Organization overview:
JSI is a global nonprofit dedicated to improving people’s lives around the world through greater health, education, and socioeconomic equity for individuals and communities, and to providing an environment where people of passion can pursue this cause. We are more than 3,000 public health care and education experts driven by a passion to improve health and education services for all. Our fundamental goal is to ensure that all individuals can live their best and healthiest life, regardless of age or circumstances.

Description:
The Senior Human Resources Business Partner (Sr. HRBP) partners with and advises an assigned portfolio (countries and/or projects) of multi-year, multi-million-dollar, donor-funded international projects on the development and implementation of HR best practices to create and maintain a safe, inclusive, and people-centered environment while delivering value, standardization and compliance throughout the employee life cycle. The Sr. HRBP ensures collaboration between portfolios and creates efficiency in policy, processes, and systems. They provide overarching employee relations support at the global level, including but not limited to, leading or coordinating HR Incident Response Teams and ensuring compliance. They are additionally responsible for contributing to JSI’s business development efforts across the international division, directly and indirectly, through leading, training, and mentoring staff.

This is a full-time position that will be supervised by the Director, International Human Resources and may be based in one of JSI's global offices.

We will consider candidates in any US states where JSI R&T is registered (AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, PA, RI, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WI), as well as any countries JSI R&T is registered (Burundi, Burkina Faso, DRC, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Guyana, Honduras, Kyrgyz Republic, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Serbia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe).

• Develop and implement global- and country-specific HR policies and procedures that comply with local labor laws and regulations as well as JSI policy, and ensure overall global HR compliance.
• Partner with and advise country-based business leaders on the development and implementation of HR strategies to support business needs. Develops strong relationships to strategically advise on full cycle employment issues related to recruitment, onboarding/offboarding, staffing plans, performance management, learning and development, talent management, engagement, safety and security protocols, etc.
• Deliver innovative ways of developing organizational and people capabilities, to enhance the strategic direction of the organization globally.
• Collaborate with in-country HR counterparts and teams to ensure consistent and effective HR practices and to solve complex HR issues while serving as a resource to evaluate and strengthen the capacity through training and guidance in complex situations and environments.
• Lead, advise, and collaborate with in-country HR and other functional leaders during project start up, project reporting, and project close out. Activities may include heavy recruitment efforts and the development of an in-country employment manual and safety and security manual during start-up, mid-term and end of year reporting/reviews, staffing plans and employment phase out during close out, etc.
• Advise and support country office HR Directors/Managers to undertake and introduce innovations and efficiencies for full employee lifecycle activities.
• Lead and ensure effective full cycle employment efforts for International Division staff assigned to the Boston office, including: recruitment, onboarding, orientation, performance management, offboarding, and termination.
• Manages, develops and drives the implementation of HR strategies and initiatives that align with overarching business priorities and goals
• Support JSI’s business development efforts, which includes leading the recruitment and sourcing efforts for key personnel and/or leading the development of the personnel components of proposals.
• Lead/contribute to corporate efforts to improve/refine company systems, processes, policies, compliance, guidelines, philosophy, etc. related to HR, promoting global consistency of application and implementation.
• Collaborate across the HR team and the HR Department to share knowledge, lessons learned, and tools, improving efficiencies and adding value.

• Bachelor’s degree required, HR certification and/or Masters' degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in international HR, with at least 3 years of experience holding a management/leadership role related to HR.
• Demonstrated experience in recruitment, onboarding, orientation, performance reviews, and performance management required.
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to align HR strategies with business goals and communicate this to a wider audience.
• Project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Experience working with donor organizations, such as USAID, Gates, CDC, etc.
• Proven cross-cultural interpersonal and organizational skills with a high attention to detail and ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
• Affinity for contributing to equal health for all.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally.