HR Assistant

What we do

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide protection and assistance to people affected by conflict and armed violence. We take action in response to emergencies and at the same time promote respect for International Humanitarian Law. We are an independent and neutral organization, and we work closely with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and with their International Federation to ensure a concerted and rapid humanitarian response to the needs of the victims of armed conflict. The ICRC has been present in Israel and the occupied territories since 1967.

Since the onset of renewed hostilities in Gaza in October 2023, the armed conflict – unprecedented in scale and nature – continues to exact an immense human toll across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. The ICRC swiftly adjusted and scaled up its response to address new needs in Israel and Gaza. It also stepped up its response in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, to address the humanitarian consequences of a sharp rise in violence.

Purpose

The mission of Gaza’s HR Team is to support, guide, and advise all staff members, line managers, and the coordination and management team in all HR and People Management responsibilities to achieve their ambitions, objectives, and missions. The Gaza’s HR Team aims to equip, enable, and empower the sub-delegation and workforce along the ICRC People Strategy.

Under the close supervision of the HR Responsible, the HR Assistant 1 assists in carrying out administrative work and preparing and updating documents for delivering HR services in accordance with the ICRC and delegation policies and the applicable laws and regulations.

Accountabilities & functional responsibilities

Talent Acquisition:

• Provides administrative support to the HR Officer in charge of recruitment, which includes but not limited to:
  • Contacting candidates for assessment: scheduling of technical tests, arranging interview schedules
  • Facilitating and coding on-site tests
  • Sending reference checks using the available template
  • Coordinating with Staff Health for pre-employment medical check-ups
  • Drafting recruitment-related documents for review of the HR Officer
  • Updates recruitment data
• Processes daily worker requests and contacts daily workers and ensures the concerned department completes the payment of wage on time
• Keeps track of daily worker requests

Onboarding

• Supports the HR Officer to ensure that new employees are welcomed
• Drafts employment documents for review of the HR Officer before sending to JER PAC team for printing and signatures
• Issues employment documents to new employees and ensures signed copies are scanned and shared with the HR Assistant for uploading to the employee file
• Introduces the new hires to the sub-delegation staff and gives a tour of the office

Offboarding

• Drafts end-of-contract documents for review of the HR Officer before sending to JER PAC team for printing and signatures
• Supports the HR Officer to ensure that all documents, steps to take (exit interview, etc), are completed before the employee’s departure

Additional Duties

• Ensures HR documents are digitized and filed accordingly.
• Follows up on all work-related messages and correspondence with the relevant contacts and departments.
• Is aware of the delegation’s objectives and has a good knowledge of the Movement and other contacts relevant to the position.
• Takes responsibility for their own professional learning and development.

Desired profile and skills

Certifications / Education required

• University degree in business administration or related field.
• Very good command (written and spoken) of English.
• Computer literate, with excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Professional Experience required

• At least 3 years' experience in a similar field of activity.

Additional information

• Type of role: National Staff
• Working rate: Full-time
• Starting date:
• Location: Gaza (GAZ)
• Job level: B1 (B1)
• Length of assignment: 6 months fixed-term contract
• Type of position: Temporary
• Application deadline: 02/12/2025
• The recruitment team will review applications on a rolling basis and may close the announcement early once a sufficient number of suitable applicants has been received.

Our values

• At the ICRC, we value impact, collaboration, respect, and compassion. We seek candidates who demonstrate behaviors based on these shared values. For more information on the ICRC values, please visit this

Reports to (role)

• HR Officer, HR Manager

People management responsibilities

• No

Scope & impact

• Geographical remit: local (delegation, sub-delegation, mission or office, etc.).

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