Regional Senior HR Officer

Starting position: 15/10/2026 Duration : Fixed-term Contract (12 Month Duration) Rate of activity : 100% Place of work : MENA Regional Office - Amman, Jordan Deadline for applications: Terre des hommes does not set a deadline for applications for this position, recruitment is open until the position is filled. Context : Terre des hommes Lausanne (Tdh), Switzerland’s largest children’s rights organization, maintains a strong presence across the Middle East and North Africa region. We operate in seven countries: Jordan, Egypt, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Palestine, with our regional office based in Amman. The Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh), with headquarters in Lausanne and an office in Zurich, is the leading Swiss child rights organisation with more than 2000 employees worldwide. We stand together with children to uphold their rights, protect their lives and improve their well-being. We achieve this through innovative programmes focused on health, migration and access to justice, specially designed to have a positive and sustainable impact. Mission: The Regional Senior HR Officer supports the MENA Regional HR Coordinator and serves as the primary focal point for the management of human resources processes for the Regional Office national workforce. This includes recruitment, onboarding, payroll coordination, medical insurance administration, contract management, attendance and leave management, learning and development, performance management, employee relations, compliance, and employee exit processes. The position also supports the administration of the Regional Office international workforce, including deployments, accommodation arrangements, medical checks, arrivals and departures, and other HR-related contractual and administrative processes. The Regional Senior HR Officer coordinates with relevant external stakeholders, ministries, and authorities to ensure compliance with labor regulations and the effective management of work permits, residency requirements, social security, income tax, and other statutory obligations. In addition, the position manages HR-related administrative processes, including consultancy and service contracts under HR management, workshops, per diem administration, and other operational requirements. The Regional Senior HR Officer provides operational HR support to the MENA portfolio upon request of the Regional HR...