Branch Head (Civilian Personnel) (200733) Status Recruiter Open TURCO, SABRINA Status Details Hiring Manager Primary Location * Sourcing quattrone, anthony Italy > Naples Requisition Type Professional Hired Candidates 0 out of 1 Vacancy Administration Identification Requisition Title Post Number Number of Openings Branch Head (Civilian Personnel) OJS RHCX 0010 1 Grade Clearance Level Eligibility A.4/ NATO Grade G20 NS All NATO member states Justification New Position Structure Organization * Agency Joint Force Command Naples Primary Location * Country Italy City Naples Job Field * Domain Management and Operations Support Sub Domain Human Resources Owners Recruiter TURCO, SABRINA Hiring Manager quattrone, anthony Recruitment Assistant De Luca, Marco User Group User Group JFCNP Candidate Selection Workflow Candidate Selection Workflow NTAP Workflow Profile Shift Schedule Day Job Full-time Compensation Currency Pay Basis Euro (EUR) Yearly Budget Currency - Budget Section Euro (EUR) Selection Plan Selection Tools Written test, Language test, Interview Vacancy Notice Internal Description Contact Name - Internal Contact Email - Internal SABRINA TURCO [email protected] Description - Internal 1. POST CONTEXT The position of Head of Civilian Human Resources leads the Civilian Personnel Branch of the J1 Division, within the Support Directorate of HQ Joint Force Command Naples. Joint Force Command Naples (JFCNP) operates at the operational level within Allied Command Operations (ACO), executing command and control over assigned forces. The Support Directorate is responsible for planning, directing, monitoring, assessing, and coordinating support staff functions. The J1 Division is responsible for planning, preparing, executing and developing the human resources plans and programmes for JFCNP and supported organizations. The Civilian Personnel Branch is a shared services provider for several NATO bodies, units, and/or activities, for which it plans, executes, develops and implements policies and procedures pertaining to procurement, life-cycle management, training, remuneration, deployment and separation of their civilian human resources. The Head of Civilian Human Resources is responsible for the full management and administration of all civilian personnel assigned to NATO bodies of served Organizations. The incumbent provides expert advice to Commanders on issues ranging from strategic human capital planning and development to matters pertaining to individual members. The Branch Head (Civilian Personnel) reports directly to the Assistant Chief of Staff (J1). The Organizations served at the time of this advertisement are: HQ Joint Force Command Naples -2nd Signal Battalion, Grazzanise - NATO Allied Ground Surveillance Forces, (NAGSF)Sigonella - Deployable Air Command and Control Center (DACCC), Poggio Renatico - Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC), Torrejon, NATO Communications and Information Systems Agency (NCIA) units in Italy and Greece, Kosovo Force (KFOR), Pristina - NATO HQ Sarajevo (NHqSa), and NATO Mission Iraq (NMI). 2. DUTIES The Branch Head (Civilian Personnel): - plans, coordinates, and directs a Civilian Human Resources Management service for the Heads of NATO Bodies of served Organizations, theatre HQs, and NATO Force Structure (NFS) entities. - holds formal and direct delegated authority from the Head of NATO Body of served Organizations for managing and administering NATO International Civilian (NIC) staff, Temporary Civilians, Consultants, Local Wage Scale LWS) workers, Mission Civilians and Local Civilian Hire (LCH) workers to include personal decision making authority on items pertaining to recruitment, appointment, contract management, performance, working hours, leave management, discipline, grievances, payment of allowances, separation, and the deployment of NATO Civilians. - leads the Civilian Human Resources Branch. - provides “Support Element” services for all civilians belonging to served Organizations and theatre HQs, acting as “Senior national Representative” for civilian staff. - develops, revises and implements Human Resources Management policies required for the effective use of Civilians in peacetime and theatre HQs, to include establishment of theatre conditions of employment for Mission Civilians and LCH workers, salary surveys, pay scales and liability management. - develops, coordinates and negotiates agreements with worker associations and unions, Host Nation Ministries of Labour social security and Labour agencies in each Host Nation thus committing the Organization to a course of action. To this end, knowledge of Italian language is essential. - provides expert advice to Commanders on issues ranging from strategic human capital planning and development to matters pertaining to individual members. - as change manager, identifies opportunities for building on the Organization’s civilian capacity and proposes transformations aimed at enhancing organizational flexibility, responsiveness and productivity. Acts as major player in the constant reorganisations and changes of NATO bodies. - acts as primary interface with staff and/or workers associations on behalf of the different heads of NATO Bodies committing respective Organisations to courses of actions. - ensures adequate professional development and training for the CHRM staff to reduce liability for the Organization. - conducts part of his/her work in Italian at a professional level, especially when interacting with LWS employees and Italian authorities. - is legally accountable for appointment, contract management and separation for all civilian staff (NIC, LWS, MWA civilians, Consultants, Temporary Personnel as well as CRO personnel -ICH and LCH staff) employed by served Organizations. - holds power of attorney from HONB for all matter pertaining to court cases and social institutions. - holds delegated authority to commit the organization to funding obligations - making commitments to spend money. - holds the authority within the HQ for the funding of personnel. - holds authority to decide on employment and remunerative aspects of civilian employment, to include leave management. - is authorized to make decisions within assigned functional area. Such decisions may require coordination within the HQ and with the same functional area in lateral, subordinate and superior HQs. Such decisions normally affect the commitment of the NATO body or HQ in theatre to a specific course of action. - has the authority to task and intervene to adjust the day to day work priorities of the assigned functional area staff. - participates to NATO Committees, ACO Working Groups and Committees, Advisory Panels and to specific internal HQ working groups. Under routine circumstances, the job is performed in a typical office environment where the risk of injury is categorized as “no risk”. However, the Branch Head (Civilian Personnel) may be required to undertake deployments in support of military operations and exercises, and/or short-term travel assignments, both within and outside of NATO boundaries, and risk may increase when deployed. Such operational deployment may be up to 30 days, and may be on short notice. Acceptance of an employment contract linked to this post constitutes agreement to deploy up to 30 days, if required. 3. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL The candidate will have a university degree in human resources management, business administration, law, social sciences, or related field, public administration or related discipline and 6 years post related experience, Or will have completed Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training in that discipline leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 6 years post related and 2 years function related experience. The candidate will have at least 8 eight years of experience in personnel management of which 5 in the management of a personnel office in a supervisory role covering the full range of personnel operations related to deployments and constant restructuring. Experience in human capital planning and development. Proven ability to lead negotiations on labour management policies. Proven ability to advise and influence management at the highest level on Manpower and Personnel strategy and its effects on the wider operational environment. Must have an English Standard Language Proficiency level of professional in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing (SLP 4343 based on NATO standards). DESIRABLE Master degree in HRM, social science, law, business administration, or related field. Experience in planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, controlling and evaluating the use of manpower, budgets and facilities to achieve direct effects. Knowledge of Labour Legislation and labour relations practices. Knowledge of Host Nation Labour Legislation and labour relations practices. Knowledge of NATO regulations and procedures related to the administration of civilians employed in support of serviced Organizations and theatre HQs. Good understanding of military organizations. Experience in deployed (NATO) operations (civilian) human resources management. Minimum 12 years of experience in personnel management. Minimum 8 years managing a personnel office in an international organization. English Standard Language Proficiency level of “expert” in Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing (SLP 4444 based on NATO standards). Italian Standard Language Proficiency level of “expert” in Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing (SLP 4444 based on