This positionis basedinLondon UKand reportstothe Regional Vice President of Strategy and Operations for Africa and Europeand is only available for candidates with the right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

Strategy & Knowledge Development & Implementation

• Activelyparticipatein regional leadership team strategic planning contributing HR insights that drive organizationalobjectives.

• Develop andmonitorregional HR policies ensuring compliance with enterprise standards and labor laws through regular auditing andtimelycorrective actions.

• Lead regional implementation of global HR systemstoolsand processes (salary annual reviews annual performance reviews employee engagementetc.)facilitatingcontinuous compliance reviews andidentifyingfuture needs to enhance effectiveness

• Develop andmaintainpartnerships with external HR vendors and service providers to support regional HR operations.

• Mentor and coach regional and country HR leaders and teams to enhance HR capacity and effectiveness.

Networking & Partnership

• Build and sustain strategic HR partnerships with regional leadership line managers and cross-functional teams.

• Champion spiritual formation initiatives and nurture an inclusive and motivating work environment aligned with IJMs values.

• Regularly engage with employees interns and fellows to encourage their development well-being and engagement.

Policies and Procedures

• Proactively review and recommend improvements to HR policies procedures compensation benefits and practices to enhance compliancecontextualization socialization and awareness engagement and alignment with global standards.

• Collaborate with GPS to align regional HR best practices within the global framework.

• Apply deep knowledge of employment law and risk management.

Communication and Employee Relations

• Provideexpert guidance on regional complex employee relations issues equipping managers to navigate sensitive matters successfully.

• Ensure that communications and change management initiativesmaintaina people-centric focus effectively supporting the needs of leadership and teams.

• Lead compliant employee relations practices through transparent and fair policies processes and procedures that mitigate risk and enhance employee experience and trust.

• Have a deep understanding of disciplinary capability misconduct investigation policiesproceduresand lead teams in fair and effective delivery.

Recruitment and Reward

• Lead the HR team to deliver the talent pipeline in collaboration with country leaders and aligned to the regional budget recruitment and equal opportunity policies and engagement with technical platform solutionse.g.Workday recruitment module ATS.

• Champion safe recruitment practices that mitigate risk to the organization and its stakeholders and ensure background checks are legal and complete.

• Understand deeply and lead on the hiring and contracting models relevant to the region including local and expatriate employment employers of record procurement of consultants and partner with legal to ensure compliance with legal.

• Ensure the program countries in region align to the global pay and global mobility policies job evaluationframeworksand job titling conventions to ensure internal standardization and pay equity.

• Act as HR partner to global functions hiring in region to ensure hosted employment in region is understood by all stakeholders and managed well for the best employee experience.

• Lead the annual pay review process ensuring that the country leaders and HR receive the training and support they need.

• Lead and deliver the recruitment contractingpayrollandreward forthe regional support team.

Training and Development

• Lead the regional performance management process ensuringtimelycommunication and training for managers and staff.

• Lead regional employee engagement aligned with the global process and hold ownership and accountability formonitoringregional action plans.

• Identifyand recommend relevant training and development opportunities supporting employee growth and organizational needs.

• Monitor assess and report on workforce retention promotion and succession planning efforts in partnership with GPS.

• Plan resource needs andassistin developing recruitment and onboarding programs aligned with IJM values and global strategies;identifyand address retention risks

• Lead the region tocomply withtechnical platform solutionse.g.LMS.

Documentation Reporting & Data Management

• Develop and present regional People KPIs to leadershipleveragingdata analytics to drive informed HR and business decisions.

• Analyze workforce metrics to support talent strategy design and communicate findings effectively to key stakeholders.

• Collaborate with finance and legal teams to develop andmonitorHR budgets and compliance adherence.

Compliance

• Ensure employment statutory compliance in each country in their Region.

• Collaborate with budget managers on HR-related budget planning and expense monitoring.

• Collaborate closely with GPS tomaintainexcellence in HR service delivery.

• Manage employee separation processes including exit packagesinterviewsand asset recovery.

General Tasks

• Engage fully in IJMs community of spiritual formation upholding organizational values in all professional activities and behaviors.

Qualifications

• Mastersqualification in a relevant field: Chartered Member CIPD Level 7 qualificationegor equivalent outside the UK.

• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible HRBP experience ideally within complex matrixed and global organizations with experience of INGO environments.

• Demonstrated experience with HR systems such as Workday and championing the benefits.

• Experience in business operations financial literacy and data-driven HR management.

• Strengthening and training managers in performance management employee relations policies processes and practice and supporting high employee engagement.

• Talent attraction and reward experience aligned to company strategy and values.

• Proven ability to partner at senior leadership levels.

• Experience working with culturally diverse and geographically dispersed teams.

• Experience in line and team management and deep understanding of employee engagement and performance.

Critical Qualities

• Eager commitment to IJMs Core Values: Christian Professional and Bridge-Building;

• Mature Christian faith; can assent to the Apostles Creed;

• Modelling the IJM values of professional bridge-buildingand Christian;

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills combined with operational executioncapabilities and willingnessand ability to address gaps;

• Excellent interpersonal training coaching and stakeholder engagement skills;

• Proficiencyin HR analytics and evidence-based decision making;

• Compliant and best practice policy-draftingcontextualizationand implementation and applied risk management based on deep understanding of employment and other applicable related laws and regulations;

• Ability to navigate ambiguity and leadchangewith resilience and creativity;

• Demonstrated business acumen and understanding of organizational financials;

• Self-awareness and willing to learn and grow; curious agile customer-oriented empathetic;

• Willingness and availability to travel in region and abroad asdeterminednecessary; and

• Existing right to work in one of the hiring locations specified with the ability tomaintainwithout sponsorship.

ApplicationProcess

Upload Resume CoverLetter& Statement of Faith* inone PDF document.

*What is a statement of faith
A statement of faith should describe your Christian faith and how you see it as relevant to your involvement with IJM. The statement can either be incorporated into the cover letter orsubmittedas a separate document and should include at a minimum a description of your spiritual disciplines (prayer study etc.) and your current fellowship or place of worship.

IJM holds strict safeguarding principles and a zero tolerance to violations of the Safeguarding Policy Protection against Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment Policy and Code of Ethics. Candidate selection is based on technical competence recruitment selection and hiring criteria subject to assessing the candidates value congruence and thorough background police clearance and reference check processes.

At IJMwerecommitted to building a diverse workforce through fair andequitableemployment practices. IJM encourages people of any race color age sex maritalstatusor political ideology to apply for employment.

IJMrequiresa background check policeclearanceand thorough review of references with an employment offer and/or employment contract.