Human Resources Director - Africa & The Middle East

The Director of Human Resources Mission Support is expected to collaborate with leaders within key centers of expertise at the Service Center and bring expertise to our field, camping, and mission services teams. Specifically, this role is responsible for advising and coaching staff and leaders to ensure that the mission’s HR practices, policies and strategies are executed well and in alignment with Young Life’s Mission Vision, Values and Methods.

Essential Duties:

Spiritual Development

• Develop a yearly personal growth plan that fosters a vibrant spiritual life including time for solitude, retreat, reflection, study, prayer, and worship.
• Ensure that all Young Life work is designed and carried out with an awareness of and in alignment with Young Life’s Values and Methods.
• Develop strong spiritual disciplines and accountability considering possible distance supervision and travel schedule.

Culture

• Be a visible, present “Culture Carrier.”
• Lead, shape, and advance Young Life’s culture and core mission.
• Elevate the collective capability of the HR organization.
• Make employee engagement a frictionless activity, which yields deep insights and effective actions.

Human Resource Delivery

• Build strong relationships with field, camping, and mission services leaders, providing coaching to staff on HR processes and programs, driving standardization and best practices.
• Manage and administer employee relations with timely support and care, ensuring proper retention of documentation.
• Support the performance management and compensation processes. (i.e., calibration, reporting and performance/pay differentiation).
• Provide and support field, camping and mission services with standardization of talent management processes, including recruitment, interviewing, onboarding and retention.
• Provide leadership coaching and support on workforce strategy and development of talent pipeline.
• Provide performance management coaching to supervisors throughout the year including mid-year reviews, development planning, and the performance improvement process (PIP) as needed.
• Support successful execution of on boarding and off boarding for staff as they transition.
• Shape the culture by instilling a value of best practices in local employment, labor and/or government agency understanding, and labor laws.
• Driving a “total Mission First” mindset to ensure leaders and teams are working in an increasingly integrated way.
• Embracing and leading a culture that is diverse, equitable, and ensures a sense of belonging for staff.
• In partnership with Learning & Leadership and the Global VP of Organizational Health & Belonging, ensure that all departments, regions and divisions have effective D.E.B. (Diversity, Equity and Belonging) plans.
• Lead internal investigations in partnership with Service Center based SMEs (i.e. legal or audit).
• Support staff in understanding and complying with the various HR policies