In support of the Medical Teams International mission, this key hands-on role is responsible for ensuring the continuous improvement and seamless integration of all HR practices throughout MTI’s international operations. Areas of involvement may include any or all of the following: communication, legal compliance, benefits, compensation, recruitment, and employee relations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Identifies highest priority international HR-related needs and works with HQ and field offices to design, recommend, and implement solutions.
- Serves as day-to-day interface between HQ and field offices in regard to HR matters.
- Serves as HQ HR resource for field office HR personnel (e.g., core values, policies, employee relations, compensation, local labor law)
- Coordinates all HQ HR activity (e.g., compensation, benefits, labor law compliance) pertaining to the opening of a new field office.
- Ensures that field office HR policies and practices are kept current.
- Ensures that compensation & benefits plans meet local needs and are kept current and cost effective.
- Partners with compliance department in periodically conducting audits of international HR operations.
- Monitors and analyzes field office turnover and other key metrics and makes recommendations as necessary.
- Coordinates HR activity pertaining to international emergency response.
- Serves as in-house resource pertaining to visa matters and TCN/expat employment.
- Stays abreast of current trends and developments in field office countries; assesses their impact on MTI HR operations, and makes recommendations as necessary.
- Contribute to US HR activities in any one or more of the following areas: compensation, employment law compliance, benefits administration, training & development, employee relations.
- May coordinate and/or provide training to field staff regarding HR policies and best practices.
- May serve as HQ point person for medical evacuation events.
- Incorporate volunteers into duties whenever possible.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree required. Human resources major, or similar, preferred.
- PHR, SPHR, GPHR preferred.
EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in human resources.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in international HR.
- In-depth experience working with labor laws outside the United States.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Ability to support the mission of Medical Teams International.
- Ability to demonstrate core values of organization: Integrity, Compassion, Teamwork, Voluntarism, Excellence, and Innovation.
- Ability to build professional and productive relationships within a long-distance, multi-cultural environment.
- Ability to develop high levels of credibility with colleagues.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills—written and verbal.
- Ability to influence others in a professional manner.
- Ability to actively move initiatives, projects, and tasks forward to completion.
- Ability to accurately manage detail while simultaneously maintaining a strong sense of organizational culture, values, strategy and goals.
- Ability to provide concise, articulate, and insightful analysis of both problems and opportunities.
- Ability to generate creative & effective solutions to new problems.
- Ability to take initiative when appropriate.
- Ability to work in an environment subject to change.
- Ability to occasionally work early or late hours to accommodate overseas offices.
- Ability to occasionally work extended ours to meet project deadlines or attend to emergency situations.
- Ability to occasionally travel overseas to developing countries.
Must be eligible to work in the United States.
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