*who is water mission?*
water mission is a rapidly growing christian engineering nonprofit working to end the global water crisis by building safe water, sanitation, and hygiene solutions in developing nations and disaster areas. Guided by love, excellence, and integrity, we are driven to share clean, safe water and god's love with all. To date, we have served nearly 7 million people in 57 countries. Working at water mission is as much a calling as it is a career, and we are searching for people with the courage, passion, and drive to help us change the world. Read more about our statement of faith and our christian mission.
*what is the opportunity?*
water mission's regional human resources (hr) manager, latin america and caribbean (lac) will work in collaboration with the international hr director and latin american and caribbean regional director to lead the strategic implementation of all human resource programs and services across water mission's haiti, honduras, peru, and mexico country programs. This individual will have the opportunity to directly manage and lead hr field staff to ensure excellent hr administration and will develop, implement, and monitor standards and compliance in all areas of hr. This is a full-time position that will work remotely from a home office located in the latin america or caribbean region (honduras, mexico, or peru preferred). Location in a southern us state may also be considered. The position will report to the international human resources director based in the usa. Key responsibilities include:
*leadership*
- maintain a strong christian witness and model servant leadership to colleagues, partners, the communities we serve, and the public.
- directly supervise hr field staff on day-to-day hr tasks including, but not limited to, hiring, onboarding, separation/termination, performance management, recruitment, compensation, benefits, employee relations, and organizational policy.
- perform supervisory duties including, but not limited to, overseeing staff training and development, prioritizing project requests, managing workloads and deadlines, setting goals, meeting schedules and milestones, conducting performance reviews, and assisting in the recruiting and hiring of direct reports.
- communicate effectively with a diverse, multi-cultural group of managers and staff to achieve organizational objectives.
- foster a culture of collaboration and engagement to drive team and ministry goals.
- provide relevant reports and key performance indicators (kpi's) to water mission hr leadership.
- work to improve systems and processes to better serve staff.
*hr management* and compliance*
- ensure all water mission hr goals and milestones are met within latin america and the caribbean while adhering to approved budgets.
- work with country leadership and hr field staff to ensure the administration of benefits, statutory requirements, policies, payroll data, and ensure compliance with water mission and country-specific standards.
- work with the international hr manager to customize the water mission global employee handbook with local laws and manage the communication, training, and ongoing maintenance of country-specific handbooks.
- provide program leadership teams with sound and effective advice on all staff issues.
- conduct regular field travel to country program offices to review human resources and administrative processes and procedures.
- work with local labor attorneys and hr field staff to ensure all country program policies and practices follow national and international labor laws and statutory requirements.
- understand the hr compliance requirements from institutional funding organizations and work with country leadership and hr field staff to ensure all latin american and caribbean programs are in full compliance.
*compensation and benefits*
- conduct annual compensation and benefit reviews in latin america and the caribbean and make recommendations for improvements or changes.
- ensure all employment contracts in latin america and the caribbean are drafted in compliance with local labor law and uphold water mission's standards.
- assist hr field staff with the contract renewal process as needed.
*staff development and training*
- work collaboratively with the training and development manager to ensure all latin america and caribbean staff are enrolled and participating in water mission university courses and other ministry training initiatives.
- conduct training (virtual and in-person) in coordination with hr field staff on hr related policies and procedures and participate in new hire onboarding as needed.
*employee relations*
- work with the international hr manager and hr field staff to manage and execute hr investigations in latin america and the caribbean. Properly document all investigations and assist in the execution of investigation results (ex. employee discipline, performance improvement plans, dismissal, etc.).
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