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Public Interest
Attorney
Labor & Employment
Min 15 yrs required
Director Global Employee Relations The candidate will oversee all related global employee relations policies, practices and process, the Employee Relations caseload, related assignments, and oversight of investigations. Will provide consultation and collaboration across the full spectrum of Human Resources issues, providing feedback to and linkage with all functional components of Human Resources. Coordinate with other HR functions to ensure cohesion with our practices, procedures, polices and processes. Owner of US HR Employee Handbook and responsible for ensuring country HR handbooks model US standards or greater (where appropriate) and are current, accurate and compliant with local law. Owner of US employment policies and responsible for ensuring country employment policies model US standards or greater (where appropriate) and are current, accurate and compliant with state and federal law. Responsible for assuring that the firm Way: Our Standards of Professional Conduct and all other firm employee related policies reflect Human Resources’ perspective, point of view and approvals. Acts as the primary Human Resources technical lead on matters related to Workplace Harassment, Equal Opportunity Employment and Affirmative Action. Serves as a member of the Human Resources leadership team contributing to Human Resources and organizational direction and focus. Conducts Human Resources needs assessments and makes recommendations for interventions based on industry and humanitarian sector best practices. Acts as the primary Human Resources partner to the Ethics and Compliance Unit to triage employee relations cases. Responsible for partnering with HR Partners who are assigned breaches of firm Way cases and for ensuring cases are investigated, properly documented and brought to resolution. Responsible for owning unique, complex and/or highly confidential Human Resources breaches of firm Way Employee Relations cases, including deep in-country investigation missions. Partner with Ethics and Compliance Unit on non-HR cases that require Human Resources technical support and partnership with a special attention to Sexual Harassment and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. Acts as a disciplinary action consultant to Human Resources and line management. Acts as the primary strategic employment policy partner with the General Counsel’s office. Partners with the Duty of Care Director on the firm Crisis Functional Support Team. Partners with the Gender Equality Unit and related Employee Resource Groups to assure that all Employee Relations policies, practices and procedures are appropriatel sensitive and supportive. Evolves the use of EthicsPoint system to further meet the needs of the Human Resources function. Acts as a policy education and interpretation consultant to Human Resources and line management. Responsible for proactive, preventative and multi-lingual US and global policy communications and education. Develop and contribute to Talent Management’s on-boarding and management development curriculum. Responsible for assuring that US and country level intranet content is current, accurate and informative. Further develop new and innovative means to communicate with global employees on Employee Relations matters. Responsible for assessing and building Country HR Lead Employee Relations case management capacity. Reports to: Chief Human Resources Officer.
Qualification and Experience
The candidate should have 15+ years of progressive global human resources or strongly related experience with 5+ years of specific employee relations experience. Knowledge and demonstrated application of relevant domestic and international employment laws, regulations, and trends. Prior work experience in the humanitarian sector is preferred. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience in human resource management and employee relations is required; JD degree or Master’s degree in labor relations, conflict resolution, international relations or other applicable field is a plus. Must have excellence in writing and developing policies and procedures is required. Experience in and a commitment to incorporating employee engagement, diversity and inclusion and gender equality in all facets of work is essential. English proficiency required; French or Arabic proficiency is a strong plus.
Requisition ID: req2939
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