Our client a non-profit empowering girls to change their lives. They are experts in media, mobile, brand and international development: a unique mix of skills that we use to solve global problems in a different way.

Looking for  a People Director  who will be essential in spearheading growth and change to this trajectory supporting the org in building diverse teams that can deliver at scale, establishing an innovative and agile culture of high performance, and developing the people further as exceptional leaders, managers and employees. 

The People function supports all employees across all our countries and at every stage of the employee life-cycle.  From talent attraction and acquisition to talent management, reward management, training and leadership development, performance management to policy creation.  

Duties and Responsibility

• Take responsibility for maintaining all core HR team processes and compliance, from policy, payroll, employee relations and more, managing risk and ensuring compliance with all relevant employment laws and capabilities are in place.
• Partner with Global Functional Leads and their teams to provide support and guidance across a range of people issues in order to achieve our objectives and influence strategy.  These will include leading the People elements of change activity, driving talent and development initiatives, delivering any cyclical People activities such as pay reviews, promotions and performance conversations and resolving day-to-day people issues.
• Provide technical support and capacity building in People matters to senior management and employees.

• Work with People Team and country colleagues on a review of current compensation, benefits and offered (including allowances, leave, life insurance, medical schemes, pension, etc) across all our geographies and recommend to the Global Head of HR a fit-for-purpose strategy which will attract, motivate and retain highly skilled and competent staff 

• Develop a clear Learning and Development plan, ensuring the right skills and individuals are invested in, in line with client’s strategy. 
• Take an active interest and stance in clients’ Wellbeing agenda, reviewing our current offerings, owning mechanisms to gain feedback from employees and suggesting new initiatives which fit the world we’re operating in.
• Refresh the organisational values and bring them to life in a meaningful way across the organisation.
• Handle grievances and disciplinary matters in a timely, supportive and effective manner.
• Ope-rationalise Diversity and Inclusion strategy and culture and find relevant and impactful ways to make team members feel included while working with the leadership team to make the client brand an inclusive employer of choice.
• As the client furthers its networked and remote working operations, create and develop Ways of Working policies that support both the organisation and employees in this, particularly with regard to flexible working.
• Manage team members, provide capacity building to appropriate global colleagues and support the Global Head of HR. 
• Act as the delegated People Lead in the absence of the Global Head of HR.

•    Significant knowledge and experience of UK employment regulatory framework and ideally also US and/or other relevant jurisdictions;
•    Track record of operating as a true HR Business Partner, partnering with senior leaders and their teams to influence the business agenda
•    Experience of shaping, leading and delivering complex projects successfully
•    Knowledge and experience of designing and implementing best practice HR processes and an understanding of how to develop fit for purpose solutions
•    Experience of managing a team with the ability to recognise the value and responsibility of working in a team, actively supports and develops team members, quick to identify and problem solve key issues
•    Degree qualified or equivalent experience, ideally with CIPD qualification

How to apply: If you are interested in the position and have the skills and talents our client is looking for, we would like to hear from you.
Please make your application before close of business 29th September 2022.

Only successful candidates will be contacted.