Global Director of People and Culture

TITLE: Global Director of People and Culture

REPORTS TO: Global Executive Director 

LOCATION: Worldwide

REMUNERATION: In Equality Now we strive for global pay parity and offer a competitive salary in line with the candidate's experience and location. The salary for this role in New York would be from  $137,000 - $172,000 USD (Level 4 role). The salary for candidates is set using a UN Cost of Living calculator that endeavors to generate a local salary that offers the same standard of living reflected by the NYC salary. The salary is subject to change at the time of hiring as the cost of living indicator changes along with the Fx rates.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:  September 30, 2024 

ABOUT US

At Equality Now, we aspire to create a world in which women and men have equal rights under the law, and full enjoyment of their human rights.

Our mission is gender equality. And how we get there matters. Here are the values behind everything we do.

Founded in 1992, we are an international human rights organization that works to protect and promote the rights of all women and girls around the world. Our campaigns are centered on four program areas: Legal Equality, End Sexual Violence, End Harmful Practices, and End Sexual Exploitation, with a cross-cutting focus on the unique needs of adolescent girls. 

We are truly global and we have a team of 70+ people located all around the world. We have team members in Benin, Beirut, Delhi, London, Geneva, San Jose, El Salvador, Argentina, Nairobi, Tbilisi, New York and Washington DC among others.

We offer a great experience for talented people who are passionate about equality. To work here, you’ll need to share our core values which are: integrity, tenaciousness, perseverance and inclusivity. For more information, visit equalitynow.org.

POSITION SUMMARY

Equality Now is seeking a transformational and collaborative leader to serve as its Global Director of People and Culture. This leader will be responsible for strategically enhancing all organizational functions related to human resources and people initiatives.It’s an extraordinary opportunity for someone to use their expertise to help shape the next chapter for Equality Now.

In this newly created role, the Global Director of People and Culture will serve as a critical member of the senior leadership team reporting to the Global Executive Director. As a member of the senior leadership team, they will also participate in organization-wide strategy development with a particular focus on developing organizational effectiveness through excellent people, recruitment, and culture management.

The Global Director of People and Culture will provide strategic counsel and human resources support on people matters to Equality Now’s three main locations – US, UK and Kenya and its dispersed teams worldwide. They will also oversee the Global Manager of People and Culture (currently Human Resources). A key aspect of success in the role will be developing an effective global people strategy to support Equality Now’s mission, as well as enhancing and streamlining our “business as usual” people process, for example, our onboarding and offboarding procedures. 

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

Talent Management: Lead and oversee talent management activities including employee relations, training & development, and employee recruitment, succession, retention, and mentorship programs aimed at retaining the best talent for the organization. Supervise reviews and feedback, as well as exit interviews for employees who leave the organization. Monthly reports to be shared with the GED.

Strategic Partner: Work closely with the GED as a strategic advisor and engage with the senior leadership team on the development and implementation of short term and long term human capital strategic priorities for the organization, to ensure we are staffed effectively to deliver the strategic plan.

Training and Development: In collaboration with the senior leadership team, create and implement a staff training calendar and deliver onboarding programs and staff and manager training programs. 

Employee Engagement and Wellbeing: Promote and assess organizational culture in line with our values, and in the context of our remote working arrangement, through engagement and wellbeing initiatives and activities; promote a culture of regular feedback, track employee relations issues, and monitor data collected by the HR team. 

Employee Relations: Lead and/or assist in workplace investigations and conflict resolution support for Equality Now. 

Compensation & Total Rewards: In conjunction with the Global Executive Director and Global Director of Finance, ensure our compensation and benefits are aligned to our values and enable us to attract and maintain the best talent we can  and lead on developing a progressive  performance and compensation review process in keeping with global guidelines.

Data/Analytics: Oversee the collection and compilation of HR metrics and data from a variety of sources including HRIS, Applicant Tracking Systems, payroll reports, surveys, exit interviews, employment records, labor statistics, and other sources.

CANDIDATE PROFILE 

We recognize that there is a spectrum of lived and professional experience that will set candidates up for success in this role. While no one candidate may have every experience outlined in the position description, ideal candidates will display the following professional and personal qualities, skills, and characteristics: 

Passion for the Mission 

The Global Director of People and Culture will fully embrace and demonstrate unquestionable dedication to the mission of Equality Now. They will bring a strong sense of commitment to the role, equipping the teams with tools to advance Equality Now’s mission and will consistently look for ways to educate, enrich, and empower the team. 

Strategic Human Resources and Administrative Leader 

The Global Director of People and Culture will be a strategic leader who will build infrastructure and articulate a vision for excellence, adding value as a thought partner to the Global Executive Director and to the senior leadership team. They will have the ability to remain flexible, quickly adapting to changing priorities in order to meet the critical needs of team members. This solutions-driven leader will also have a proven track record of successfully navigating and leading complex employee relations matters, recruitment issues, and onboarding/offboarding procedures and training. The ideal candidate will be skilled at the shaping of strategy down to executing and sustaining process details.

An Enterprise-Minded Systems Thinker 

The Global Director of People and Culture will be experienced leading and managing organizational change, with a thorough and wide-ranging perspective on the impacts of these changes on the culture and on all teams across multiple sites. This leader will seek input from Equality Now locations to garner insights and support while developing new and improved HR internal initiatives, written policies, talent management, and performance evaluations systems that lead to the achievement of key objectives. In conjunction with the senior leadership team, they will have the ability to lead and recommend streamlined organization-wide Key Performance Indicators (KPI), challenging others to improve and fostering cohesive HR best practices across sites. 

Effective Communicator & Relationship Builder 

The Global Director of People and Culture will role model respectful and proactive communication. They will be known as an effective listener, coach, and responsive leader, the ideal candidate will have a collaborative spirit and a sense of humor. With confidence and gravitas, they will have the ability to build trust quickly, while fostering an environment of accountability. They will also bring the ability to lead employee engagement and team building activities. Most importantly, they will model openness, honesty, and empathy to colleagues. 

Champion for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion 

The Global Director of People and Culture will be comfortable and skilled in connecting with staff, Board members, and people of different philosophies, backgrounds, and cultures. They will instinctively include the diverse perspectives of team members from across the regions when setting clear objectives for the HR function. They will bring experience partnering with other senior leaders on DEI programs. This leader will also bring a firm understanding of the social, economic, cultural, and racial dynamics in the regions we work in.  

In addition, strong candidates will offer: 

• Bachelor’s degree; master’s degree strongly preferred 

• Minimum 15 years global/multi-cultural HR experience; 10 years in a senior position; Experience working in dispersed and virtual organization(s) is a plus

• Experience working in international organization(s)

• SHRM-SCP and/or SPHR certification (or similar based on region) required 

• Project management skills and experience 

• Tech savvy and proficient with Trinet, Google Suite, Microsoft Office 

HOW TO APPLY

Please visit: https://equalitynow.applytojob.com/ and submit a resume/CV, and cover letter.

Due to the volume of applicants anticipated for this role, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Equality Now is strong because it is diverse. We actively seek a diverse applicant pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. Equality Now offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary, savings, health and vacation benefits, and is an Equal Opportunity employer. Equality Now employees are selected on the basis of ability without regard to race, colour, religious beliefs, sex, gender identity and expression, language, political or other opinion, nationality, ethnic or social origin, disability, pregnancy, mental status, HIV status, age, marital status, or sexual orientation.

We welcome all kinds of diversity. Candidates are selected on the basis of ability, in accordance with all country and location specific laws.

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