Human Resource Associate

Role & responsibilities

1. Talent Acquisition & Onboarding

• Lead end-to-end recruitment processes, including drafting job descriptions, sourcing candidates, screening applications, coordinating interviews, facilitating selection processes, and managing offer rollouts.
• Ensure a seamless and engaging candidate experience by maintaining clear, timely, and professional communication throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Design, coordinate, and execute structured onboarding and orientation programs for employees, Fellows, interns, and volunteers, enabling their successful integration into the organisation.
• Maintain accurate recruitment trackers, hiring documentation, and onboarding records to ensure process efficiency, compliance, and data integrity.

2. HR Operations & Documentation

• Maintain accurate and confidential HR documentation while ensuring data integrity and compliance with organisational standards.
• Manage end-to-end HR operations, including leave and attendance records, employee lifecycle documentation, HR correspondence, and off-boarding processes.
• Act as the primary point of contact for employee HR queries, delivering timely support and contributing to the drafting and refinement of HR policies and procedures.
• Support statutory compliance initiatives by maintaining regulatory documentation and coordinating compliance activities with the HR Lead.

3. Learning & Development and Performance Management

• Coordinate Learning & Development initiatives by identifying training needs, planning and scheduling capacity-building programs, managing logistics, tracking participation, maintaining training records, and supporting the effective delivery of learning initiatives to enhance employee capabilities and organisational performance.
• Support the end-to-end performance management cycle by coordinating goal-setting processes, monitoring adherence to appraisal timelines, maintaining performance documentation, facilitating feedback collection, and assisting in performance evaluation and compensation review processes.

4. Employee Engagement

• Plan and execute employee engagement, wellness, recognition, and team-building initiatives that foster a positive, inclusive, and high-performing workplace culture.
• Coordinate employee recognition programs, organisational celebrations, and internal engagement activities to strengthen employee morale, collaboration, and a sense of belonging.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline; an MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.
• Minimum of 7-10 years of relevant experience in an HR Generalist or similar role.
• Prior experience in the development sector, NGO, or nonprofit environment will be preferred.
• Demonstrated experience across Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, Learning & Development, Performance Management, and Employee Engagement will be an added advantage.

Perks and benefits

Alternate Saturdays off