CAMRIS International is an international development and research firm that realizes innovative solutions to health and development challenges through high-quality, cost-effective program and research management services. With experience working in more than 80 countries, we combine our proven systems with today’s most effective, evidence-based best practices to improve the lives of people around the world. We apply a customized, customer-centric, cost-effective business approach to offer greater value to our clients and challenge the way things have always been done in our field.
CAMRIS clients include U.S. government agencies and multilateral and private organizations. Our core practice areas include public health, agriculture and food security, economic development, education, environment, humanitarian assistance, democracy and governance, and medical research.
CAMRIS is currently seeking a Human Resources/Contracts Manager to provide support to USAID/South Africa. The purpose of this task order is to provide expert consultancy services in Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) for the USAID/South Africa Bilateral Health Office. South African nationals or permanent residence holders are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the main point of contact for human resources and procurement.
- Develop HR goals, objectives, and systems.
- Carry out and/or cause to be carried out all HR and staff development functions, including recruitment, on-boarding, HR administration, performance monitoring, and compliance.
- Provide assistance to staff regarding any HR issue.
- Work in accordance with the FAR and USAID regulations to prepare proper documents to procure commodities and services to USAID/South Africa, and maintain official procurement records for USAID assistance program and operating expenses.
- Periodically review the records to ensure proper and timely payment is made to vendors.
- Ensure procurement records are accurate, including participating in the review of unliquidated funds.
Qualifications:
- Must have a doctoral degree and four years of experience, or a master’s degree and six years of relevant experience.
- Excellent record of cost control and timely procurement actions.
- Experience interacting with U.S. government officials.
- Experience recruiting and successfully managing consultants, and ensuring the quality of their products.
- A graduate degree in business, human resources, law, or management is preferred or the possession of a bachelor’s degree in the same field and an additional five years of work experience beyond the seven required above may be substituted for a graduate degree.
- Excellent leadership, management, and written and oral communication skills.
- Strong cross-cultural and interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
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