Senior Human Resources Specialist

The Senior People and Culture Coordinator exists to work with department directors/managers and their teams in an end-to-end manner, ensuring all people policies, programs, and systems are aligned with IRC SAP 100 strategies (including the People & Culture Strategy), effectively implemented, and delivered to best practice standard.

This individual will work closely with Country Director and Regional People and Culture Director to drive the delivery of key P&C strategies, services, and infrastructure nationally for efficient and effective services at multiple levels. They will drive the implementation and adaptation of P&C global initiatives and practices.

The Senior P&C Coordinator serves as a strategic partner, advisor, and coach to ensure a safe and welcoming culture for all people, organizational performance, and efficiency and effectiveness of work processes.

Main Responsibilities:

• Partner with Senior Management Team on strategic workforce planning, talent management, and succession strategies.
• Serve as a thought leader in strengthening organizational culture, values, and ethics.
• Lead the P&C / HR team in delivering high-impact, efficient, and compliant services aligned with IRC standards.
• Champion gender equality, diversity, inclusion, and safeguarding at all levels, promoting a safe and inclusive workplace.
• Drive staff engagement through initiatives that foster team cohesion, inclusion, and retention.
• Manage workforce reductions (if required), in collaboration with senior management, ensuring legal compliance, risk mitigation, clear communication, and appropriate staff care.
• Contribute to proposal development and grant review processes, ensuring HR capacity and structures are responsive to program needs.
• Collaborate with regional support teams and country counterparts to implement and monitor Gender Equality, Duty of Care (DoC), and Safeguarding strategies; act as a visible advocate at the SMT level.
• Provide career coaching and development advice to both P&C / HR staff and IRC employees, building a culture of learning and continuous professional growth.
• Lead the performance management process with support from the region/HQ. Plan and implement annual and mid-year reviews, deliver training on goal setting and performance evaluation.
• Ensure implementation of global P&C / HR initiatives (e.g., IRC Way, Safeguarding, Duty of Care).

Bachelor's degree required. Master's university degree in HR management, International Relations or Development, MBA, Law, or related field is preferred.

A minimum of 7 years of progressive professional HR experience.

Demonstrated success as a HR leader supporting groups of 1,000+ employees at multiple organizational levels, cultures, and locations within a regional or global environment required.

Demonstrated success as a HR professional in emergency response, conflict zones and/or humanitarian aid sector preferred.

Demonstrated success in supporting key senior management and building strong, trusted relationships.

Proven track-record of excellent management and leadership skills including capacity-building, coaching, mentoring, performance management and delivering individual and group training.

High degree of comfort and successful track-record supervising in matrixed environments.

Skilled in collaborating with operational and technical focal points to ensure organizational best practices are represented in work.

Broad knowledge and experience across the broad spectrum of People & Culture competencies.

Strong collaborator with effective interpersonal and analytical skills who can work seamlessly across countries, cultures, and organizational units required.

Demonstrated ability to work, manage, and meet competing deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume environment and on deadline; aptitude for problem solving and decision making needed.

Superb inter-personal, written, and verbal communication skills required.

Must possess a highly collaborative, inclusive, consultative, and resourceful work-style that balances required compliance/policy enforcement with a steadfast commitment to client service and support.

Excellent project management and organizational skills including detailed work planning and superior time management skills.

Fluency in English.

Ability to travel within the country up to 25% of the time, occasionally on short notice.

Ability to travel internationally on specified occasions.