Position: Program Director

Organization: ICRISAT

Location: Patancheru

Apply: https://careers.icrisat.org/careers/jobs?id=MTM%3D

Primary Responsibilities:-

• Lead HR practices to provide an employee-oriented, high performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment, and the recruitment and ongoing development of a superior workforce.
• Provide strategic direction and leadership on the development and implementation of appropriate HR policies across the organization to foster inclusion, equality and diversity.
• Assess current and future policy requirements to support strategic objectives of the organization.
• Monitor changes in employment legislation
• Provide direction on staff engagement so that ICRISAT can attract and retain top talent and rank high as a preferred place to work.
• Develop and implement a HR strategy to support building an agile and forward-looking organization.
• Develop and oversee performance management processes to support a high-performing culture at an individual and organizational level.
• Develop and implement an effective reward and recognition strategy to support the strategic objectives of the organization and to motivate staff.
• Oversee implementation of human resources management at all ICRISAT locations to ensure that the design and application of the approved personnel policies are consistent with the needs and expectations of staff, as well as the local values, practices and regulations.
• Advise and guide Regional Directors, Country Heads and other Unit Heads on complex and sensitive organizational and people issues to enable senior management to take appropriate action.
• Negotiate and manage the terms of outsourced HR services to ensure value for money and appropriate service standards are maintained.
• Manage the HR team to deliver quality and customer-focused services.
• Develop effective working relationships with the Staff Council and other staff representatives to ensure harmonious employee relations.
• Serve on the Leadership Team and other committees as may be necessary.

Candidate Profile:-

Qualifications and Experience -

The ideal candidate will have most, if not all, of the following skills, knowledge, experience, and personal characteristics:

• Advanced Degree in Human Resources Management or related field
• Work experience of at least 15 years in HR of which 6 years should be at a senior management level and the most recent role should be at a strategic level with a global span.
• Proven capability to manage HR operations in a large multi-cultural, multi-location organization, including all aspects of management: managing budgets and staff, building and managing partnerships, and leading a diverse team.
• Experience in developing and enacting policy where multiple stakeholders, including internal and external parties, are involved in achieving outcomes.
• Experience in addressing governance, institutional and staffing aspects of an organization.
• Experience in designing and leading successful change management programs.
• Proactive and achievement oriented.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities and strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated expertise in written and oral communications in English.

Good to have

·         Experience in managing HR functions in research and/or agricultural organizations and also across multiple locations

·         Knowledge of other international languages, especially French, will be an advantage.

• Prior experience of living and working internationally preferred
• Demonstrated championing of the critical areas of gender, youth, nutrition, knowledge sharing and innovation.

  Primary Responsibilities:-

• Lead HR practices to provide an employee-oriented, high performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment, and the recruitment and ongoing development of a superior workforce.
• Provide strategic direction and leadership on the development and implementation of appropriate HR policies across the organization to foster inclusion, equality and diversity.
• Assess current and future policy requirements to support strategic objectives of the organization.
• Monitor changes in employment legislation
• Provide direction on staff engagement so that ICRISAT can attract and retain top talent and rank high as a preferred place to work.
• Develop and implement a HR strategy to support building an agile and forward-looking organization.
• Develop and oversee performance management processes to support a high-performing culture at an individual and organizational level.
• Develop and implement an effective reward and recognition strategy to support the strategic objectives of the organization and to motivate staff.
• Oversee implementation of human resources management at all ICRISAT locations to ensure that the design and application of the approved personnel policies are consistent with the needs and expectations of staff, as well as the local values, practices and regulations.
• Advise and guide Regional Directors, Country Heads and other Unit Heads on complex and sensitive organizational and people issues to enable senior management to take appropriate action.
• Negotiate and manage the terms of outsourced HR services to ensure value for money and appropriate service standards are maintained.
• Manage the HR team to deliver quality and customer-focused services.
• Develop effective working relationships with the Staff Council and other staff representatives to ensure harmonious employee relations.
• Serve on the Leadership Team and other committees as may be necessary.

• Candidate Profile:-

  Qualifications and Experience -

  The ideal candidate will have most, if not all, of the following skills, knowledge, experience, and personal characteristics:

• Advanced Degree in Human Resources Management or related field
• Work experience of at least 15 years in HR of which 6 years should be at a senior management level and the most recent role should be at a strategic level with a global span.
• Proven capability to manage HR operations in a large multi-cultural, multi-location organization, including all aspects of management: managing budgets and staff, building and managing partnerships, and leading a diverse team.
• Experience in developing and enacting policy where multiple stakeholders, including internal and external parties, are involved in achieving outcomes.
• Experience in addressing governance, institutional and staffing aspects of an organization.
• Experience in designing and leading successful change management programs.
• Proactiv