People & Culture Business Partner

Job Description

The P&C Business Partner plays a crucial role in the execution of the HR Strategy and Operations. Partnering with Business Leaders in support of strategic business objectives, the BP advises and coaches managers and employees in all elements of employee life cycle and talent management, including identifying current and future people implications. The BP works collaboratively with HR Centers of Excellence, specialists and Shared Services to develop and deliver integrated HR solutions, including workforce planning, performance management, succession planning, employee relations and leadership development

This position will support VF senior leaders in aligning organizational strategies, goals and priorities with VisionFunds, mission and values. The post holder will encourage the use of innovative People Management/OD resources, tools and practices to reinforce and positively change beliefs, attitudes, operating models and structure of organizations so that VisionFund International staff can better adapt to new technologies, markets, challenges while fulfilling their vision and mission.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Function as a Strategic Partner with executives, managers and employees, including:

• Acts as a thought partner with managers to improve people-related priorities in the business unit.
• Assist leaders with strategic planning and forecasting needs regarding people and culture.
• Provides assistance and guidance to line management on a broad range of human resource policies, programs, and practices.
• Act as an initial point of contact and intermediary for managers and employees in assigned business units.
• Coach business leaders and managers on HR and people management practice.
• Maintain current understanding of the client’s department, strategy, people related issues by becoming valuable member of client’s leadership team.
• Participate in the development of the annual P&C strategic plan.

Become an Employee Champion acting as a single point of contact and intermediary for employees and management in assigned business units.

• Implement HR-related programs within business units, such as rewards and recognition and employee development initiatives.
• Provides guidance, counseling, and training to managers and employees on employee relations issues.
• Assist line management with issues related in interviewing, hiring, terminations, promotions, performance review, sexual harassment and other HR topics.
• Actively investigates and recommends solutions to employee relations issues in a quick and efficient manner.

Act as a Change Agent for VisionFund, working to:

• Collaborate with business leaders to design organizational structures, job roles, and talent management processes to drive organizational strategy.
• Function as HR lead for clients going through organizational restructures.
• Evaluate the impact of proposed changes on employees, and manage change to minimize disruption to the business.
• Advise leaders on the need for, development and ongoing changes of the department’s people plan.
• Actively partner with business leaders and work with them to collaboratively identify practice improvement.
• Collaborate with business leaders to design organizational structures, job roles, and talent management processes to drive organizational strategy.

Act as a Functional Expert who works to:

• Maintain current understanding of the client’s department, strategy, people related issues by becoming valuable member of client’s leadership team can the broader business environment on an ongoing basis for trends and issues that may affect talent management in the organization.
• Maintain a current knowledge of legislation and regulation that relate to HR issues, and participate in developing appropriate policies and procedures.
• Analyze a broad range of HR data to identify valid insights, and convert these insights into recommendations the business can use to make decisions.
• Apply rigorous project management techniques to planning and implementing cross-functional P&C initiatives that support current and future business strategies.
• Coordinate with P&C department function experts and others to deliver on business requests and solve business problems.
• Communicates regularly with the human resources staff to exchange information and provide ongoing support and problem resolution.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Bachelor degree and significant human resources experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous experience in an HR Business Partner, Generalist or related high level specialist role. Experience with Ulrich’s Business Partner model preferred.
• Strong consultation skills and experience influencing and interacting with executives.
• Thorough knowledge of human resource management practices and employment related legislation.
• Demonstrated HR experience in a multi-business unit environment.
• Proficient in coaching, mediating, influencing, facilitation, presentation, communication, analysis, and problem solving.
• Professional certificate and or membership in HR/Personnel Management a plus.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Able to communicate complex ideas and business concepts in accessible terms. Able to exercise excellent professional judgment.
• Fluency in written and spoken English essential, Spanish desirable.

About the Organization

World Vision (WV) is a Christian relief, development, and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. One critical component of World Vision's work is microfinance, providing financial services such as micro credit, savings and insurance to the poor, enabling them to earn increased income, build assets and provide for their families. Numerous studies confirm the strong impact of microfinance on the well-being of children. Studies also show, that the integration of microfinance with other development activities can have an even greater impact when compared to either microfinance alone or development activities alone. WVs microfinance operations are managed through VisionFund International (VFI) and its 7,000 staff, a WV subsidiary. VFI manages a network of 34 microfinance institutions (MFIs) globally and has outstanding loans of approximately $475 million to over one million clients.