An international non-governmental organization is undertaking an organizational review and strengthening of its global job architecture, role clarity, and reward framework. This is to support organizational effectiveness, consistency, transparency, and sustainable workforce planning. The organization seeks an experienced consultant to review, update, and create job descriptions and evaluate all existing and created job profiles using the Mercer International Position Evaluation (IPE) methodology.
The assignment covers roles across all countries where the organization operates. The consultant will work closely with the HR Project Specialist, country HR teams, and relevant stakeholders.
What you do
- Review, Create and Analyze Job Documentation:
- Collect existing job descriptions and relevant supporting documentation.
- Review and update assigned job descriptions using the agreed organizational template.
- Maintain a consolidated register of job descriptions.
- Coordinate assigned work with the HR Project Specialist and stakeholders.
- Review existing job descriptions, organizational structures, and grading outcomes.
- Assess role purpose, scope, accountability, decision-making authority, and organizational impact.
- Participate jointly in meetings with relevant managers to validate role content.
- Identify inconsistencies, overlaps, duplication, or grading anomalies.
- Ensure alignment between role levels, grading, and organizational design principles.
- Support discussions with relevant stakeholders on job description content.
- Conduct Mercer IPE job evaluations for identified roles.
- Participate in joint review and calibration of evaluation assessments.
- Ensure consistent application of Mercer dimensions, including:
- Impact
- Communication
- Innovation
- Knowledge
- Provide rationale and documentation supporting grading outcomes.
- Support discussions with relevant stakeholders on evaluation findings.
- Support the development/refinement of job families and career pathways.
- Differentiate roles across operational, specialist, advisory, managerial, and leadership tracks.
- Provide independent advice on:
- Grading consistency
- Organizational comparability
- Role differentiation
- Progression frameworks
- Governance and reward implications
- Support HR and leadership teams in understanding and applying evaluation outcomes.
- Produce clear evaluation summaries and grading rationales.
- Develop recommendations for improving role clarity and grading governance.
- Provide final documentation and handover materials.
What you deliver.
- Updated job descriptions for assigned roles.
- Evaluation summaries and grading rationales.
- A consolidated job description register.
- A summary of completed work, outstanding actions, and issues.
- A consolidated handover of job descriptions, evaluation records, and supporting documentation.
Profile
Education.
- Relevant degree or equivalent professional experience in human resources, employment relations, organizational psychology, business, or a related field is desirable.
Experience and Technical Knowledge.
- Proven expertise in Mercer International Position Evaluation (IPE) is a plus.
- Significant experience in global job architecture and grading frameworks.
- Experience evaluating specialist, managerial, and leadership roles.
- Strong understanding of organizational design and workforce structures.
- Experience in international NGOs, humanitarian, development, or complex matrix organizations.
- Strong facilitation, stakeholder management, and analytical skills.
- Experience in reviewing and drafting job descriptions and analyzing role responsibilities.
- Strong analytical, written communication and document management skills.
- Ability to provide constructive peer review and work collaboratively with HR colleagues and managers.
- Knowledge of Mercer IPE is desirable. Candidates without prior Mercer experience must demonstrate the ability to acquire and apply the methodology.
Languages.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Additional languages (e.g., Arabic, Dari, French, Spanish, or Ukrainian) may be useful.
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