Senior HR Business Partner

2 x Permanent* / full time

*offered on a 12 month contract basis initially, with possibility of extension / move to permanent contract, subject to local terms.

The successful candidate for this role should be based in one of the following countries: The Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Brazil. We are also exploring options for hosting this role in the US (pending confirmation). 

We offer competitive NGO level salary and benefits, the specifics of which depend on location where the successful candidates will be based. We aim to share this information with candidates before reaching the offer stage.

The Greenpeace International (GPI) People & Culture (P&C) Department is looking for a Senior HR Business Partner(please note that the role is known internally as Senior P&C Business Partner for GPI).

As a Senior P&C Business Partner, you will provide high-level, proactive, and customer-focused support by partnering with key stakeholders to enhance and strengthen the strategic People & Culture function. You will be a key advisor and collaborator, supporting Greenpeace International Senior and Extended Management as well as the GPI P&C teams on P&C policies, processes and structural change. Additionally, you will lead strategic P&C initiatives centered on performance management, workforce planning, internal development, recruitment, and retention.

In this role you will be working in the GPI Staff Unit. This GPI Staff unit is dedicated to enhancing the employee experience throughout the entire employment journey, including learning and development, well-being, and resilience. 

In this role you will:

• Develop and maintain impactful, customer-focused relationships with key stakeholders, understanding their contexts and challenges.

• Provide guidance and challenge managers to enhance their people management skills, foster constructive work environments, and build strong management capabilities.

• Advise and support succession planning efforts, ensuring future leadership needs are met.

• Conduct yearly workforce planning exercises with managers and forecast the possible staff movement and recruitment needs.

• Recommend recruitment and retention strategies that consider organisational flexibility and strategic relevance.

• Partner with the Employee Experience team to attract the right talent, in the right locations, at the right time.

• Manage complex organisational P&C issues, both people and systems-oriented, and serve as the P&C representative in crisis management teams when required.

• Drive continuous improvement of P&C processes, systems, and practices.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams within and outside the P&C department to ensure strategic alignment, policy compliance, and regulatory adherence.

• Stay updated on leading practices and field advancements, offering informed recommendations to stakeholders as needed.
  
  
  

For further information about this role, please see the full job description /terms of reference by clicking HERE.