Senior HR Business Partner, Asia-pacific

**Senior HR Business Partner, Asia-Pacific**

Conservation International protects nature for the benefit of humanity. Through science, policy, fieldwork, and finance, we spotlight and secure the most important places in nature for the climate, biodiversity, and for people. With offices in 30 countries and projects in more than 100 countries, Conservation International partners with governments, companies, civil society, Indigenous peoples, and local communities to help people and nature thrive together.

*** - This position is open to CI offices in Singapore, Indonesia, or the Philippines**

***RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Act as a strategic advisor and business coach for the leaders in the region to create awareness and guide action on the most effective management of complex and sensitive issues that have an impact on CI employees.
- Determine workforce needs, identify human resource and competency gaps, and drive the development of a staffing plan to promote staff development and retention.
- Manage employee relations acting as an impartial mediator in disciplinary procedures, conducting formal investigations, and ensuring administration equitably and fairly and meets all legal and labor regulations and requirements in the region.
- Lead strategic recruitments while building internal recruitment capacity with operations and hiring managers, ensuring that policy, statutory, and best practice requirements are met. Participate in recruitments with the global talent acquisition team as appropriate.
- Manage the regional and country introduction of new policies, annual programs, and processes, including delivery of local workshops, ensuring that local operations and managers are appropriately equipped, trained, and supported.
- Lead all annual talent management and performance management processes for the region.
- Implement collaborative actions to facilitate the evaluation and development of HR capacity and infrastructure at the regional and local levels.
- Oversee HR administration activities such as updating contracts, generating employee reports, and executing compliance-related activities with all existing legal and government reporting requirements executed at the country level, providing technical support and guidance as needed.
- Deliver critical training to ensure employees, managers, and teams have resources, tools, and support development needs. Partnering with Learning and Development, conduct development needs assessments. Support the identification of a network of regional trainers, workshops, consultants, and other professional development resources to meet these local development needs at a limited cost.

**WORKING CONDITIONS**
- The position requires traveling up to 25% of the time to countries in the Asia Pacific region. Travel is conducted only when safe to do so and in accordance with Cl policies and country-specific mandates or restrictions.
- The position requires the ability to work non-traditional and extended hours to support a global workforce in multiple time zones.
- Guidance on flexible work arrangements will be shared during the interview process.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

***Required**
- Bachelor's degree and 10 or more years of Human Resources experience in the Asia Pacific region or a similar combination of education and experience.
- Working knowledge of all human resources disciplines including staffing, workforce planning, recruiting, employee relations, compensation, performance management, and relevant employment laws.
- Persuasive and engaging communication, presentation, training, and facilitation skills to clearly convey objectives to diverse audiences and stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability and emotional intelligence necessary to handle complex employee relations processes.
- Ability to consult and partner with internal clients across various teams and countries.
- Experience in solving complex issues through analysis, defining a clear way forward, and ensuring buy-in.
- Ability to make quick decisions, be diligent with responses, work to find solution-driven conclusions, and work collaboratively across many audiences.
- Experience in using HRIS systems.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.

**Preferred**
- SPHR, GPHR, OPD, or other professional HR certification degrees.
- Experience working in an international non-profit organization.

***See all Conservation International Career Opportunities HERE**

***Conservation International is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Vets/Disabled