People, Culture & Learning Lead

Novalink Consultancy; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Novalink Consultancy seeks a People, Culture and Learning Lead to shape organizational learning, culture, and distributed leadership across geographically diverse teams. The role focuses on creating conditions where teams evolve together through adaptive systems and resilient practices.

The position emphasizes decentralized people systems, recruitment and onboarding aligned with values, and continuous capability development across regions.

Qualifications

• Experience designing people systems, leadership development initiatives, organizational culture programs, and institutional growth processes.
• Strong expertise in learning design, capability development, training systems, facilitation, and organizational learning.
• Proven capability in managing complex, distributed teams and aligning people practices with strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Design and strengthen people systems for a decentralized and geographically distributed organization.
• Build recruitment and onboarding processes that prioritize capability, long-term cultural fit, and values alignment.
• Develop organizational learning systems that promote continuous reflection, adaptation, knowledge sharing, and institutional learning.
• Design internal training frameworks, leadership development pathways, and learning journeys across teams and geographies.
• Foster an organizational culture rooted in trust, ownership, accountability, collaboration, and shared purpose.
• Support distributed teams through conflict transformation, healthy communication, wellbeing initiatives, and adaptive organizational structures.
• Continuously evolve people practices, learning systems, and organizational frameworks as the institution expands and adapts to changing realities.

Skills

Systems thinking

Emotional intelligence

Conflict navigation

Relationship management

Communication

Leadership skills

Education

HR/OD or related degree

Psychology/Sociology/Education background

Leadership development experience

Tools

HRIS platforms

HR tools

Job description

Job description:

We are looking for a People, Culture and Learning Lead who understands that building an organization is fundamentally about creating the conditions in which people, teams, and institutions continuously learn, adapt, and evolve together. This role extends beyond conventional human resource management and focuses on strengthening organizational culture, learning systems, distributed leadership, and institutional resilience across geographically diverse teams operating in dynamic and evolving environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• People Systems: Design and strengthen people systems for a decentralized and geographically distributed organization.


• Hiring & Onboarding: Build recruitment and onboarding processes that prioritize capability, long‑term cultural fit, and values alignment.


• Learning Systems: Develop organizational learning systems that promote continuous reflection, adaptation, knowledge sharing, and institutional learning.


• Training & Leadership Development: Design internal training frameworks, leadership development pathways, and learning journeys across teams and geographies.


• Culture Building: Foster an organizational culture rooted in trust, ownership, accountability, collaboration, and shared purpose.


• Team Development: Support distributed teams through conflict transformation, healthy communication, well‑being initiatives, and adaptive organizational structures.


• Organizational Growth: Continuously evolve people practices, learning systems, and organizational frameworks as the institution expands and adapts to changing realities.

Requirements:

• Experience: 8-12+ years of experience in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Learning & Development, People Strategy, Culture Building, or related leadership roles.


• Organizational Development: Proven experience designing people systems, leadership development initiatives, organizational culture programs, and institutional growth processes.


• Learning & Facilitation: Strong expertise in learning design, capability development, training systems, facilitation, and organizational learning.


• Core Skills: Systems thinking, emotional intelligence, conflict navigation, relationship management, communication, and leadership skills.


• Technical Competency: Experience with HRIS platforms, HR tools, performance management, talent management, compensation, organizational design, and employee relations.


• Preferred Background: Experience in decentralized organizations, mission-driven institutions, social sector organizations, or purpose‑led enterprises is highly preferred.


• Education: Backgrounds in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Education, Business Administration, Leadership Development, or Development Studies are welcome.