Senior Human Resources Specialist

HR Subject Matter Expert - HR Service Delivery Mindset

Salary Range

The salary range for this role is $85,000 - $100,500 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

Final compensation will be based on the candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and alignment with the role’s requirements.

Please note that while we aim to offer competitive compensation, not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range.

Who We Are

IREX is a global development and education organization. We strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world, where individuals reach their full potential, governments serve their people, and communities thrive.

We have three Horizon goals to support our 2040 Ambition:  

Cultivating leaders that bridge divides and collaborate with communities to build trust and deliver results; helping learners succeed in the world of work, through education and training that responds to their needs and evolving demands of work; and helping people thrive in a technology-, AI-, and data-driven world, by empowering people to make informed choices, drive innovation, and ensure that digital progress advances human well-being.

The Senior HR Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring organizational compliance with employment laws and regulations and is charged with implementing and executing HR strategies to hire, onboard, train and retain quality talent at IREX.

This includes management of a domestic and international benefits and compensation program; fostering positive employee relations and maintaining consistent HR policies and practices; conflict resolution and a thought partner to managers and staff at a complex global organization.

The Senior HR Specialist assists the Senior Director Human Resources in managing human resources to advance the IREX mission. Additionally, the role partners closely with the Benefits and HR Operations Specialist to support day-to-day HR functions and strategic initiatives. The position is housed in the Global Human Resources (GHR) Group, and reports to the Senior Director of Human Resources.

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Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to effectively support the Senior Director Human Resources in managing human resources to advance the IREX mission in areas of talent management, benefits administration, compensation, recruitment strategies, onboarding, departures, etc.
• Ability to manage a US, Expatriate and Third Country National (TCN) employee benefits program includes evaluating and working with brokers and vendors and keeping abreast of benefit trends in the market.
• Ability to provide support and guidance to Global HR staff when complex, specialized, and sensitive questions and issues arise.
• Ability to develop and implement efficient and effective workflow processes for HR services.
• Stays abreast of best practices in compensation management, talent recruitment, onboarding and development, and regulatory compliance and HR policy.
• Maintains up to date personnel policies, procedures, and guides, and HR related systems.
• Ability to appropriately manage HR records as required by federal, state and local regulations.
• Monitors compliance with regulatory requirements and IREX policies and practices organization-wide and take necessary action to address gaps or inconsistencies.
• Responds to employee inquiries promptly and accurately
• Ability to multi-task and manage other duties as assigned.
• Highly collaborative and able to establish positive working relationships with all team members and stakeholders to maximize cooperation and productivity.
• Demonstrated commitment and experience developing and providing effective, mission-oriented, and compliant HR support.

 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, psychology or equivalent
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive HR experience; 10+ preferred
• Poised, polished, with absolute integrity -unafraid to jump in the trenches to get the job done
• Career experience working for an international employer is preferred; experience working for an NGO is a huge plus
• Professional certification (i.e., SHRM- CP, or PHR) preferred
• Highly collaborative and able to establish positive working relationships with all stakeholders
• High proficiency with HR and Recruitment-related technologies is a must; ideally with UKG, Salesforce, and SharePoint

 Your Daily Tasks

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