Deputy Director, People Operations
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Senior leader building and guiding global HR and operations function for YLabs, an international nonprofit focused on youth empowerment. Establishing systems and strategies for a geographically dispersed team.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement a global pay equity system and salary bands grounded in regional and national benchmarking, designed for a geographically dispersed international nonprofit
- Evolve YLabs' internal leveling framework to match industry standards and the organization's trajectory, and strengthen our performance management and feedback culture
- Establish international recruitment strategy and policies for employees and contractors alike, mapping talent against current and projected needs and positioning YLabs as an employer of choice
- Map, plan, and guide in the development of policies and protocols to govern our global operations, prioritizing and owning the work plan. Review and address policy shortcomings for an organization with a largely geographically dispersed workforce
- Design YLabs' global compliance strategy, advising leadership on country-level engagement models (entity registration, Employer of Record, contractor arrangements) and ensuring compliance in every geography where we work, including our US and Rwanda entities
- Supervise, mentor, and develop the HR & Operations team, building people-operations capacity across the organization
- Oversee core HR operations, including payroll, benefits, our global HRIS, and the sensitive handling of personnel matters, while strengthening the business processes that keep the organization running well
- Shape YLabs' learning and development strategy, including employee progression frameworks and succession planning for key roles
- Together with the People Operations team, guide the employee experience portfolio: wellness initiatives, the annual staff survey, and engagement programming
Requirements:
- 10+ years of progressive experience in people operations, HR, or talent management, including senior or leadership roles
- Experience leading people operations and compliance work at an INGO, especially with a substantial footprint in Africa
- Demonstrated experience designing or implementing compensation structures, salary bands, or pay frameworks across multiple countries and continents
- Working knowledge of international employment compliance and multi-country employment models (direct employment, Employer of Record, contractor engagement)
- Experience supervising and developing staff across distributed, multicultural teams
- Experience crafting policies for an INGO
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
Benefits:
- Fully benefited position
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