People and Talent Manager (HR) At Americares

TITLE: People and Talent Manager REPORTS TO: Philippines Country Director DIRECT REPORTS: Dotted line supervision of Emergency Operations Officer ASSIGNMENT TYPE: Full-time LOCATION: Manila, Philippines LENGTH: 1 year with possibility for extension (based on performance and funding)

ABOUT AMERICARES Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster. Each year, Americares reaches 85 countries on average, including the United States, with life-changing health programs, medicine, medical supplies, and emergency aid. Americares is one of the world’s leading nonprofit providers of donated medicine and medical supplies. For more information, visit americares.org.

PEOPLE AND TALENT AT AMERICARES: The Americares People and Talent department continuously creates, empowers, and supports the thriving global team that supports our global communities. We act as a catalyst to enable all Americares people to contribute at optimum levels toward the success of our humanitarian and public health program objectives. Our team principles include acting as a community, learning, giving feedback generously, cultivating curiosity, sharing a vision for how we want others to feel, recognizing that we may fail but we don’t fail alone, balancing people and process, and embedding equity.

POSITION SUMMARY We are looking for an experienced People and Talent Manager who will oversee our Americares Philippines People and Talent vision and work, while aligning with the global people and talent strategy and standards. The position will implement best practices for people operations (performance evaluation, compliance, benefits, contracts, staff manual, offboarding), talent acquisition/retention/management/onboarding, and work community (duty of care, inclusion, well-being, team activities, employee relations, etc.).

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES – Lead the recruitment process for staff and other positions as required, including advertisement, job descriptions, resume short-listing, inclusive hiring processes, and offers – Coordinate the onboarding process for new staff, including benefits, policy and handbook overviews, and orientation to the team; coordinate the offboarding of departing employees – Implement and socialize Americares staff performance system, policies and processes in a timely fashion -Collect, analyze and act on people data to improve retention, engagement, inclusion, and growth – Provide employee relations support, lead investigations when necessary with knowledge of local employee rights, and determine disciplinary action if appropriate -Work with the Finance staff to collect necessary payroll paperwork -Support the Country Director to monitor and coordinate compliance activities -Liaise with the HQ People and Talent team as well as People and Talent staff in other locations to participate in communities of practice and connect Philippines People and Talent work with the global organization – Oversee Philippines People and Talent work with a focus on partnering with each department/location in the Philippines to evaluate and enhance diversity, equity and inclusion in their work and teams – Organize strategies, initiatives, and activities that promote well-being and community in the workplace (team-building, community outreach, all-staff gatherings, etc.) – Advise and train people managers and country leadership on local labor laws, best practices, market standards, and global strategy for People and Talent -Update and maintain digital and physical employee records in compliance with local labor laws and best practices -Source, coordinate, and liaison with vendors and the government to provide quality benefits and services to staff (for example, HMO, SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-ibig Fund) -Additional People and Talent responsibilities to create, maintain, and enhance the entire life cycle of people experience

Qualifications: -At least 5 years of directly related experience implementing People and Talent work (preferably in a humanitarian organization) -Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion -Understanding of and updated in local compliance norms, labor laws, and market analysis -Proactive and solution oriented focus -Impeccable judgment -Excellent use of innovative technology to support and document People and Talent work within a global context -Philippines work authorization already in place -Communicates fluently in English and Tagalog

As a global health organization, we are committed to ensuring a safe environment for our staff, partners, and visitors. All Americares staff and visitors who are on-site at any of our locations or will be traveling for work are required to be fully vaccinated (which includes a booster, when eligible) against COVID-19 unless an exemption required by law is applicable.

Americares is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To request a disability accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact us at talentcenter@americares.org.