HR Coordinator 2025

• Position:HR Coordinator
• Location::MENA
• Application Deadline::14th March 2025 for our upcoming assignment
• Duration:3 months contract, possible for longer
• Start Date:1st April

This vacancy is an open call for HR professionals. We are looking to grow our capacity in the Africa and Middle East region for short and longer term assignments. If you are a strong candidate, send us your CV via the link below and we will hopefully speak soon. SPARK is an NGO that develops higher education and entrepreneurship programs to empower young, ambitious people to lead their fragile and conflict-affected societies into prosperity. SPARK has around 100 staff members in 12 countries. As HR coordinator, you work with our teams in Africa:, Libya, Tunisia, Burundi, Rwanda and Middle East: Turkiye, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine. As HR Coordinator, you will be responsible for delivering outstanding HR support and advice in a dynamic, international and demanding environment. The HR Coordinator fulfils a pivotal role in all human resource management in SPARK, from facilitating recruitment processes to more strategic topics like talent/performance management, employee relation, and satisfaction and capacity building of staff. As HR Coordinator in SPARK, you will closely work with the other HR Coordinators , The Regional Program Directors, and respective country and regional management. You will report to the Head of Staff in Amsterdam.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Manage the end to end recruitment process together with the People Managers in order to get the right people on board and get them engaged.
• Provide guidance and advice to people managers and colleagues in all aspects of the application of HR practices and processes; Works closely with people manager in the region to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention;
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Control and approves the HR-related financial (pay-roll) administration in the different countries
• In collaboration with the Head of Staff, take ownership of several HR projects to facilitate continues improvement in the field of human resource management in SPARK.
• Facilitate and manage day-to-day HR administration (maintain and update HR information systems, reports, employee files, staff contract etc.);
• Other tasks, as required.

Requirements and Skills

• Bachelors degree in Psychology, Economics, Organizational Sciences, Law or related fields;
• Working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines, including compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, employee relations, diversity, performance management, recruitment, and countries employment laws;
• Minimum 4 years of related job experience in an international (NGO) setting, preferably in North Africa, and possibly also in the Middle East
• Good social and communication skills, especially related to the ability to work in a multicultural setting;
• Organisational skills and the ability to work independently, in which balancing regional needs and central SPARK policy is key;
• Attention to detail and ability to multitask;
• Excellent spoken and written English (at least C1 level) and ideally Arabic; French is a great bonus. Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Workspace skills are an asset;
• Eligible to work in the country you are based in. With relevant experience, a European based candidate could also be considered.

SPARK Offers

• Join a vibrant organisation in a challenging position in an international environment;
• A freelance contract: 3 days a week for 3 months, possibility to extend to a longer employee contract on good performance
• Possibility to work hybrid or fully remote, depending on location.

How to apply?

If you are interested, please apply with your motivation letter and your CV (both in English) https://vacancy.spark-online.org/Tab1/LoadProfileFromVacancy/626

All applications will be assessed on a rolling basis; interviews can, therefore, take place before the application deadline. However, due to the large volume of applications we receive, we cannot respond to every applicant. There may be a delay between the deadline and the moment we contact selected applicants.

If you have not received a reply, it is possible you are not selected as a candidate.

If you have any questions regarding the position, you can write to hr@spark-online.org.

At SPARK, we embrace diversity in thoughts, opinions, and backgrounds. Were open-minded and committed to creating a work environment of mutual respect. Thats why your gender, age, religious beliefs, race, sexual orientation, skin color or any other difference in your background doesnt influence our hiring decision.