Head of Human Resources

As the Head of Human Resources at this renowned educational institution, your role is crucial in leading all people operations to ensure alignment between HR initiatives and the organization's educational vision. Your responsibilities will include: - **Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning:** - Oversee the recruitment lifecycle from planning to onboarding. - Design strategies to attract top educators and professionals. - Develop job descriptions aligned with organizational goals. - Build partnerships for a sustainable talent pipeline. - Ensure hiring practices comply with regulations and diversity standards. - **Employee Retention & Engagement:** - Execute strategies for retention, recognition, and growth. - Track attrition and address warning signals. - Organize engagement initiatives to strengthen morale. - Conduct satisfaction surveys and implement feedback-based action plans. - **Performance Management & Professional Growth:** - Implement systems aligning individual goals with objectives. - Guide on performance feedback and appraisal processes. - Design career growth paths and succession planning. - Develop capability building and growth planning frameworks. - **Learning & Development:** - Conduct training needs assessments and design interventions. - Deliver impactful programs on pedagogy, leadership, and communication. - Refine programs to meet evolving needs. - Ensure mandatory training compliance. - **HR Operations, Policies & Compliance:** - Develop and communicate HR policies aligned with legal requirements. - Ensure compliance with labour laws and statutory reporting. - Conduct HR audits and maintain accurate records. - **Employee Relations & Well-being:** - Foster a respectful and inclusive workplace culture. - Manage grievance redressal and conflict resolution. - Promote wellness programs for physical and mental well-being. - Safeguard employee trust in HR processes. - **Leadership & Strategic Collaboration:** - Develop the HR team to deliver excellence. - Align people strategies with institutional goals. - Contribute to shaping a high-performing, values-driven culture. In addition to the responsibilities, your key result areas will include time-to-fill, quality of hires, staff retention rates, employee engagement scores, grievance resolution effectiveness, completion of appraisals, policy compliance, HR process automation, and strategic workforce planning. The ideal candidate for this position should have 10+ years of HR experience with at least 3-5 years in a leadership role, preferably in the education sector. Strong interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, communication abilities, and commitment to diversity and inclusion are essential competencies. The organization values teacher empowerment, inclusivity, global citizenship, child safeguarding, and continuous reflection and growth as integral parts of its culture.,