HR Business Partner, People Experience, Human Resources, 3 Locations

HR Business Partner, Dakar, Abuja, Accra Organization: Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) Country: Senegal City: Dakar Office: PATH Dakar, Senegal PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world's most pressing heath challenges. The HR Business Partner (HRBP) is a relationship‑centered, growth‑oriented advisor who supports managers, employees, and teams across PATH's Global Health Programs (GHP) division. The HRBP plays a crucial role in navigating a complex, global, multi‑country, donor‑funded environment, supporting leaders across Africa, Asia, and the Americas. This role combines strategic partnership with hands‑on HR advisory, helping managers strengthen their leadership, shape effective organizational structures, and build inclusive, cohesive, and resilient teams. The HRBP works closely with Senior HRBPs, regional HRBPs, People Operations, and Shared Services to ensure employees and managers receive cohesive, timely, and culturally relevant HR support. The HRBP exercises strong judgment, cultural agility, and discretion, particularly when supporting sensitive employee matters or guiding leaders through organizational change. Key Responsibilities: Align HR with Business Strategy Partner with divisional and program leadership to translate business priorities into people strategies and talent plans that support programmatic growth, transitions, and evolving country presence. Ensure HR guidance reflects the realities of donor‑funded program cycles, fluctuating workforce needs, and multi‑country operating environments. Use relationship‑centered partnership and cultural awareness to support shape people strategies that meet the needs of diverse teams working across regions and aligns with HR priorities. Advise on Talent and Structure Support workforce planning for program start-ups, scale-ups, transitions, and close‑outs. Advise managers on team structure, role clarity, capability needs, and succession readiness across matrixed, cross‑regional reporting environments. Identify and surface people risks early—including misalignment, morale challenges, and team dynamics—and escalate more complex issues to Senior HRBPs, the Deputy Director or PEx Direct, as appropriate. Coach and Develop Leaders Provide guided coaching to managers to strengthen communication, expectation setting, performance leadership, and relationship‑building skills. Prepare managers for complex or sensitive conversations and support them in navigating cross‑cultural interpersonal challenges. Support Change and Culture Work Support divisional transitions, restructuring, and role changes, ensuring clear, consistent communication and thoughtful stakeholder engagement. Reinforce desired leadership behaviors and ways of working, act as a PATH culture ambassador across global and diverse teams. Contribute to culture and engagement initiatives that strengthen equal partnership, resilience, and cohesion across multi‑country GHP teams. Use Data to Guide Decisions Analyze workforce trends, employee touchpoint themes, and team dynamics to identify risks and opportunities and provide actionable insights to managers. Use HR data to inform decisions around staffing, performance, team well‑being, and organizational strategy. Provide leaders with evidence‑driven recommendations that support operational effectiveness and organizational health. Collaborate Across HR Act as a connector between employees, managers, regional HRBPs, People Operations, Shared Services, and other HR teams to ensure aligned support. Simplify and clarify HR information, helping employees and managers navigate HR processes and reduce confusion. Partner with Senior HRBPs on complex or divisional HR matters and contribute to cross‑functional HR initiatives that improve the People Experience. Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field; or equivalent experience. 5+ years' experience in HR advisory, business partnering, or employee experience work. Experience supporting globally distributed teams across multiple time zones, regulatory contexts, and cultural environments. Strong relationship‑building, communication, influencing, and expectation‑management skills. Strong knowledge of organizational design, workforce planning, performance management, talent development, and employee relations Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive matters with discretion, empathy, and cultural agility. Experience in global health, international development, or donor‑funded environments is an advantage. Strong organizational, prioritization, and analytical problem‑solving skills. Tags global health human resources human resources management performance management workforce development Skills Relationship Building Strategic Planning Communication skills Cultural Agility Data Analysis The recruiting organization, Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), has not specified a closing date for this vacancy or continues to list jobs after their stated closing date. Because such positions may remain open, they are listed here until removed from the recruiting organization's website.

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