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Head of HR

International IDEA | Apply By 26 June 2011

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance — International IDEA is an intergovernmental organization that supports sustainable democracy worldwide. Its objective is to strengthen democratic institutions and processes. International IDEA acts as a catalyst for democracy building by providing knowledge resources, policy proposals and supporting democratic reforms in response to specific national requests. It works together with policy makers, governments, UN organizations and agencies and regional organizations engaged in the field of democracy building.

International IDEA’s notable areas of expertise are: electoral processes, political parties, constitution-building processes, democracy and gender and democracy assessments. International IDEA works worldwide. It is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has offices in Brussels, New York, Latin America, Africa and Asia.

Head of Human Resources

Based in Stockholm, the Head of Human Resources will lead Human Resources practices and objectives that will provide an employee-oriented, high performance culture that emphasizes collaboration, empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment, and the recruitment and ongoing development of an exemplary workforce.

Reporting to the Director of Corporate Services, the Head of HR is a position requiring senior level knowledge, skills and perspective. In particular, this position requires the ability to design work practices in which employees succeed, contribute and collaborate; develop innovative HR policies and procedures that balance equity and business needs across a culturally diverse workforce operating under different jurisdictions in geographically separate locations throughout the world.

In ensuring that the said policies and procedures are adhered to, the Head of HR depends on the commitment of Senior Management and on collaboration of all Line Managers. S/he will have effective interpersonal collaborative skills and emotional intelligence in order to manage conflict and human concerns, and in order to work collaboratively across functions, levels and regions.

The successful candidate holds a relevant advance degree and possesses a minimum of 12 years professional experience in human resources management. S/he is a leader with a proven track record of successful change management, who upholds strong standards of integrity, has excellent diplomatic skills, an appreciation for diversity and a talent for leading and inspiring a team.

How to apply

International IDEA is an equal opportunity employer which seeks to further diversify its staff members in terms of gender, culture and nationality.

Applications are accepted via the International IDEA webpage: