Dhuha Waleed

Over ten years of experience in HR and Administration. Expertise in designing and implementing staffing plans, policies, renumeration systems, and HR budgets. Extensive experience in learning and development, employee relations, and duty of care initiatives.

Proven track record in managing mass recruitment and developing comprehensive organizational recruitment strategies. Skilled in formulating and executing HR strategies aligned with organizational goals and objectives. Led organizational initiatives on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as well as heading Safeguarding implementation.

People and Culture Consultant at International Rescue Committee (2026-08 – Present)

• Provide consultancy support for the IRC Iraq Country Program closure and liquidation, serving as the focal point for coordination with the appointed liquidator and relevant governmental authorities.
• Manage governmental relations and compliance follow-up while the office remains operational, including required registrations, submissions, approvals, and official documentation.
• Representing IRC with governmental and legal entities in the country, including coordinating and signing authorized official documents and maintaining closure-related records.

People and Culture Director at International Rescue Committee (2023-05 – 2026-08)

• Accountable for providing strategic leadership for Country Program across multiple geographical locations.
• Lead an HR team to ensure high quality and efficient staff recruitment, contracts management, learning and development, performance management, compensation and benefits, compliance, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, safeguarding and staff care.
• Operates within the scope of IRC management in partnership model.
• Adapt and implement Global and Regional HR initiatives and practices and serve as an advisor to maximize organizational staffing resources.

People, Capability and Culture Manager at Women for Women International (2021-10 – 2023-05)

• Supervise human resources team ensuring the implementation of human resource policies and procedures.
• Performance Management and Capacity Building for national staff.
• Maintain necessary contact and co-operation with the local authorities and relevant international and local NGOs on administrative issues.
• Coordinate internal & external processes to ensure that WFWI meets the government's requirements for registration and admin Order renewal at GoI/KRI on yearly basis or when any change occurs.

Country HR Manager at Terre des hommes - Switzerland (2019-07 – 2021-10)

• Monitor and guarantee the implementation of the Internal Regulations through regular visits to the project locations.
• Responsible for the development and review of country specific HR policies and procedures.
• Recruitment of national staff in the mission.
• Supervise the team in capital.
• Develop relations with local administrative authorities at the national level in the field of HR and new procedures (Labor Office &Tax office & Social Security).

Emergency Senior HR/Admin Officer at International Medical Corps (2017-11 – 2019-07)

• Remotely built and managed the entire HR department in North-East Syria.
• Prepared HR Staffing Plans and budgets for different donors.
• Supervise the Overall recruitment process (post vacancies, filtering CVs, Interviews, Job offers).
• Manage performance appraisal for all employees.
• Control all disciplinary actions, terminations, continuation notifications, transfers, renewals and changes.
• Execute the payroll Master sheets on a Monthly basis for staff.

HR/Finance/Admin Assistant at Médecins Sans Frontières - France (2017-01 – 2017-11)

• Responsible for preparing (Payroll, Social Security and income tax of the Iraq mission).
• Implement recruitment process for the organization including placing advertisements of jobs on the specialized recruitment website, short-listing CVs, scheduling interviews and examinations based on organization policies and procedures, selecting qualified candidates and finalizing hiring process.

Human Resources Administrator at Mauge Al-Samaa Company (2014-12 – 2017-01)

• Respond to queries from managers and staff, understanding their issues and ensuring policies, processes and systems are available and correctly applied to support them.
• Liaise the company with the Iraqi Ministries, departments and offices like (Ministry of Electricity and Ministry of Industry and Minerals).

Bachelor in Computer Communication Engineering – Al Mansour University College (2014)