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Interim - Recruitment Officer

Jordan - Amman office
Full-time
Temporary

About the role

War Child is looking for a:
Interim - Recruitment Officer 
Who supports the successful coordination of recruitment activities and contributes to a positive candidate experience


The Recruitment Officer will provide recruitment coordination and administrative support across War Child Alliance for a period of six months. The role will support the Talent Acquisition Specialist, hiring managers, HR Business Partners, and other stakeholders in delivering recruitment processes in a timely, organised, inclusive, and candidate-focused manner.
The role will provide additional capacity to support recruitment activities across the WCAF and help ensure vacancies progress efficiently throughout the recruitment lifecycle.

What you will do


  • Support the coordination of recruitment processes across all assigned vacancies. 
  • Assist the Talent Acquisition Specialist and hiring managers with day-to-day recruitment activities and follow-up. 
  • Support the drafting, preparation, and publication of job advertisements and recruitment materials. 
  • Assist with sourcing, candidate screening, and Longlisting activities. 
  • Coordinate interviews, assessments, and candidate communications. 
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date recruitment information in HRIS (Personio) and other recruitment tools. 
  • Prepare and maintain recruitment documentation and records. 
  • Follow up with hiring managers and interview panels to ensure recruitment activities progress according to agreed timelines. 
  • Provide timely and professional communication to candidates throughout the recruitment process. 
 
EXPECTED OUTPUTS / DELIVERABLES
During the six-month assignment, the Recruitment Officer will:
  • Provide consistent recruitment coordination support across active vacancies. 
  • Ensure recruitment activities and candidate information are accurately recorded and maintained. 
  • Support timely scheduling and coordination of interviews and assessments. 
  • Maintain effective communication and follow-up with candidates and recruitment stakeholders. 
  • Support the Talent Acquisition Specialist and Human Resources unit in managing recruitment workload and priorities. 
  • Contribute to a smooth and positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.

Your profile

  • Previous experience in recruitment, HR, administration, or a related area is desirable. 
  • Good organisational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple vacancies and priorities. 
  • Good attention to detail and accuracy. 
  • Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills. 
  • Ability to work collaboratively with different stakeholders. 
  • Basic understanding of recruitment processes and the hiring lifecycle. 
  • Experience using recruitment systems, applicant tracking systems, or other HR systems is desirable. 
  • Fluency in English is required; additional languages are an advantage.  
SAFEGUARDING AND VALUES
The Recruitment Officer is expected to contribute to a culture committed to War Child’s mission, vision, safeguarding standards, JEDI (Social Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) principles, and the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), and to apply these principles throughout their work.

What we offer

  • Location : Amman - Jordan
  • Type of Contract : Local contract with salary and secondary labour conditions based on the in-country salary scale, local T&C's will apply.
  • Contract duration: 6 Months 
Why You Should Apply
  • Meaningful Impact : Contribute directly to improving the lives of children and families affected by conflict through quality education and long-term, sustainable change.
  • Professional Growth: Join a dynamic organisation that values learning, innovation, and professional development, with opportunities for capacity building and growth through the role and War Child’s global network.
  • Global Reach : Play a key role in scaling a ground-breaking programme across multiple conflict-affected contexts worldwide.
  • Collaborative & Inclusive Culture : Work alongside passionate, mission-driven colleagues in a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace that prioritises safety, fairness and equal opportunity for all.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV and cover letter in English through our career's website no later than 4/10/2026.

Please note that applications will only be accepted through our careers website. To ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process, applications submitted via email will not be considered.
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By submitting your application you certify that all of the statements made in your application are true, complete, and correct and are made in good faith. You understand that falsifying, misrepresenting or intentionally withholding information will be grounds for rejection of your application or withdrawal of any offer of appointment or, if an appointment offer has been accepted, this will be ground for employment sanctions, such as, but not limited to, instant dismissal. In addition, you understand that you need to submit a Criminal Record Certificate and that, if you fail to submit it, no employment relationship can be established.

Disclaimer
  • Only applications received via our website are processed.
  • If we appoint a suitable candidate before the given closing date, we reserve the right to remove the vacancy from our website before that date. In such a case, any responses received after that time are not processed.
  • It could be that during our selection process the closing date for the vacancy is extended. If so, and you have not yet heard from us, your application will remain active.

About us

The War Child Alliance 

The War Child Alliance Foundation is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) committed to supporting children affected by armed conflict. We work alongside partners, governments, educators, caregivers and communities to strengthen children’s wellbeing and learning, protect them from harm, and ensure that war does not define their futures.

Central to our approach are evidence-based methodologies, using research and learning from thirty years of experience to build evidence of what works and expand effective approaches across different contexts.

Our global teams work across different countries and regions, bringing together expertise and experience from diverse contexts. War Child currently operates in Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine, and Yemen. We also have Member Alliance offices in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Children in Conflict in the US. https://www.warchild.net/


Safeguarding and Integrity
Our work with children and at-risk adults to keep them safe is the most important thing we do. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in all areas of our work. We have zero tolerance for any behaviours and practices that puts children and/or vulnerable adults at risk of abuse and/or harm. All (prospective) employees will be expected to be compliant with and sign up to our Child Safeguarding policy, our Code of Conduct and PSEA: Adults at Risk Policy. You can find the Child Safeguarding and Adults at Risk policy here: Integrity & Safeguarding - Home
 
Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB)
We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to ensuring that all our people and job applicants are treated fairly, irrespective of where, what or whom they were born, or of other characteristics. We want to offer a safe and inclusive workplace where all our people, especially those who are currently marginalised or underrepresented, can be themselves at work.