Regional Human Resources Director – Central America
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Regional HR Director supporting Edify, a nonprofit expanding Christ-centered education across Central America. Leading regional HR strategy, compliance, staffing, talent management, and employee development.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the Regional Vice President and country senior leadership on staffing, recruiting, and retention strategy
- Plan, develop, coordinate, and implement HR policies, processes, training, initiatives, and surveys
- Administer or oversee compensation, benefits, leave, disciplinary matters, disputes, investigations, performance and talent management, recognition, morale, occupational health and safety, and training programs
- Identify staffing and recruiting needs and develop hiring and talent-management practices
- Conduct research and analysis of organizational trends using HRIS or talent-management reports and metrics
- Monitor compliance with country and regional employment laws and regulations and recommend best practices
- Maintain knowledge of regulatory changes, talent management, and employment law and communicate policy and practice changes to upper management
- Facilitate professional development, training, and certification activities
- Support country directors and the Regional Vice President in addressing staff motivation and performance issues
- Perform other duties as required
Requirements:
- Passion for the Mission of Edify
- High degree of character and integrity
- Strong HR practitioner with knowledge of all aspects of the HR function
- Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations
- Knowledge of and experience with varied human resource information systems
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills
- Ability to adapt to the needs of the organization and employees
- Ability to prioritize tasks and delegate when appropriate
- Proficiency with Google Suite or related software
- Proficiency with or ability to quickly learn the organization’s HRIS and talent management systems
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required
- Minimum eight years of human resource management experience required
- Knowledge of employment law and regulations for the region
- Ability to speak fluently in Spanish and English
- Master’s degree preferred
- Non-profit experience and/or experience working with international staff or vendors preferred
- SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP preferred
Benefits:
- Full-time remote work within eligible Central American countries
- Regional travel opportunities
- Annual all-staff meeting, with location alternating between the United States and an international location
- Professional development, training, and certification activities
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