Chief People Officer

Chief People Officer (CPO)

Value Network Ventures (VNV)

Location:

Reports to:

BUDGET – INR – 35,00,000 – 45,00,000 Per Annum

About VNV

VNV

130 projects

Role Overview

foundational people strategy and organizational culture

Scope of Function

You will own and elevate the core HR domains essential for institutionalizing people practices aligned with VNV’s mission and scale:

1. Recruitment

• Lead end-to-end hiring strategy across functions and geographies.
• Build employer brand aligned with climate and community focus.

1. Training & Development

• Architect learning frameworks, leadership curricula, and field training modules.
• Oversee internal and external capacity-building interventions.

1. Performance Management

• Design and implement performance systems tied to strategic and impact outcomes.
• Foster a feedback-rich, growth-oriented culture.

1. Employee Relations

• Champion transparent, values-based interactions and conflict resolution.
• Provide leadership on sensitive HR interventions with composure and clarity.

1. Payroll & HRIS

• Ensure accurate, compliant payroll and benefits administration.
• Lead adoption/scaling of HRIS for operational efficiency and analytics.

1. Strategic HR Planning & Analytics

• Translate organizational objectives into workforce plans and capability gaps.
• Use data to drive people decisions, forecasting, and structural design.

Key Responsibilities

• Design an integrated

  People & Culture roadmap

  for scaling rigorously while preserving VNV’s mission-rooted ethos.
• Act as a strategic partner to the CEO and leadership, advising on people-related decisions, structure, and change management.
• Lead HR transformation: establish policies, processes, and system architecture to support a distributed and growing workforce.
• Mentor and strengthen the current HR team; build capability in sourcing, OD, relations, and training.
• Use HR analytics to drive visibility on talent pipeline, retention, performance, and diversity.
• Partner closely with field and country leads to reinforce cross-cultural collaboration and mission-driven alignment.
• Ensure compliance with global and regional employee laws and ethical practices.

Personality & Leadership Attributes

• Direct, forthright communicator—transparent and unflinching in employee engagement.
• Calm under pressure and robust when addressing conflict or ambiguity.
• Empathetic yet firm; capacity for culturally sensitive leadership across diverse geographies.
• Hands-on, results-driven, and willing to take full ownership while building strategic systems.

Experience & Qualifications

• 15–20 years in HR, including 5+ years in senior leadership (CPO / VP People / Head of HR).
• Proven experience scaling HR infrastructure in fast-evolving, mission-led or impact-driven organizations.
• Demonstrated success across

  talent acquisition

  ,

  learning & development

  ,

  OD

  ,

  performance systems

  , and

  HR technology

  .
• Experience in sustainability, climate action, social enterprise, or international development domains is highly preferred.
• Exposure to operations in South Asia, Africa, or the Middle East; familiarity with multi‑jurisdictional HR compliance.
• MBA or Master’s in HR, Organizational Psychology, or related disciplines.
• Strong bias for execution and ownership, with a preference for building systems over ad hoc interventions.

Why Join VNV Now?

This is an exceptional opportunity to architect the people infrastructure and cultural DNA of an ambitious, impact-first climate enterprise. You'll play a foundational role in scaling VNV’s influence—driving strategic people decisions that empower millions of rural communities in their climate resilience journey.