People & Culture Coordinator Colombia and Venezuela

People & Culture Coordinator Colombia and Venezuela page is loaded## People & Culture Coordinator Colombia and Venezuelaremote type: In Personlocations: Bogota, Colombiatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.The People & Culture Coordinator role leads a highly effective People & Culture team to cultivate the desired culture within the Country program and ensure the talents and resources needed are in place to deliver on Country goals and effectively serve our clients. This role works with department Leads and their teams in an “end-to-end” manner to ensure that all people policies, programs, and systems are: 1) aligned with IRC S100 and country SAP and SAP -IP (including the People & Culture Strategy) and IRCs GEDI, Safeguarding, and Duty of Care Commitments, 2) effectively implemented, and 3) delivered to “best practice” standard. This individual is a key member of the Country Senior Management team (SMT) and serves as a strategic leader, advisor, and coach with a particular focus on ensuring a safe, inclusive, and welcoming culture for all people that prioritizes Duty of Care and the overall wellbeing of all. The P&C Coordinator will also focus on organizational performance, and efficiency and effectiveness of people-related operations in the country. The P&C Lead will work closely with the Country Director (CD) & Regional People & Culture Business partner (PCBP) to drive the delivery of key P&C strategies, services, and infrastructure nationally for efficient and effective services at multiple levels. Finally, this position will drive the implementation and adaptation of P&C global initiatives and practices within the local context and in line with GEDI, Safeguarding, and Duty of Care values and principles.**Major Responsibilities:****P&C Strategic Leadership and Management** • Serve as a strategic advisor to the Country Director and Senior Management Team (SMT) in the Country Program on Succession Planning, providing key insights to facilitate future leadership transitions. • Act as a thought partner to the SMT, offering strategic guidance on People & Culture (P&C), and organizational culture/values to align with the mission and goals. • Supervise and be a supportive leader to all P&C staff within the Country Program, ensuring the leadership and management of direct reports are handled with excellence. Accountable for the overall quality and successful delivery of P&C services, actively monitoring progress against established goals. • Take the lead on conducting talent dialogues, recommending development opportunities, and coaching on conducting high-quality conversations during performance reviews. • Serve as an advocate for Gender Equality, Duty of Care, and Safeguarding priorities within the Senior Management Team (SMT) and role model safe, inclusive, and caring leadership standards. Collaborate closely with regional and country counterparts to prioritize and support these efforts effectively, enhancing staff engagement, promoting their wellbeing, and raising awareness across the Country Program. • Promote initiatives that enhance the employee experience, team engagement, inclusion, and cohesion within the Country Program, fostering an environment conducive to continuous learning and honest dialogue. • Provide constructive feedback and guidance on career paths and professional development for the P&C team and IRC staff; establish a culture of continuous learning opportunities. • Advise supervisors on appropriate disciplinary actions, serve as an impartial mediator in disciplinary proceedings, and oversee follow-up measures to ensure fairness, compliance with employment laws, and adherence to labor regulations. • Co-lead and facilitate the workforce planning for the country program, including, managing workforce adjustments, such as staff reductions, or scale up, including organizational design work, in partnership with senior management team and the regional P&C Director, ensuring these actions comply with legal requirements and IRC's country and Global policies while minimizing risks and supporting affected staff, including, engaging actively in proposal design and grant review meetings to provide expert advice on organizational structure, position scoping, demographic and staffing analysis to build a robust P&C foundation that supports high program quality. • Support the management, coaching and development of national P&C staff to build a team of skilled, committed, and motivated staff, ready to advance in their career. • Implement an employee engagement and communication strategy tailored to suit remote management contexts, ensuring it supports effective interaction and staff integration across all levels of the organization.**P&C Operations/ Foundational** • Oversee the creation and tracking of P&C objectives at the Country Office, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Actively • Drive informed decision making by using data to support people and culture functions, ensuring all data reporting, monthly HR metrics, SG data; Leadership Diversity Goals, are accurate and timely delivery. • Oversee the payroll process ensuring accurate and timely compensation for all staff. • Ensure the development and implementation of high-quality, context-specific strategies and practices in areas such as recruitment, compensation and benefits, employee relations, onboarding, offboarding, employee experience and overall wellbeing, contract management, learning and development, performance management, leave management, code of conduct compliance, legal compliance, HR Information Systems, coordination of policy development and implementation, etc. • In alignment with our PEERS framework, we promote mutual learning and capacity sharing on P&C standards with our local partners and ensure their ways of working are healthy and in compliance with IRC’s standards. • Escalate code of conduct issues and lead or co-lead investigations in collaboration with the Global Employee Relations unit and when needed Ethics and Compliance unit (ECU). Ensure that issues are thoroughly resolved, and appropriate follow-up actions are implemented to maintain integrity and compliance within the organization.**P&C GEDI** • Act as the primary liaison and focal point for Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), enhancing engagement and collaboration. • Lead the implementation of GEDI action plans within the Country Program, ensuring effective execution and measurable outcomes. • With the support of CRRD GEDI team and RPCD Coordinate and facilitate the implementation of GEDI strategies and strategic initiatives across the Country Program, ensuring alignment with the P&C mandate. This include oversee the integration of feminist, decolonial, and anti-racist values throughout the employee lifecycle, providing guidance and direction in collaboration with Regional P&C Director to ensure these values are embedded in all P&C practices, including regular reporting, and measuring progress on the S100 LDG and GEDI goals. • Foster a healthy organizational#J-18808-Ljbffr