Junior HR Partner, Southern Africa

Overview:

- CHAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to providing an environment of fairness, and mutual respect where all applicants have access to equal employment opportunities. CHAI values diversity and inclusion, and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experience, backgrounds, and culture._

**Team Overview**

CHAI’s employees currently work in over 30 countries around the world and are supported by both country and global human resources staff. As a part of the Global Human Resources team, the Junior HR Partner, Global Teams will serve as a knowledgeable and trustworthy business partner to our country, operational and global program teams to provide a coherent approach to the management of one of CHAI’s most valued assets - our people. This involves employing people, developing their capacities, and compensating their services in line with their roles and CHAI’s organizational requirements.

**Position Overview**

The Junior HR Partner, Southern Africa proactively assesses and anticipates HR-related needs, by communicating and liaising with our Global HR department, CHAI staff members and program leadership. The Junior HR Partner, Southern Africa builds and manages relationships across a matrixed organization, to deliver value-added service to management and employees that reflects CHAI’s values. Key areas of focus will include employee relations, relationship management, safeguarding, training and development, and HR operations support. This is an opportunity to provide HR support and partnership to a portfolio of teams working internationally to achieve CHAI’s life-saving mission.

With leadership approval, this position can be based in one of Southern Africa countries where CHAI operates with a strong preference for South Africa. This position requires up to 10% international travel per year.

**Responsibilities**:
Employee Relations (40%)
- Advise assigned Country leadership and staff on building team morale, increasing productivity and retention, and resolving complex employee relations issues with adept cultural sensitivity.
- Provide guidance on practices that promote effective and harmonious working relationships across CHAI’s diverse matrix, in line with our principles of engagement.
- Handle sensitive matters and intake complaints from employees and others based on the guidance and direction of their supervisor. Support the execution of confidential investigations, as assigned, of alleged harassment, bullying, discrimination, abuse and exploitation, and other misconduct. Contribute to the writing of investigative reports for Global HR leadership and summaries for CHAI leadership.
- Under the guidance of their supervisor, serve as Focal Point for issues pertaining to CHAI’s Global Code of Conduct and the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse & Harassment (PSEAH).

HR Operations & Compliance (30%)
- Provide guidance to assigned country teams on compensation and equity, HR procedure and policy interpretation, host-country compliance, and recruiting and retention strategies.
- Advise assigned countryteams on compensation decisions by analyzing internal data and providing recommendations that align with CHAI’s compensation framework.
- Work with other members of CHAI HR to facilitate employment agreements and interpret labor regulations and HR-related legal issues for country offices and international staff, research and interpret overseas labor laws, perform and support HR audits, and support reviews and changes to HR-related manuals and documents.
- Anticipate and proactively research legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, to help reduce legal risks and ensure regulatory compliance. Partner with Contracts department and Global Operations team as needed and provide guidance to managers as appropriate on a case by case basis,
- Work with members of Global HR team to complete administrative work related to HR processes including contract renewals, payroll changes, etc. in a timely manner.

Professional Development, Training & Workforce Planning (20%)
- Deliver learning and development activities to promote a respectful workplace, talent development, management skills, and other capacity-building needs in line with CHAI’s approach to on-the-job learning.
- Provide coaching, guidance and communication as needed to program teams on a variety of topics including, but not limited to; staff performance, professional development, giving and receiving feedback, diversity, equity and inclusion, etc.
- Work alongside country teams and Talent Acquisition to provide input on team restructures, workforce planning and succession planning.
- Identify training needs for assigned global program teams and individual manager needs.
- Proactively identify opportunities to equip team members with resources that support professional development and internal mobility.

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