Standard 9: Proactive recruitment and onboarding for timely start-up.
Staff the project in time with the right people using recruitment and orientation best practices.
Key Action 1 | Make sure there are staff in place for project start-up. |
Who |
Head of programming; human resources manager; project manager/chief of party or acting project manager; deputy regional director for program quality and deputy regional director for management quality; head of operations; country representative |
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Key Action 2 | Ensure that project human resource plans and contract arrangements conform with local labor laws, industry best practices, CRS policies and current market analysis. |
Who |
Human resources manager or officer; project manager/chief of party; headquarters human resources department |
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Key Action 3 | Make sure all proposed project positions for CRS and partners have clear job descriptions. |
Who |
Human resources manager or officer (for national staff) and headquarters talent acquisition specialist (for international staff); hiring manager; project manager/chief of party (for positions for which the project manager is not the hiring manager); country representative or delegated approver |
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Key Action 4 | Proactively recruit for positions based on the project needs and on CRS and industry best practices. |
Who |
Hiring manager; human resources (HR) manager or officer (in country programs) or talent acquisition specialist in headquarters HR; head of programming; head of operations; country representative, and senior management team members as needed. |
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Key Action 5 | Provide new project staff with comprehensive onboarding. |
Who |
Supervisor; project manager/chief of party and other key staff identified by supervisor |
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