HR Manager

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Role Overview

Reporting to our CEO, you’ll play an integral part of the success of School Group. On any given day in this role, you'll be involved with policy creation and implementation, interfacing with the Human Resource management team to follow up on projects, consulting with different departmental leaders regarding personnel issues, and creating strategies to improve systems and processes. 

In short, you’ll stand at the center of our efforts to find and retain quality talent. 

Essential Functions

• Building HR team from scratch.
• Managing all human resources operations including recruitment, staffing, on-boarding, succession planning, training, coaching, counseling, monitoring, and performance management.
• Working directly with department managers to assist them in carrying out their responsibilities on personnel matters.

Key Relationships

• Department heads and managers
• Subordinates, including Recruiters, Technical Recruiters, and Recruitment Coordinators
• Applicants and future volunteers

Qualifications

Basic

• 5+ years experience supporting HR related processes
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with HR, business and technical teams
• Experience in process improvement and change management methodologies
• Experience with Workday HRIS preferred
• Experience with payroll business analysis preferred
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership and consistently deliver on commitments - great organizational skills and attention to detail
• Solutions focused, with the ability to exercise integrity and sound judgment in complex and ambiguous situations
• Proficiency in managing multiple projects concurrently
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Self-directed and disciplined with the ability to work independently in an ever-changing environment. 
• Can work a minimum of 15 hours a week for at least 6 months. 

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management, Business, or Organizational Psychology. 
• Experience working remotely as part of a small team 
• Experience working in a start-up company, non-profit or entrepreneurial environment. 

Why volunteer with us?

We are a community of people from different parts of the world who share a common belief in improving education which will eventually reduce poverty and improve the quality of life and living conditions globally. Volunteering with us will enable you to build your resume and gain invaluable experience in a supportive environment. 

• In the USA, School Group is a Certifying Organization, offering the President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) to eligible volunteers. 

• School Group will provide a letter of recommendation to all volunteers who are able to showcase outstanding performance for professional references. 

Other information

This is a volunteer position. There will be no financial compensation. Our organization is 100% volunteer-run. We welcome volunteers located anywhere in the world, as long as they can connect reliably to the internet.