Senior HR Manager

Senior HR Manager

Together for Girls (TfG) seeks a Senior HR Manager to lead all human resource activities for the organization. This is a new role for TfG, as we have been experiencing rapid growth and our human resources needs have substantially increased.

Together for Girls works in over 20 countries around the world and combines state of the art data with powerful advocacy to end violence against children and adolescents, especially sexual violence. We are a nimble and highly impactful team that continues to grow and evolve. We work with a broad range of organizations, researchers, and advocates to drive change.

In 2022, Together for Girls launched and continues to host the Brave Movement, a survivor-centered global advocacy movement to end childhood sexual violence. The Brave Movement has a dedicated Executive Director and small staff team, and shares operations and fund-raising support with Together for Girls.

Position Overview

The Senior HR Manager is a new role at Together for Girls. Due to rapid growth, the need to establish dedicated internal HR capacity has become increasingly necessary.

This position will report directly to the Chief Operating Officer. The Senior HR Manager will be responsible for managing the daily HR operations by providing a full range of support to a global employee base of 23 currently and growing. Oversight and leadership is required for performance management, recruitment, onboarding/offboarding, policies and procedures, among others. In addition, the Sr. HR Manager will also work in conjunction with the COO to develop and/or roll out any special projects that involve an HR component as part of a larger organizational process.

Responsibilities and Duties

Partners with the leadership team to understand and execute the organization's human resource strategy, particularly as it relates to current and future recruitment, retention, engagement, and succession planning.
Provides support and guidance to management, and other staff when complex, specialized, and sensitive questions and issues arise.
Manages the staff lifecycle from recruitment, hiring (including through EORs), and on-boarding to off-boarding.
Supports the identification, development, and implementation of Human Resources policies and procedures.
Supports the development and implementation of performance review and improvement processes to encourage a culture of feedback.
Supports operationalizing and maintaining organizational values of agility, collaboration, courage, empathy and respect to facilitate a positive work environment and organization culture.
Leads administrative functions of the Human Resources department, including but not limited to the maintenance of personnel documentation, payroll, and benefits administration.
Creates learning and development programs and initiatives that provide internal development opportunities for employees.
Develops staff training materials to ensure adherence to systems and processes.
Leads compensation and benefits planning, including the roll out of a new compensation philosophy.
Responsible for People Operations, including conflict resolution and staff grievances.
Partners with the COO to lead on all legal matters pertaining to Human Resources, including staff and consultant termination.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Required

A minimum of three years of human resources management experience is required.
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required or comparable HR work experience.
SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certifications highly desired.
Demonstrated experience in managing HR functions on a day-to-day basis.
Strong knowledge of recruitment, staffing processes and health and welfare benefits.
Strong knowledge of handling a global workforce and HR issues
Knowledge in ensuring state-by-state labor law requirements for staff recruited across the U.S.
Demonstrated ability to develop HR policies and procedures.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to communicate with all levels of staff within the organization and gain their trust.
Experience working with and through Employers of Record, is desired.
Experience researching benefits/labor requirements in countries outside of the US, is desired.

Background

Violence against children and adolescents is a prevalent and devastating global crisis. Sexual violence is a notable taboo, and often hidden, form of violence. Across the globe, between 4-35% of girls and 1-21% of boys experience sexual violence before their 18th birthday. Childhood sexual violence takes on many forms and it can happen to anyone.

We envision a world where every child and adolescent is safe, protected, and thriving. Decades of research show how effective solutions can prevent sexual violence, with policies and programs to ensure survivors access healing and justice.

Together for Girls was created to work across sectors with a comprehensive and holistic approach to preventing and responding to violence. We understand that a multi-faceted problem like violence requires a multi-sectoral, radically collaborative solutions. Our partners include survivor activists, civil society, national governments, United Nations entities, and the world’s foremost leaders in global health, gender equity, development, and violence prevention and response.

Location & Ways of Working

This position is a full time position that must be based anywhere in the United States. Applicants should have work authorization to work in the United States.

This is currently a fully remote position with the expectation to travel to attend some in-person meetings periodically.

All team members are expected to be available during Together for Girls’ core working hours of 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. The other four hours that the team member chooses to work are flexible and may be coordinated with their supervisor.

Compensation

This role offers a competitive salary adjusted to the cost of labor in the city where the candidate resides. Final salary within this location adjusted range will also be determined by the candidate’s qualifications and years and type of experience.

For example, the annual salary for the position for a candidate based in Washington, DC would be between $80,000-$100,000.

Together for Girls offers competitive pay, paid leave, and comprehensive health insurance.

Culture and Values

Together for Girls seeks to create a courageous, inclusive, and flexible culture that empowers our staff to have the capacity and ability to deliver change. We strive to build and maintain psychological safety, trust, and accountability among team members in order to foster honesty and openness about our needs and challenges while also prioritizing self-care. We are a rapidly expanding organization that requires staff to be nimble and flexible, comfortable with uncertainty and able to adapt in real time to emerging opportunities.

Application Information

Together for Girls, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and committed to maintaining an inclusive and diverse working environment free from discrimination and harassment. Qualified applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Together for Girls, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the U.S.

To apply for the post

Please submit a CV or resume and brief cover letter to careers@togetherforgirls.org with the subject line Senior HR Manager Application_LAST NAME. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the deadline for applications will be October 11, 2023.