Director, Human Resources

Job Description

Position Summary:

The Director – Human Resources (D-HR) will report into and work closely with the Vice President of Human Resources/Chief People Officer (VP HR/CPO) to manage global human resource services with an emphasis on providing overall business partner support to IAVI’s departments and laboratories worldwide. This position will ensure HR best practices and initiatives are developed, customized and implemented across all IAVI locations.

Key Responsibilities:

Organizational and Leadership

• Partner with CPO to ensure organizational strategy and goals are being supported by HR programs and practices.
• Assist the CPO in delivering the high quality and high volume human resources management output.
• Lead senior members of IAVI in the full range of HR matters to allow senior members to lead their people management in accomplishing their goals.

HR Business Partner

• Bring business partnership to the next level; be connected to the organization to monitor, assess and anticipate needs; provide exceptional client service; and propose solutions to enable the business to deliver on its objectives through its people.
• Build strong partnership with departments and offices to develop and execute both long-term and short-term HR strategies that directly support and enable IAVI’s mission.
• Develop and effectively communicate HR policies and procedures consistent with the philosophy and culture of IAVI.

• Develop & implement employee relations strategies to foster a positive employee/ employer relationship and promote a high level of employee morale, productivity and engagement.
• Counsel, coach and guide employees and managers in handling employee activities, concerns and complaints to assure fair and equitable treatment of employees while ensuring compliance with labor regulations and practices.

• Partner with various stakeholders to effectively promote and utilize the performance management process to drive excellence, as well as employee development and growth.

HR Operations

• Assess and redesign HR processes, including reimagining the benefits program and revamping onboarding.
• Manage the design and implementation of the employee value preposition and the supporting compensation philosophy, including best practices, benchmarking surveys and a fair and equitable approach to total compensation at IAVI.
• Enhance HR analytics, metrics & reporting.
• Enhance HRIS and ensure the accuracy of data.
• Conduct HR audits and provide leadership in organization wide compliance & risk management programs
• Manage IAVI’s global consultant engagement process.
• Manage immigration programs domestic relocation services.
• Lead direct and indirect reports to drive delivery of HR strategy; ensure their professional development and wellbeing.

• Performs other duties as assigned or as may be necessary.

Education and Work Experience:

Must have a strong foundation in HR with at least 12 years of experience working. The successful candidate must have:

• Significant knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of Human Resources Management – specialty areas should include workforce planning and analytics, employee mobility solutions, change management, leadership and staff learning and development, compensation management and HRIS.
• Demonstrated proficiency in partnering with and influencing business leaders
• An understanding of priority-setting, resource management and the bridge-building required to develop enduring working relationships
• A Master’s degree with concentration in Human Resources Management, plus a professional HR certification.
• Highly developed and effective interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written; able to communicate sensitively and compellingly with individuals as well as large groups across multiple culture and languages.
• Influencing skills and be able to encourage and foster open communication and participation with an emphasis on transparency and sharing of information.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality; strong ethics, integrity & judgment.
• Strong conceptual thinker who can drive quickly to a clear and concise synthesis of even the most complex issues and concepts.
• Prioritization skills and ability to manage multiple projects in a resource constraint setting
• Ability to handle challenging situations, including daunting tasks and complex interpersonal issues, with a calm, assured, unflagging approach.

• Be a champion for innovation who responds to people problems and challenges by applying new perspectives and exploring a variety of relevant possible solutions.

• Team player who is willing to get “hands dirty” and wear different “hats”, while working with and patiently align diverse stakeholders who maintain their individual autonomy and decision-making.

IAVI operates as an intense mission driven organization trying to solve one of the most difficult and important scientific and policy challenges of our time, as a result passion for the mission is a critical attribute.

About the Organization

Organizational Overview:

The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) is a nonprofit scientific organization whose mission is to translate scientific discoveries into affordable, accessible public health solutions to help the people who need them the most. Since its founding in 1996, IAVI has provided scientific, research and development, and policy leadership to address the needs of communities and key populations at risk for HIV infection around the world. IAVI works with more than 100 academic, industry, government, civil society, clinical, and community partners in more than 25 countries. IAVI is committed to supporting the broad field of HIV vaccine research and to fostering collaborations that accelerate the development and availability of new prevention tools. In pursuit of our goals, we work to catalyze and support novel partnership models that engage partners from both the public and private sectors across the product development continuum.

IAVI’s global reach, including its clinical research network in five countries in sub-Saharan Africa and in India, has allowed IAVI to make fundamental contributions to understanding of the epidemiology, transmission, natural history, virology, and immunology of HIV infection. This work played a key role in facilitating the structure-based design of promising HIV vaccine candidates as well as the discovery of “broadly neutralizing antibodies” that are now being advanced as promising approaches for HIV prevention. IAVI’s integrated capabilities in vaccine discovery, development, and clinical research take advantage of biopharmaceutical industry expertise to accelerate the development and testing of novel HIV vaccine candidates.

In addition to its core HIV vaccine effort, IAVI is working to amplify its global health impact by working with partners to address other urgent unmet public health needs – such as vaccines for other infectious diseases – where our existing technologies, assets, and experience can add unique value.

IAVI Core Values

Dedication to the Mission: We are committed to the development of safe, effective, accessible, preventive HIV vaccines for use throughout the world to achieve a world without AIDS

Innovative Evolution: We are committed to solving complex problems in creative and innovative ways, learning from our mistakes and successes and never giving up

Integrity: We are committed to meeting the highest ethical and professional standards in everything we do and to taking responsibility for our actions to earn respect

Collaboration: We are committed to embracing diversity, the power of glocal teamwork and the belief that by working as one we can make a difference

Leadership and Communication

• Proactively ask questions to understand organizational strategy and performance objectives
• Come up with new and unique ideas to achieve objectives
• Take proactive steps to collaborate with members from other teams/departments
• Seek solutions to a system/process failure
• Positively handle criticisms, complaints, and special requests
• Directly communicate with manager, peers and team members

Disclaimer: Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship.

All IAVI employees are expected to follow and abide by the legal, financial, regulatory, safety, and other general guidelines of IAVI, and to conduct their activities in a manner consistent with the highest personal and professional standards.

IAVI is an equal opportunity employer and applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.