People Services Manager (Maternity Cover)

Tearfund; Teddington; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 51,000; Part time

Job summary

Tearfund is seeking a People Services Manager to lead and support high-quality people operations across its global programmes. You will drive operational excellence in HR systems, recruitment, contracts, onboarding and compliance, and guide major transformation projects including a global HRIS and Payroll rollout.

You will manage a UK-based team and collaborate with HR colleagues worldwide to ensure a consistent, service-driven people experience aligned with Tearfund's Christian mission.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of HR systems and operational HR practices.
• Experience working in international contexts, preferably within INGO or humanitarian sectors.
• Proven ability to manage cross-cultural teams and complex workflows.
• A collaborative approach with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the delivery of high-quality people operations across global programmes.
• Oversee live delivery of a new global HRIS and Payroll system.
• Co-manage initiatives to align and optimise end-to-end recruitment, talent acquisition and retention practices.
• Provide management and decision-making for major transformation projects.

Skills

HR systems knowledge

Operational HR practices

Cross-cultural leadership

Communication skills

Job description

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Do you have a passion for people and the systems that support them? Are you looking to use your HR expertise to make a meaningful impact within a faith-based international NGO?

We are looking for a skilled and proactivePeople Services Manager to lead and support the delivery of high-quality people operations across our globalprogrammes. This is a key leadership role within our People & Culture team, focusing on operational excellence in areas such as HR systems, recruitment,contracts, onboarding, and compliance. You will provide management and decision-making for major active transformation projects, including the live delivery of a new global HRIS and Payroll system and co-manage an initiative to align and optimise our end-to-end recruitment, talent acquisition and retention practices.

About You

You'll be an experienced HR professional with:

• Strong knowledge of HR systems and operational HR practices
• Experience working ininternational contexts, preferably within the INGO or humanitarian sectors
• Provenability to manage cross-cultural teams and complex workflows
• Acollaborative approach with excellent communication skills

You'll manage a small UK-based team and collaboratewithHRcolleagues and leaders around the world to provide a consistent andservice-drivenpeopleexperience. This is a fantasticopportunityto combine yourHRexpertisewithyour passion for global justice and Christian mission.

Weparticularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and those from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds (in our UK workforce) as these groups are currently under-represented at Tearfund.

Hybrid Working: This role iseligiblefor hybrid working and youwillbe required to workfromthe TeddingtonTearfund office andfromyour home by agreement with the line manager.

Contract information: This is 1 year fixed term, maternity cover contract working 31.5 hours per week. The full time salary is£51,354 per annum and the part time salary is £46,218.60 per annum.

All applicants must becommittedto Tearfund's Christian beliefs. The recruitment process will include specific checks related tosafeguarding. In addition, personalidentificationinformationwill be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as acounter-terrormeasure.