Human Resource Business Partner 12 Month LTE

Gates Foundation; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical benefits

Dental and vision coverage

Paid time off & leave

Job summary

The Gates Foundation is seeking an HR leader to support clients across divisions, translating business strategies into people and organizational priorities, and partnering with the Director HRBP.

You will develop human capital solutions foundation-wide, provide general HR support, lead annual processes, and help build a high-integrity culture while collaborating with regional senior leaders.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent demonstrated experience preferably in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, or Business.
• Knowledge as collaborator and bridge-builder across teams and within human resources.
• Ability to demonstrate a "One HR" and "One Foundation" approach.
• Demonstrated ability to drive transformation and growth to build a high integrity culture through the organization.
• Strong leadership skills, business acumen and consulting skills.
• Proven track record of building, aligning and implementing a sustainable HR agenda that fuels business performance and organizational capability development.
• Experience interfacing effectively with all levels of management and employees in highly matrixed non-profit/global organization.

Responsibilities

• Function as HR leader for a group of clients and partner with relationship manager for those clients.
• Provide counsel as a strategic business partner, change agent, and advisor to leadership.
• Support clients and senior leaders in building organizational capability and a high integrity culture.
• Aid senior management in developing organizational solutions (e.g. team effectiveness, organization design, process improvement, culture, talent planning, performance management, compensation and benefits, employee relations, and workforce planning).
• Work with leaders to facilitate and identify systems level, root cause diagnosis of organizational issues that impact business strategy.
• Direct and facilitate core HR annual processes for respective teams using standard, center driven tools and approaches to achieve desired organizational outcomes.
• Influence talent assessment and performance management regionally to drive a high integrity culture.
• Engage in business and strategy discussions with regional/divisional leaders to influence decision-making for future actions.

Skills

Bridge-builder

Change management

Leadership

Consulting

Strategic partnering

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Organizational Psychology/Business

Job description

The Foundation

We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve. We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities. As a workplace, We're committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.

The Foundation

We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve. We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities. As a workplace, We're committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.

The Team

The People team, with a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, takes on complex challenges; we continually test new approaches and embrace change where it will facilitate the best outcome. You'll work alongside a diverse group of HR professionals who are passionate about creating an excellent employee experience, providing client-focused solutions, and implementing consistent and equitable people practices.

This is a 12 Month Limited Term Engagement

Your Role

You are responsible for supporting clients (e.g., Chief, directors, senior leadership team) and partnering with the Director HRBP to translate business strategies and priorities into people and organizational strategies and priorities for their divisional portfolio. You develop and support human capital solutions that integrate foundation-wide approaches to build organizational capability in support of foundation priorities. You provide general HR support across the broader Director portfolio of clients, when required.

What You'll Do

• Function as the HR leader and work with a relationship manager for a group of clients
• Provide counsel as a strategic business partner, change agent, and advisor to leadership
• Support clients and senior leaders in building organizational capability and a high integrity culture.
• Aid senior management in the development of organizational solutions (e.g. team effectiveness, organization design, process improvement, culture, talent planning, performance management, compensation and benefits, employee relations, and workforce planning).
• Work with leaders to facilitate and identify systems level, root cause diagnosis of organizational issues that have an impact on business strategy.
• Direct and facilitate core HR annual processes for respective teams using standard, center driven tools and approaches to achieve desired organizational outcomes.
• Influence talent assessment and performance management throughout the region or division, in support of driving a high integrity culture.
• Actively participate in business and strategy discussions with regional and/or division senior leaders to understand and influence the decision-making process for future relevant business development actions to prepare and support from a strategic human capital perspective.
• Advise regional or divisional senior leaders by understanding organization priorities, sharing feedback, coaching for leadership and team effectiveness, influencing desired people and organizational outcomes.
• Establish effective relationships with key stakeholders across the division to improve the communication and identification of key issues and priorities.
• Partner with COE leaders to identify needs and improve and/or innovate processes and programs to achieve outcomes for foundation-wide programs and initiatives. This includes engaging with HR leadership to assess employee relations trends and understand root cause of issues.
• Support inclusive culture through modeling behaviors and actions; escalated issues in a timely fashion to appropriate stakeholders.

Your Experience

• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent demonstrated experience preferably in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, or Business
• Detailed knowledge and expertise as a collaborator and bridge-builder across teams and within human resources.
• Ability to demonstrate a "One HR" and "One Foundation" approach.
• Demonstrated ability to drive transformation and growth to build a high integrity culture through the organization.
• Strong leadership skills, business acumen and consulting skills.
• Proven track record of building, aligning and implementing a sustainable HR agenda that fuels business performance and organizational capability development.
• Experience and demonstrated ability to interface effectively with all levels of management and employees, such as gained in highly matrixed non-profit, and/or global organization.

The salary range for this role is $143,000 to $214,400 USD. We recognize high-wage market differences where our offices are located, in Seattle, Washington D.C., and Boston (Cambridge). The range for this role in these locations is $157,300 to $235,900 USD. As a mission-driven organization, we strive to balance competitive pay with our mission, and new hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary range between the minimum and the midpoint salary range. Actual placement in the range will depend on a candidate's job-related skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process. Must have unrestricted work authorization in the country where this position is located. The Foundation does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. This includes direct company sponsorship and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (eg: H-1B, O-1, L-1, E, OPT, STEM-OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.).

Hiring Requirements

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Candidate Accommodations

We're committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring experience for all candidates. If you have a disability or medical condition and need an accommodation at any stage of the application or interview process - such as an ASL interpreter, alternative interview format, or physical accessibility support, we're happy to help. Please contact [e-mail] with the position number and a brief description of your accommodation needs. Requests will be handled confidentially.

Inclusion Statement

We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We strive for a global and cultural workplace that supports ever greater diversity, equity, and inclusion - of voices, ideas, and approaches - and we support this diversity through all our employment practices.

All applicants and employees who are drawn to serve our mission will enjoy equality of opportunity and fair treatment without regard to race, color, age, religion, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and prior protected activity.