Regional Human Resources Business Partner (South Asia) - PATH

Job Location

New Delhi, , India

Company Location

India, New Delhi

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular

Job Description

PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.

PATH began its work in India the late 1990s, bringing governments, communities, private-sector companies, and experienced public health practitioners together to address some of the country’s most crucial health problems. In early 2000, the scope of our India program expanded with a major immunization initiative for the state of Andhra Pradesh. Today, PATH’s India projects focus on TB, immunization, HIV/AIDS, injection safety, maternal health, and more.

HR Business Partners at PATH are a global team of HR professionals who work in a coordinated effort to implement PATH's people strategy and to deliver high quality, just in time HR solutions to our internal clients. These roles advance PATH's mission through effective partnering with leaders and staff and leveraging HR expertise to influence business decisions. The Regional HR Business Partner for South Asia is responsible for designing, driving and implementing effective HR practices across the region.

This position is based in New Delhi, India and reports into Headquarters HR in Seattle, WA, USA.

Specific responsibilities include:

Global 

• Serve on the Global HR management team, providing regional perspective and data to influence organization-wide decisions
• Partner with regional leadership and the Staffing, HR Operations, Total Rewards, and Organizational Development teams at headquarters to design and deliver people strategies that serve the business needs of the organization as well as each location, including change management and communication plans
• Leverage Global HR colleagues as resources and escalate matters to ensure timely resolution

Country 

• Serve on the Country Program Leader’s senior leadership team and proactively identify opportunities to enhance the team’s strategic and operational effectiveness
• Coach employees and managers in building high-performing teams, enhancing employee engagement and improving retention of high-potential staff
• Meet regularly with managers to stay informed and to proactively identify opportunities to apply HR best practices
• Serve as primary contact for compensation and benefits matters across the region
• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and mitigate risk in consideration of local laws and PATH policies  

Functional 

• Build trusting, respectful, and collaborative relationships with employees at all levels, stewarding a trusting and safe work environment
• Drive and monitor the performance management and goal setting processes to improve individual performance and team function
• Coordinate and/or deliver learning activities and facilitate development opportunities for employees at all levels, including training, mentoring, stretch assignments and suitable talent programs
• Effectively manage employee relations issues in partnership with managers, project/program leadership, HR Headquarters leadership, Legal Affairs and local counsel
• Manage the onboarding and offboarding processes across the region, cultivating PATH’s culture to ensure employees stay engaged
• Partner with recruiters and managers to attract, hire, and retain top talent in the region and support regional growth

Required Skills 

• Advanced knowledge of the principles, practices and procedures relevant to HR management
• Proven ability to integrate into a multi-cultural, virtual team and maintain relationships and connections across distance
• Proven ability to work independently and to know when to seek guidance
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with proven ability to organize and analyze data and to propose data-driven solutions
• Excellent coaching and consulting skills and the ability to build strong relationships with people across the organization, both internationally and locally
• Demonstrated success as a facilitator of solutions
• Demonstrated ability to move initiatives forward while managing stakeholders at all levels
• Willingness and ability to move between the strategic and the transactional, rolling your sleeves up to get things done one moment and diving into complex strategy discussions the next, while maintaining focus and delivering on short and long term goals
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Hindi, with an emphasis on tact and diplomacy and understanding of how to communicate complex change to all levels of the organization
• Proficiency in business writing, including developing policies and business processes
• Knowledge of employment laws and best practices in the region
• Strong mindset for continuous improvement and meeting or exceeding client expectations
• Experience with full-cycle recruiting desired

Required Experience

Post-graduate degree or MBA with an HR specialization plus a minimum seven years of HR generalist experience, including three years in a senior HR role and direct management experience; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Experience must include employee relations, compensation, proactive performance management and success influencing senior leaders.  Candidates who have worked regionally and for large-scale and/or complex organizations preferred. Experience in the development sector and/or health care industry also preferred.

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