HR Specialist

The role is for now temporary until January 2026, to cover for a maternity leave within our regional HR team. Duties & Responsibilities to be tailored based on experience level and professional background of the incumbent.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Project manages critical HR projects and processes. This includes coordinating the

  work to execute HR processes (i.e., talent reviews, CAR) as well as Division Led HR projects (i.e., Caring for our Culture work, talent initiatives, employer Award applications)

• Ownership of continuous improvement of country policies and projects such as employee handbook updates and legal reviews, meeting governmental obligations, handling of sick leave/absence management etc.

• Leads and serves as the project manager for the coordination of work to support organizational change projects, in partnership with HR Operations and the HR Business Partner team. This includes support of organizational design work, agency transitions, etc.)

• Partners with HR Leader to assess reporting needs for Division/Function and oversees the coordination of the reporting (that is not produced by HR Operations) including creating divisional reports and the coordination of reports received from HR Operations for the use in updating local scorecards, leader dashboards and business reviews

• Collates department highlights and tracks progress against workplans and objectives for Divisional/Functional HR Projects on country level

• In alignment with COE guidelines, oversees the management of the divisional/geography Q12 process. Partners with the HRBPs and HR Ops to ensure pre-survey data accuracy, fielding, distribution of survey results, tracking of action planning, creation of reports and acting as the Super User for the assigned business units

• In partnership with the HRBPs supports the assigned business units with regards to the Gallup administration including registering employees for StrengthsFinder, creating Team Blends, pulling StrengthFinder results, requesting missing profiles, interfacing to receive and monitor congruency reports as volume warrants

• Processes and validates year-end bonus planning and payout for Division/Function

• Responsible for managing participation in talent and culture programs

• Manages additional projects or responsibilities as required

Minimum Qualifications (Required):

• Bachelor's degree or higher required or equivalent

• 2+ years of work experience required

• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence at all levels of the organization and across multiple functions

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired):

• Previous business-facing HR, HR COE, HR Operations, or role-related experience preferred

• Ability to provide rapid, accurate response to confidential/sensitive requests and to handle confidential information

• Strong interpersonal skills along with presentation, written and verbal communication skills are necessary

• Strong attention to detail