferred
Ability to manage multi-tasks and good knowledge on HR software is preferable
Proven team working ability
Good communication skills (Myanmar & English)
Good working knowledge of English (Spoken and Written)
High sense of personal integrity, discretion and good judgments
Excellent Computer skills, specifically with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
Excellent interpersonal skills
Commitment to and understandings of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles
The role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Skills

HR software knowledge
Team working
Communication skills (Myanmar & English)
English (Spoken and Written)
Personal integrity
Discretion
Good judgments
Computer skills
Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
Interpersonal skills
Save the Children’s aims, values and principles

Location

Yangon, Head Office

Work Type

Fixed Term

Experience Level

Minimum 3 years professional recruitment and Human Resources experience

Education Level

Bachelor Degree in Business Administration or with relevant HR Diploma or Certificate

About the Company

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection.
We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030: No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday, All children learn from a quality basic education, and Violence against children is no longer tolerated.
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.
We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Equal Opportunity

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.