Senior Manager, Human Resources

GLOBAL INDIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An international education institution in Singapore seeks a seasoned HR professional to lead and implement HR strategies, manage payroll processing, and advise the Country Director. The candidate must possess a Bachelor's degree, preferably an MBA in HR, and have 12-15 years of HR experience. The role includes leading a team, ensuring compliance, and managing employee engagement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12-15 years of experience in HR.
• Strong knowledge of country legal requirements relating to employee management.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR activities and manage the brand HR team.
• Ensure timely processing of payroll for all employees.
• Advise the Country Director on HR matters.
• Drive corporate engagement surveys and manage performance appraisal processes.

Skills

HR strategy implementation

Leadership

Employee engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent

Post Graduate/MBA in Human Resource Management

Job description

About the Group

Founded in 2002, Global Schools Group is a Singapore-headquartered, community-oriented education institution whose mission is to cultivate and nurture young minds into global leaders of the future and is significantly contributing to achieving significant learning outcomes for every child. In the last two decades, the Group has grown to 64 campuses in 11 countries.

Global Schools Group (GSG) is an education pioneer with a network of premier international schools. The Group schools infuse the best educational approaches from around the globe into a unique pedagogy which imparts value-based learning that goes beyond academics. The 64 GSG schools provide world class education to over 45,000 students from 70+ nationalities. The schools offer various curricula, including IB, Cambridge and CBSE

Job Purpose

The role holder is responsible for supporting the Corporate HR in the implementation of HR strategies, policies and procedures for the brand, and providing HR advice to the Country Director

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

• Leads the HR activities within for the Brand
• Supervises, develops and provides guidance to the brand HR team

Financial

• Manages operations to hit performance metrics for the HR team for the brand
• Oversee & Ensure timely processing of payroll for all employees

Functional

• Advises the Country Director on HR matters for the brand
• Implements initiatives, action plans, procedures, policies and processes and ensures alignment with the organization
• Drives the corporate engagements surveys
• Conducts regular engagement activities in the campuses
• Manages the rewards program for the campuses
• Supports the Corporate HR Head in the organization-wide performance management process, and oversees the performance management process.
• Monitors and ensures appraisals are completed in accordance to the timelines
• Conducts the first round of normalization of the bell curve and performance ratings in discussion with the managers, and shares the results with the Corporate HR Head
• Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of country legal requirements relating to the day-to-day management of employees
• Ensures compliance with statutory matters, such as application for employment passes, renewal of work permits, etc.

Interaction

• Works closely with the Recruitment Manager, sharing forecasting needs and role requirements
• Works closely with the Training Manager, encouraging uptake of training and identifying training needs in the country
• Addresses complex employee queries relating to HR
• Maintain networks and relationships with internal and external partners at the working level to keep abreast of the current industry climate and macroeconomic trends

People Focus

• Collaborates proactively with Recruitment team to continuously increase competency within the team to meet future organisations needs through the development and recruitment of talent
• Assist the recruitment, selection, orientation, and training of employees in the team

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent; Preferable Post Graduate/MBA in Human Resource Management

Experience

• 12-15 years of experience in HR