Human Resources

We value, support and effectively manage our human resources.

Our strategic and operational plans need to provide a strategic approach to human resources management, including:

  • explicitly valuing staff and volunteer contributions
  • allocating sufficient human and financial resources to achieve the objectives set, and
  • clear management responsibility for staff and volunteer support, development and well-being.

Our human resources policies and procedures need to be effectively implemented to ensure:

  • fair, transparent and effective recruitment and selection of staff and volunteers, including equal opportunity of employment
  • consistent and clear guidance to staff regarding roles and responsibilities, including job description and development and regular review of staff work plans
  • assessment of human resource capacity, linked to strategic planning
  • organisational learning by supporting the training and development of staff and volunteers, and
  • security, safety and health of staff and volunteers.

Our human resources policies and practices need to create an enabling organisational environment for responding to HIV by:

  • developing and implementing policies and procedures that promote inclusion of and commitment to the employment of PLHA and affected communities, such as affirmative action strategies that address underlying obstacles to meaningful participation and acknowledge the value of the involvement of PLHA and affected communities in a wide range of roles
  • promoting a non-discriminatory workplace through awareness raising and training on stigma and discrimination, together with grievance procedures to respond to discrimination
  • providing terms and conditions of employment that cover bereavement leave and leave for carers, long-term illness provision, reasonable accommodation of staff health needs (such as flexible work practices) and confidentiality
  • developing and implementing policies and procedures for universal infection control, including provision of equipment and staff training
  • advocating for health insurance products covering HIV/AIDS-related conditions,
  • providing access to voluntary testing and counselling (VCT) and prevention, treatment, care and support services and programmes, and
  • reducing vulnerability of the organisation to the impact of HIV/AIDS, for example through long-term workforce planning.