HR Manager - Syria Programme Development

MAG (Mines Advisory Group); Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A humanitarian organization in Manchester is seeking an experienced HR Manager to support its Syria program during expansion. This role involves designing recruitment strategies, advising on local employment laws, and ensuring HR compliance. Candidates should have strong project management and communication skills, alongside experience in developing HR systems within international settings. Flexibility and alignment with the organization's values are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing HR systems, policies, and procedures in an international setting.
• Strong project management and people management skills.
• Knowledge of employment law and the ability to interpret and apply it.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement proactive recruitment strategies for local and international roles.
• Advise on local employment laws and HR systems development.
• Ensure the People and Culture function is legally compliant.

Skills

Project management

People management

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Research skills

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and organised HR Manager to support MAG's Syria programme during its expansion. This operational HR role covers administrative and legal frameworks across Northeast, Northwest, and Central Syria. Working closely with MAG's Syria and regional Middle East teams, you will:

1. Design and implement proactive recruitment strategies for local and international roles.
2. Advise on local employment laws, contract modalities, and HR systems development.
3. Ensure the People and Culture function is transparent, accessible, and legally compliant in each context.

Requirements include:

• Experience in developing HR systems, policies, and procedures in an international setting.
• Strong project management, people management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Knowledge of employment law and the ability to interpret and apply it.
• Organisational skills with a proven record in workforce planning and organisational readiness.
• Flexibility, solution-focus, research skills, and the ability to analyse information from multiple sources.
• Driven, committed to high standards, and aligned with MAG's mission, vision, and values.

MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is an international humanitarian organisation based in Manchester, UK, operating in 32 countries. We remove landmines and unexploded ordnance to enable community development and support safe weapons management, having received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997.