Regional Human Resources Director

Edify; Central (LA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Edify is seeking a Regional Human Resource Director to lead HR across Central America, collaborating with country leadership to develop and implement HR policies that align with Edify’s values and legal requirements. The role involves regional travel and a matrix relationship to HR leadership in the United States.

The ideal candidate will drive staffing, compliance, and talent development across multiple countries, leveraging HRIS systems and global standards within a nonprofit setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• Minimum eight years of HR management experience.
• Fluent in Spanish and English; SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Regional VP and country leadership to align staffing, recruiting, and retention with organizational goals.
• Plans and implements HR policies, processes, training, and surveys in line with Edify standards.
• Oversees compensation, benefits, leave, disciplinary matters, investigations, performance management, and talent development.
• Identifies staffing needs and develops hiring and retention strategies for country growth.
• Monitors HR metrics and ensures compliance with local employment laws and regulations.
• Keeps management informed of policy changes and regulatory updates in region.

Skills

HR practitioner

Employment law

HRIS experience

Communication

Leadership

Analytical skills

Time management

Staff development

Bilingual English/Spanish

Google Workspace

Education

Bachelor's in HR/BA

Master's preferred

SHRM cert preferred

Tools

HRIS software

Google Workspace

Job description

Organization Summary:

The vision of Edify is to see Flourishing Godly Nations, and we seek to accomplish this by improving and expanding sustainable Christ-centered education globally. Edify is a non-profit organization registered in the U.S. since 2009 and now has operations in 16 countries, including
Burkina Faso, Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda, Ethiopia, Peru,
Sierra Leone, El-Salvador, Panama and Rwanda. Edify serves low-fee independent Christ-centered schools through three primary avenues, including access to capital,
training, and education technology.

Learn more at www.edify.org

Location:

Within the region

Start Date:

September 1, 2026

Reports To:

Regional VP, with matrix reporting into the VP of Human Resources

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and education and competitive with other nonprofits

Work Environment:

This position will be a full-time position, based in any of our Edify Central American countries which currently includes Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Peru with plans to expand into Mexico. This role reports directly to the Regional Vice President of Central America with a matrix relationship to the Vice President of HR in the United States. The atmosphere of Edify is one where you can expect to perform widely varied tasks with various functional groups.

Travel Expectations:

The position includes regional travel. Additionally, Edify holds an annual all-staff meeting, alternating in a US-based or international location each year. All Edify Staff are required to attend this meeting.

Position Summary:

The Regional Human Resource Director will work closely with the Edify Country Leadership team to plan, lead, direct, develop, and coordinate the policies, activities of the Human Resource (HR) department in collaboration with the Edify core HR organization, ensuring the development the care of Edify staff consistent with our values and in compliance with local legal requirements.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with the Regional Vice President and Country’s senior leadership to understand the organization’s goals and strategy related to staffing, recruiting, and retention.
• Plans, leads, develops, coordinates, and implements policies, processes, training, initiatives, and surveys to support the Country’s human resource compliance and strategy needs, in line with Edify's global standards.
• Administers or oversees the administration of human resource programs including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management; productivity, recognition, and morale; occupational health and safety; and training and development.
• Works with Country leadership to identify staffing and recruiting needs, including planning ahead for growth, as well as quick reaction for replacement due to any turnover; develops and executes best practices for hiring and talent management for the country needs.
• Conducts research and analysis of organizational trends including review of reports and metrics from the organization’s human resource information system (HRIS) or talent management system.
• Monitors and ensures the organization’s compliance with country/regionalemployment laws and regulations, and recommends best practices; reviews and modifies policies and practices to maintain compliance.
• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, talent management, and employment law; applies this knowledge to communicate changes in policy, practice, and resources to upper management.
• Facilitates professional development, training, and certification activities
• Seeks to support CDs and RVP in addressing issues that may demotivate staff, as well as finding ways to further inspire staff to high levels of performance.
• Performs other duties as required.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Passion for the Mission of Edify
• High degree of character and integrity
• Strong HR practitionerwith knowledge of all aspects of the HR function
• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
• Knowledge of and experience with varied human resource information systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Ability to adapt to the needs of the organization and employees.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Proficient with Google Suiteor related software.
• Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s HRIS and talent management systems.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum eight years of human resource management experience required.
• Knowledge of employment law and regulations for the region
• Non-profit experience and/or experience working with international staff or vendors preferred
• Ability to speak fluently in Spanish and English
• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP preferred.