Senior Lead, People Partner

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Lead, People Partner to join our global team.

Team and Job Purpose

The People Partnering team partner with global functions and designated country offices to deliver strategic people plans and challenge, coach and advise leaders in order to enhance organisational effectiveness while fostering a culture of inclusion and continuous improvement. Our team exists to ensure alignment between regional operational needs and global strategies, ensuring that all leaders are equipped with the skills and support necessary to drive success. We are committed to aligning people priorities with the overall mission of the organization, while maintaining flexibility and responsiveness to the unique challenges faced by each region.

The Senior Lead, People Partner will partner senior functional and Country leaders to design and deliver strategic people plans, ensuring that our organisational goals and objectives are achieved through effective people management and development. This role exists to build and maintain relationships that foster inclusiveness and help drive a culture of equity and innovation, empowering diverse talent across all levels. The role will help build people capability, and to shape and implement effective people strategies and activities across the organisation. By aligning our people strategies with our mission, values and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion principles, the People Partner coaches leaders to maximise organisational performance within Save the Children International.

Job Title: Senior Lead, People Partner

Reports To: Director, People Partnering

Work Pattern: Hybrid/Remote with flexible working options available

Contract Length: Permanent

Grade: P6

Location: Any approved SCI office location in the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe (MENAEE) region. For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in, please visit: Hiring Locations

Time Zone (that the role holder must be available to work in): MENAEE Time Zones (UTC/GMT + / - 3 hours)

Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their current or preferred location for the duration of employment.

Language Requirements: English (essential)

International Travel Requirements: up to 10%

Principle Accountabilities

• Partner Senior Leadership Team members and Regional Directors to develop and implement strategic people plans that align with the organisation's mission, values, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion principles to enhance organisational performance.
• Foster and maintain collaborative relationships with senior leaders to support an inclusive culture, promoting equity and innovation throughout the organisation.
• Coach, challenge and empower leaders in effective people management and development practices, ensuring accountability and performance improvement across teams.
• Implement and drive workforce planning and resourcing strategies to ensure a sustainable and effective workforce, aligning with the organisational goals and priorities.
• Coordinate the delivery of agile and responsive HR support that effectively addresses the evolving needs of leaders and their teams, in alignment with organisational objectives.
• Oversee all people issues, including complex employee relations cases, to maintain a respectful and productive work environment ensuring resolution and driving prevention.
• Partner with senior leaders to design and deliver targeted people solutions aligned with the organisation's people priorities, ensuring a focus on leadership development, talent management, wellbeing, employee engagement, effective employee relations, and diversity and inclusion.

Please note - in addition to the geographical alignment this role will also be aligned with and provide partnership to one or more of the functions. This will be discussed with candidates during the interview process to ensure the most effective combination of geography and function is achieved.

Experience and Skills

Essential

• Significant experience in global or multi-country senior HR roles with a focus on strategic HR initiatives driving organisational change and innovation, including a focus on DEI strategies.
• Extensive experience in coaching and developing senior leaders in effective people management practices.
• Considerable experience in talent management, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strategic initiatives that align with the organisation’s mission and values
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with senior leaders, peers and external partners and able to coach, challenge, and influence senior leaders to enhance organisational performance
• Communication: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, capable of effectively addressing diverse audiences and conveying complex concepts clearly.
• Cultural Competency: Proficiency in promoting inclusivity and respect across diverse cultural backgrounds
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills combined with the ability to use insights from data to inform decision making
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver projects on time and within scope and budget

Desirable

• Experience in the non-profit or humanitarian sector preferred, with a demonstrated understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities in these environments.
• Fluency in Arabic (written and verbal)

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Advanced knowledge of HR principles and best practices, including employee relations, talent management, organisational development, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Recognised HR qualification

Working at Save the Children International

Save the Children is the world's leading organisation for children, employing ~25,000 staff. We save children's lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Through our work in 116 countries, we put the most deprived and marginalised children first.

We know that great people make a great organisation, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

The work here is challenging but is also immensely rewarding. At Save the Children, you will be in good company, working with talented, like-minded individuals who are determined to ensure that all children survive, learn, and are protected. Your contribution will help ensure children's voices are heard at the highest levels, and that we achieve our global strategy, Ambition for Children 2030, and reach every last child.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

DEI is core to our vision, values and global strategy. Save the Children is committed to creating a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation, and one which will support us in our vision to ensure every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, caring or parental responsibilities, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.

Reasonable adjustments will be made should any candidate invited to interview require this.

Application Information

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application. A full copy of the role profile can be found via the job listing. It is recommended that you save a copy of the role profile as it will no longer be available after the advert closes.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the job advert may be closed earlier than advertised subject to the volume of suitable applicants. Please submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

Our recruitment process:

1. Application review by our recruiting team based on your CV and cover letter
2. Two-stage competency-based interviews with the hiring team
3. Some recruitment may include an additional assessment or case study stage, or a third stage interview
4. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, followed by your contract subject to passing background checks

We need to keep children and adults safe so our selection process includes rigorous background checks and reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults from abuse. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures relating to Anti-harassment, Health and Safety, Safeguarding, and DEI and Equal Opportunities.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.