Head - Human Resources - NGO

The role is with an established International NGO with a strong Indian presence.

Job Description:

- To develop and implement effective transactional & transformational HR strategies that deliver a consistent, value based and seamless HR vision across India.

- Responsible for building an organizational culture reflecting Company's core values, mission and vision including gender sensitive work policies and environment.

- Responsible to build and maintain high quality, motivated, Talent demonstrating that demonstrate Core Organizational competencies at all levels (- Right Fit- ).

- Ensure Formalisation and implementation of HR policies & process that are market relevant and reflect organisational priorities.

- To provide leadership to the Organisational Strategy formulation & implementation while working in close conjuncture with the SLT & the CEO

- To spearhead, with the SLT, successful change and development initiatives.

- Coordination with International set-up and working closely with the International HR group, synergy of policies

Key Result Areas:

Human Resources Strategy

- To lead formalisation, implementation and monitoring of Gender equality based human resource strategies.

- To provide and implement an effective employment framework that promotes the Company as an Employer of Choice and complies with legislation.

- To develop and implement of standards and procedures. While ensuring that they are adequately communicated, practiced, and monitored at HQ, States and Hubs

Talent Management

- To take the lead in formalisation of Learning as well as talent development agendas.

- Develop the Talent Management Framework with an eye on equal Gender representation at the leadership level.

- Innovative approaches to addressing talent needs and requirements across various projects

- To ensure that performance management policies and processes are in line with organisational priorities, values, and are gender responsive.

- To act as the subject matter expert for Human Resource Best practices while hand holding program implementation & operations teams.

Organisational development

- To develop and maintain effective staff engagement, and communication strategies.

- With the SLT, to lead on a programme of change that will include changes in structure, programme delivery and Organisational culture

- To develop and lead specific need based organisational development initiatives.

- To spearhead company's India surge capacity for Humanitarian Response by development and maintenance of Rosters, and appropriate strategies for capacity building of the Emergency Response teams.

Team Management

- To build, Monitor and develop an effective team through high quality performance driven interventions including but not limited to KPI setup, mentorship, Feedback, Counselling and disciplinary actions at India HQ & Regional offices (HUBS)

- Ensure that all HR team members work in a cohesive and collaborative manner in order to deliver excellent HR & OD services to the organisation.

Qualifications:

- Post Graduate Degree (ideally) in Social Work or else in HR

- Minimum 12 years of HR experience, with at least 2 years in leading teams at a senior level

- Experience of leading organizational development in a period of change

- Experience of working in a large and matrix organisation with distributed teams and stake holders.

- Experience of working in Internal Organisations active in the social sector would be an added advantage

Competencies:

- Integrity and Accountability

- Sound organisational awareness & proven ability to work in a dynamic environment

- Excellent Stakeholder management skills

- Collaboration and teamwork.

- Comfort with Ambiguity

- Emotional Intelligence

- Strategic Vision

- Team Leadership and team management

- Excellent oral and written communication

- Negotiation and team building (conflict management) skills