Switzerland: Recruitment Manager

Norlha is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious association based in Lausanne, Switzerland, that supports remote communities in the Himalayas in building capacities that will allow their sustainable development, through integrated projects in food security, income generation and environment protection, with a strong focus on supporting women. Currently Norlha is expanding its recruitment team in HQ and is looking for:

Recruitment Manager

Part time volunteer position

The Recruitment manager together with the rest of the team of 3 will have the crucial role of HQ staff sourcing. She or he will be a key coordination and process management person in internal and external communication as well as public events. This is an excellent position to experience the management work in a dynamic, professional and growing organisation, whilst providing the following support:

Mission and activities

• · Support and coordinate recruitment team
• · Full life in house recruitment management and support:
• o Sourcing and outreaching potential candidates ,
• o Screening and selecting applications,
• o Communicating with hiring managers and candidates,
• o Organising the interviews,
• o When requested participating in the interviews.
• · Representation and recruitment in the various public events,
• · Participating in various social groups to identify and attract new potential candidates,
• · Laisse with external recruitment support actors,
• · Consult hiring managers and heads of the departments,
• · Organise recruitment team meetings and participate in department gatherings.

Candidate Profile

• · Experience in recruitment
• · Knowledge of talent management, motivation or other recruitment related subjects
• · Very good organisational skills
• · Leadership traits
• · At easy and convincing in the public environment
• · Knowledge of general IT tools and fast learner
• · Team player and able to work autonomously
• · Respectful and at ease in the communication
• · Ideally fluent or advanced level of French and English Norlha offers
• · Engagement in poverty reduction and development of people in need, focus on capacity building
• · Experience in team management in an international mid-size NGO
• · Working in an enthusiastic, professional and motivated cohesive team,
• · High degree of autonomy, good sense of responsibility, ample room for initiative
• · Team building and development of multi-language communication skills
• · Better understanding in humanitarian work and living condition in Himalayan area

Duration and working time: minimum 6, preferably 9 months or longer.30%

This part-time, long-term volunteer position is not paid and an applicant must have a right for a long term engagement in Switzerland

Location: Lausanne office with possibility or partially home based

Application process: please sent your CV to joinus@norlha.org with subject: Recruitment Manager

Closing date for application: Jan 16, 2017

We thank all those who apply, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted