Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
Title: human resources business partner - emergency programs
Department: human resources
Location: remote - usa
Reports to: associate director, talent
Assignment type: full-time, exempt – 1 year assignment, with possibility of extension
About americares
Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disasterEach year, americares reaches 90 countries on average, including the united states, with life-changing health programs, medicine, medical supplies and emergency aidAmericares is the world’s leading nonprofit provider of donated medicine and medical suppliesFor more information, visit americares.org.
Department summary:
Americares human resources team takes a leadership role in providing service in support of americares vision by promoting the concept that our people are our most valuable resourceWe act as a catalyst to enable all americares people to contribute at optimum levels toward the success of our humanitarian and public health program objectivesWe provide programs, services and advice that help the organization attract, develop, motivate and retain a diverse workforce within a supportive mission-driven work environmentWe do this with an emphasis on customer service based on consultation, best practice, and communication with americares management and staff, globally.
Position summary:
We are seeking an experienced business partner to join our team to support recruitment, onboarding, and mobilization and demobilization of our emergency response global roster.
The americares emergency programs team responds to an average of 30 disasters every year, providing live-saving medicine, medical supplies and health programmingMembers of americares emergency response global roster are among the first on the ground after a major disaster, delivering essential health services to survivors and communities in need — these are professionals who share our mission of saving lives and improving health for those affected by poverty or disaster.
The hrbp will support the emergency programs and global readiness team in all aspects of recruitment, onboarding, maintenance, and throughout the life-cycle of mobilization and demobilization of responders to disasters around the globe.
Duties and responsibilities:
Provide primary support to the americares global roster
Work closely with the global readiness team to establish and meet recruitment targets for specific categories of emergency responders, and execute a strategy for reaching ambitious global roster goals
Lead full-cycle recruitment of open global roster requisitions, from sourcing to background checks, medical credentialing, and onboarding
Utilize applicant tracking system (cornerstone on demand) to provide timely reports and updates on the status of open requisitions and global roster member status
Provide overall support to emergency programs teams during disasters (mobilization and demobilization)
Lead surge recruitment in response to specific disaster needs, as necessary
Support emergency programs team in mobilizing global roster member deployments by
Creating and executing employment and consultant contracts
Working with field teams, either remotely or from the field, to collect necessary paperwork, including necessary background checks and medical credentialing as needed
Working with finance and hr departments to ensure timely payroll processing of emergency responders
Working with it and other departments to ensure responders have the necessary access to systems and technology
Work with emergency programs and hr to develop a process for evaluating global roster members’ performance
Work in collaboration with global readiness to create, streamline, and improve efficiency of emergency response deployments
Act as the hr liaison throughout the lifecycle of a deployment by providing people support to emergency programs team and responders with a great degree of empathy and compassion
Core americares responsibilities:
Foster americares values of responsiveness, results orientation, collaboration, efficiency and integrity.
Qualifications:
3-5 years of experience in full cycle recruitment, preferably in a high volumeFast paced environment, and a global environment
Experience facilitating and conducting structured interviews where candidates feel engaged and comfortable
Previous experience with applicant tracking systems (cornerstone ondemand a plus, or a demonstrated ability to learn and implement an understanding of new systems quickly)
Highly organized with an excellent attention to detail and ability to prioritze
Ability to be incredibly flexibile and adaptable to rapidly changing needs, including working during nights/weekends as needed during a response
Customer-service focused orientation – both to internal stakeholders and external candidates
A demonstrated ability to problem solve and innovate to get work done and a desire to improve processes
An empathic and human approach to supporting internal teams and field responders during both times of calm and disaster
An ability and interest in deploying with the emergency programs team after a disaster to serve as the hr point of contact in the field, when appropriate
Professional fluency (reading, writing, speaking) in spanish and/or french a plus
Must have unrestricted authorization to work in the united states
Personal success factors:
Passion for our mission and the desire to work within the global health/emergency response sector
