Guided by the remarkable legacy of its co-founder, Helen Keller, Helen Keller Intl partners with communities striving to overcome long standing cycles of poverty. By delivering the essential building blocks of good health, sound nutrition and clear vision, we help millions of people create lasting change in their own lives. Working in 20 countries – across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the United States – and together with a global community of supporters, we are ensuring every person has the opportunity – as Helen did – to reach their true potential.

The Senior Manager, People and Culture will lead Helen Keller Nepal’s People and Culture Department in line with the organization’s principles, and strategic goals. This position will provide strategic leadership for recruitment, hiring and retention strategies for country office and its project offices across remote and diverse geographies, and be responsible for streamlining competitive, equitable, and localized recruitment processes, working closely with the Gender and Inclusive Development Advisor, USAID Integrated Nutrition. This position will also be responsible for identifying capacity building needs of the country office and local partner organizations, developing strategies and plans for its implementation; in addition to establishing confidential grievance and safeguarding systems.

The Sr. Manager, People and Culture is responsible for ensuring Helen Keller Intl’s best practices are upheld, including adherence to the code of conduct, policies and procedures, and financial accountability.

Functional Relationships
Helen Keller has a matrixed reporting structure. Regular communication and a spirit of teamwork among colleagues, both hierarchically and laterally, are essential to make this structure thrive.

Reporting to the Deputy Chief of Party, Finance and Operation, USAID Integrated Nutrition and the Director of Finance, Helen Keller Nepal, this position will be part of the Country Management Team (CMT) and will supervise a team of professional level staff to provide quality human resource management services at Helen Keller.

This position serves as a national focal person to employee safeguarding, investigation, and capacity building. S/he works with regional/global audit (internal/external)/ HR in terms of safeguarding, Code of conduct, and anti-harassment case management. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, this position will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Direct Line Supervision: Deputy Chief of Party-Finance and Operations
Inter-Line Supervision: Director of Finance and Operations, Helen Keller Nepal

Collaboration with:

Internal: All Staffs
External: HQ, APRO

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