Global People Lead – Asia, Non-Profit Energy Think Tank

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Indonesia.

📋 Description

• Directly manage the People Officer, facilitating their professional development, workload management, and goal setting.

• Provide coaching and support to the People Officer on HR cases, employee relations, and systems.

• Guarantee that the People team delivers high-quality support to staff globally.

• Supervise the employee lifecycle processes, which include recruitment, onboarding, performance management, learning and development, and offboarding.

• Lead the implementation of digital and AI-enabled tools to enhance, automate, and optimize HR processes, data management, and reporting.

• Take responsibility for employee relations outcomes and offer guidance to managers on disciplinary, grievance, performance, absence, wellbeing, and policy issues.

• Make informed decisions on complex and sensitive cases while keeping senior leadership updated on critical matters.

• Develop systems, tools, and guidance that assist managers in managing people-related issues consistently.

• Keep abreast of HR and employment law changes, particularly in Asia, and recommend necessary actions.

• Own Ember’s HR policy framework and ensure compliance with legal standards across various regions.

• Oversee the Employer of Record providers and HR/benefits partners.

• Ensure HR data and records are precise, secure, and adhere to data protection regulations.

• Integrate Ember’s values within remote and cross-cultural teams.

• Spearhead initiatives for employee engagement, wellbeing, retention, learning and development, career pathways, and succession planning.

• Foster positive, inclusive, equitable, and diverse team cultures.

• Analyze HR data and feedback to enhance the employee experience.

• Collaborate with the Operations Manager and COO to set People priorities.

• Assist in organizational design and workforce planning.

• Provide HR metrics and analysis to senior management, covering turnover, engagement, absence, and diversity.

⛳️ Requirements

• A recognized mid-level HR qualification or equivalent professional experience, such as CIPD Level 5, SHRM-CP, PHR, IHRP-CP, CPHR, HKIHRM membership, or a relevant HR degree.

• Proven track record of operating at a senior, strategic HR level, influencing people strategy and policy.

• Extensive applied knowledge of employment law and HR practices across Asian jurisdictions.

• Experience as the senior or sole HR practitioner in an organization, region, or business unit.

• Proficiency in using AI-enabled digital tools to enhance, automate, or streamline HR processes, with insights into potential opportunities and risks.

• Experience managing complex employee relations cases from start to finish, including disciplinary, grievance, absence management, and performance issues.

• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing HR policies and procedures.

• Proven ability to line manage and develop HR professionals.

• Capability to analyze HR metrics, identify trends, and provide recommendations.

• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing abilities.

• High emotional intelligence, resilience, confidentiality, and integrity in handling sensitive matters.

• Strong organizational and project management skills.

• Advanced or postgraduate HR qualification or chartered HR membership preferred.

• Experience in a remote-first, international, or non-profit organization preferred.

• Familiarity with payroll, benefits, and employment practices across multiple jurisdictions preferred.

• Experience leading L&D strategy or career development frameworks preferred.

• Working knowledge of HRIS and data-driven HR practices preferred.

• Experience using or implementing AI-driven or digital HR systems preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Salary: £41,576 - £49,892 per year, depending on experience and local cost-of-living.

• Full-time staff enjoy a nine-day fortnight, with every other Friday off, without any pay reduction.

• 25 days of holiday, plus UK bank holidays unless local statutory minimums are higher.

• One additional holiday day for each year with Ember, up to five extra days.

• Generous paid maternity and paternity leave.

• Flexible working conditions, including options for part-time and remote work.

• Arrangements can be made for access to a local working space.

• Free annual eye tests.

• Access to a counselling service.

• Funding and allocated time for training and development.

• Paid volunteer day.

• Four paid days off for low carbon travel.

• Time off to donate blood.

• A remote-first organization with a diverse team from over 20 countries.

• Local payroll contract available for employees based outside the UK, subject to the country.