Senior Manager / Associate Director – People and Culture

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About the Organization

Janaagraha began as a movement to promote participatory democracy at the neighbourhood level. We soon discovered, however, that citizen participation alone was not enough.

Governments must also be equipped to deliver infrastructure and services, build their own capacity through training and technology, fully empower elected leaders, and ensure high standards of accountability and transparency.

Job Description

The People and Culture function is focused on institution building by providing an inclusive environment for passionate individuals driven to transform urban India. Nurturing talent and deepening culture is a core tenet of this function.

We are looking for a Senior Manager / Associate Director – People and Culture to lead the human resources function at Janaagraha. 

Job Responsibilities

• Assume full ownership and accountability for onboarding highly talented team members, creating an enabling ecosystem for their development and a culture of engagement and performance, in partnership with the leadership team
• Deliver to pre-agreed standards on the people and culture function including talent scouting, onboarding and induction, performance management, staff engagement and well-being, learning and development, compensation and benefits, and culture, as applicable to individual team members, teams and the organisation. Review and strengthen design and implementation of policies and processes to support the organization’s people and culture strategy
• Identify and implement best practices in people and culture policies, processes and practices as relevant and necessary
• Design and implement innovative practices with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion, staff engagement and well-being and learning and development, best suited to Janaagraha’s context and needs
• Design and implement an effective and high-quality internal communications system and process
• Ensure full and timely adherence to legal and compliance requirements
• Evaluate current people systems and digital tools, improve and optimise as required to fulfil the people and culture strategy
• Develop and implement budgets for the people and culture function

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• 12+ years of experience in human resource management with at least 5 years in managing HR teams
• A bachelor’s degree in Management or Human Resources or related field
• Experience in development sector will be an added advantage
• Strong track record of delivery

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