Job Summary

Responsibilities

Align current working policies of Global Greengrants to ensure concepts of individual and collective wellbeing and care are centered within them as we move towards more competency-based leadership and self-organized ways of working. Assess levers that enable wellbeing in these contexts and institute ways of responding that build collective strength.
Support processes to strengthen/develop an institutional culture for decentralizing decision making, building strong internal communication mechanisms.
Strengthen existing feedback culture and mechanisms: identify existing platforms for feedback that provide coaching and support opportunities to build feedback and remove the discomfort from it. Additionally, create time for reflection that is based on staff needs that build time for collective feedback sharing.
Responsible for developing recruiting and onboarding processes that speak to our values especially diversity, equity and inclusion.
Assess ease of staff access to their benefits and ensuring equity and innovation in the same.
Accompany and support existing organizational Diversity, Equity and Inclusion processes together with the Director for Gender and Equity.
Participate in coaching, counselling and advising management and staff to ensure resolution of employment related matters, including conflicts.
Manage HR consultants as needed.
Act as the main liaison person for any whistle blowers or complainants related to the organizational code of conduct.
The postholder will be a strong and trusted presence in the organization, and instrumental in advancing cultural change processes.
Ensuring data governance, integrity, confidentiality, and compliance as it relates to people and culture.

Requirements

Significant experience in similar roles in social justice organizations that share similar work and missions.
Experience in leading cultural change processes in organizations that are grounded in care, wellbeing and equity; in particular we are seeking candidates with a feminist analysis of organizational development.
Experience in self-organizing, decentralized and non-hierarchical decision-making is a plus, an interest in these processes a must. We are seeking someone who is flexible and creative to help us transition our understanding from HR to “people and culture”, from traditional hierarchy-based structures to self-organized ones.
A demonstrated commitment to Global Greengrants Fund’s model, theory of change, values and principles: trust, decentralization, diversity, inclusion, equity, collaboration, adaptation, gender justice, environmental justice and learning. Lived experience of environmental injustices generates deeper understanding of our work and the political clarity that helps align culture and organizational structure to our mission and values.
Understanding of best practices and experience in building inclusive and engaged workplaces; cultural awareness and sensitivity with lens on racial and gender equity.
Ability to deal with conflict effectively, and to manage difficult situations confidently and calmly; demonstrated ability to coach and counsel both executive-level management and employees; willingness to make decisions.
Familiarity with all aspects of people and culture, including policies and procedures, compensation, recruitment, benefits, training, and ability to understand or learn of employment State regulations.
Deep sense of curiosity, and demonstrated interest in learning, distilling lessons and turning them into action.
Experience in revising or developing new HR policies and procedures to meet changing organizational needs, and to support the desired organizational culture would be helpful.
Experience in global organizations would be desirable.