About the role

The Business Partner - People provides strategic advice to leaders, helping them to think through how to manage their people to ensure that their strategic objectives are met.  They are responsible for working with senior leaders and Country HR teams in their area to advise them on how to address the people challenges they face.  They support Christian Aid’s organisation effectiveness by developing and implementing solutions around the management and wellbeing of people, interns and volunteers which are aligned to the organisational strategy and the specific plans and strategies of the department with which they work.

About you

• You are a confident, approachable, proactive and adaptable individual, able to demonstrate initiative and influence beyond your level of authority.
• You demonstrate an understanding of organizational corporate objectives and are adaptable to organizational culture.
• You possess demonstratable experience of providing excellent customer service on a timely basis to meet business needs and an openness to learning in particular in relation to the diversified labour contexts in Africa. To be successful in the role, you should demonstrate ability to build excellent relationships with Country Directors, senior leaders/managers, Country HR roles and the ability to work with those groups to co-create solutions in line with organizational policies and best practice. 
• You will also need to be resilient and able to meet constant challenges and demands.