Senior Manager Associate Director – Human Resources

Role Overview

The Senior Manager / Associate Director HR is a senior leadership role for an HR professional who wants to build not just manage. This role owns the people strategy for a growing social-sector organisation: designing the systems culture and talent practices that let our mission thrive. It sits at the intersection of strategic thinking and hands-on execution with real scope to shape how we grow and how our people experience work.

Roles & Responsibilities

Lead the HR strategy end-to-end from workforce planning and organisational design to succession and long-term capability building ensuring people practices are tightly aligned with organisational goals and mission priorities.

Lead talent acquisition workforce planning and employer branding to attract hire and retain high-quality diverse talent aligned with organisational values and culture.

Design and run performance management systems learning initiatives and leadership pipeline programmes that grow individual capability and organisational resilience.

Drive employee engagement including surveys pulse checks and action planning to foster an inclusive values-driven high-performing workplace where people feel heard and connected to the mission.

Ensure smooth compliant HR operations policies HRMIS payroll coordination documentation and all statutory requirements keeping systems accurate and audit-ready.

Lead mentor and develop the HR team; use people analytics to sharpen decisions track organisational health and bring regular insights to senior leadership for continuous improvement.

Key Skills & Competencies

Strategic thinking and business acumen

Strong leadership and stakeholder management

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Problem-solving and conflict resolution

Data-driven decision-making

High integrity and confidentiality

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelors or Masters degree in Human Resources Business Administration or a related field (MBA/PGDM preferred)

10 to 15 years of progressive HR experience (depending on level)

Demonstrated experience leading HR teams driving strategic HR initiatives and managing organisational change

Prior experience in NGOs/social sector is a plus but not required we value mission-alignment over sector pedigree

Other Information

Designation: Senior Manager to Associate Director (based on candidates profile)

Remuneration: Between 11 to 16 LPA

Scope: Full Time

Reporting to: Director Operations and HR

Expected Joining Date: Immediate

Location: Chennai (Preferred)

Commitment: Minimum 3 years to long-term