HR Business Partner at Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Overall purpose

• The HR Business Partner (HRBP) is responsible for providing expert strategic and operational support and 
• guidance to Country Directors, people managers and staff across the spectrum of people-related issues. 
• They will actively contribute to the development and delivery of the global strategic HR priorities through 
• coaching and advising on good HR practice; guiding on GAIN HR policies and procedures; and supporting 
• business planning and implementation. 
• The postholder will act as a trusted partner to business leaders and staff in designated countries/units on 
• a range of people matters. They will work collaboratively alongside a second HRBP, HR professional 
• partners and the rest of HR colleagues to form an effective global virtual HR team. They will have dottedline relationship with in-Country HR representatives and will have an oversight of HR local activities.
• Working closely with Country Directors, and national HR teams, the HRBP will be responsible for 
• implementing and overseeing best practice in the areas of Employee Relations, Employee Wellbeing and 
• Engagement, Policy Development and Improvement, Workforce and Succession Planning strategies and 
• much more. 
• Strategic Partnering with Managers to deliver professional HR advice and direction on HR 
• strategy
• Establish a good understanding of the business needs of the designated country/business unit to 
• elaborate and influence the annual HR workplan reflecting both regional priorities and global HR 
• initiatives. Update and track progress through KPIs.
• Provides guidance and coaching to people managers, and their teams in all areas of people 
• management to support strategic thinking, business planning and problem solving by ensuring regular 
• communications with managers, building, and maintaining strong working relationships. This may 
• include traveling to the Country Offices as appropriate and working to develop local capacity for Human 
• Resources management.

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• Oversight of HR local activities through a dotted-line relationship with in-Country HR 
• representatives, ensure global alignment of practices and provide mentoring to expand our HR 
• global community of practice and contribute to a smooth transfer of knowledge.
• Act as change agent through process design and approaches that support HR change and 
• transformation.
• Create a positive work environment by developing new HR initiatives in collaboration with HR 
• colleagues.
• Advise and consult line managers and in- country HR on employee relations issues (including 
• disciplinary, grievance, capability, investigations, and hearings), offering and sourcing interventions 
• where appropriate, escalating complex employee relations issues when needed. 
• Offer advice and guidance on HR policies and procedures and on handling concerns/complaints, 
• ensuring compliance with HR policies and procedures, updating applicable compliance documents 
• where appropriate and in line with best practice and current legislation.
• Conduct exit interviews for any leavers and compile data to review any trends and turnover 
• statistics.
• Maintain good knowledge of employment law within countries of responsibility to ensure 
• compliance of lawful employment and to provide effective country specific advice, keep up to date 
• with changes in regional and country specific employment law.
• Ensure each country has an up-to-date Staff Handbook, aligned to local labour laws.
• Advise on compensation policies and benefit programs in the designated area.

Employee engagement & development

• Promote and encourage a working culture aligned with our core values that promotes employee 
• engagement.
• Develop and implement action plans in response to GAIN staff engagement survey and other 
• initiatives to improve employee engagement.
• Promote wellbeing support available, including the counselling service. 
• Collaborate with the L&D and Performance Business Partner to agree on a training plan for GAIN 
• countries in the designated area and advise on learning and development interventions.
• In close collaboration with the L&D and Performance Business Partner provide, support and 
• advice on performance management and staff development plans and ensure performance 
• appraisal reviews are conducted when required as per GAIN policy and procedure.
• Advise people managers on actions related to individual performance cases when this is needed, 
• supporting them in identifying key talent and advising on how to address poor performance. This 
• can include development and improvement plans, etc. 
• Ensure effective induction are carried out to support new hires and that probation objectives are 
• set and monitored with the support of in-country HR representatives.
• Strategic Workforce planning
• In collaboration with the Recruitment Team, support the provision of a high quality and timely 
• recruitment service for GAIN ‘s offices in the designated area ensuring good practice and 
• employment law is adhered to and GAIN global policies followed accordingly, to support the 
• recruitment of high quality staff.
• Co-lead the workforce planning process together with the Recruitment Manager helping to 
• identify current and future gaps, needs and internal mobility opportunities, to ensure countries 
• have people with the right level of skills and expertise at the right time.
• Provide guidance to line managers on organisational structure and design.
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• Work closely with the Recruitment Manager and the Recruitment Associate on the development 
• and implementation of recruitment campaigns. 
• In close collaboration with the Recruitment Manager, Learning & Development and Performance 
• Business Partner and CPT teams, implement succession planning and talent development 
• initiatives to ensure a robust pipeline of talent across all countries.
• HR Project management & Policy work
• Lead on designated HR projects contributing to the development and implementation of the HR 
• strategy
• Ensure the rollout and monitoring of relevant GAIN global policies.
• Participate in the global HR virtual team, reflecting inputs from countries in the designated area 
• into any proposed changes or new global HR policies; and into reports including KPIs and to the 
• Board.
• Ensure global policies are adapted as needed to ensure country compliance.
• Undertake audits on HR practice in countries 
• Assist the Head of HR in the planning and implementation of global HR projects and undertake 
• any other duties as and when necessary to fulfil the objectives of countries in the designated area 
• or global HR priorities.
• Key Organisational Relationships
• Reports to the Head of HR
• Dotted line into the HR Representatives 
• Advisory relationship with country directors and other people managers.
• Works closely with other members of the HR team, HR Representatives, Country Programmes 
• Team and other support functions (Finance, etc.)

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Competencies

• Sound understanding of strategic HR and organisational development processes, including but 
• not limited to change management, organisational development, employee relations case work, 
• compensation and benefits, policy development, etc.
• Sound understanding of employment law in the countries in the designated area
• Ability to influence and persuade multiple stakeholders by offering different perspectives and 
• alternative options whilst mindful of operational and cultural needs and differences
• Systematic and organised approach to work and ability to prioritize
• Flexible, co-operative and supportive team player
• Ability to advise a wide range of people and establish effective working relationships with staff 
• and managers You will be partnering with a complex set of international stakeholders to drive 
• organizational change and to add value to the global HR function
• Strong writing and presentation skills with ability to communicate well within and across diverse 
• groups and perspectives.
• Strong IT skills including use of spreadsheets and databases.
• Willingness and ability to travel to country offices in the area of operation
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• Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Fluent in English 

Experience

Essential

• Substantial proven experience in Human Resource Management and business partnering.
• Proven experience of working in HR in an international environment.
• Experience of working in at least one of the GAIN countries in the designated area
• Experience of handling complaints and grievances as well as working knowledge of safeguarding 
• and whistleblowing procedures
• Experience managing recruitment and selection processes.
• Desirable
• Compensation and Benefits experience
• Experience of working remotely with a global HR team.

Education

• Professional HR qualification or equivalent experience

WHAT GAIN OFFERS

• Friendly working environment
• Professional development opportunities

Closing Date: 17 March 2022