Fractional Senior People Advisor (Fully Remote)

Educate!; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Educate! seeks a seasoned HR leader to counsel the CEO and executive team on high-stakes decisions, translating complex employment issues into practical options while ensuring policy compliance. The role shapes how leaders communicate across cross-cultural teams and builds leadership messaging that aligns with organizational goals.

You will act as an external voice, direct with leaders, and discreet with sensitive information, driving strategic people initiatives in a high-growth environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of senior HR, people, or organizational development leadership.
• Strong ability to translate difficult decisions into clear communications.
• Comfortable giving external voice, direct with leaders, and discreet with information.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior people advice to the CEO and executive team on high-stakes decisions.
• Apply policy and employment law to turn complex problems into practical options.
• Shape messaging and coach leaders through cross-cultural team dynamics.

Skills

Senior HR leadership

Strong writing skills

Executive coaching

Job description

• Provide senior people advice to the CEO and exec team on high-stakes decisions.
• Apply policy and employment law to turn complex problems into practical options.
• Shape messaging and coach leaders through cross-cultural team dynamics.

Who You Are:

• 8+ years in senior HR, people, or organizational development roles.
• Strong writer who can turn difficult decisions into accepted communications.
• Comfortable being an outside voice, direct with leaders and discreet with information.

Our Culture:

• Impact-obsessed and always learning, with a startup mindset.
• One team, many views; committed to inclusive and welcoming environment.

Educate!

Educate! prepares youth in Africa to learn, earn, and thrive by introducing employment-focused education and livelihood boot camps. The organization has impacted over 500,000 youth across East Africa and is a team of over 300 mostly African staff and 300 volunteer mentors, with a culture focused on impact and growth.