Human Resources Director - Kipling

Job Description

The Human Resources Director (HRD) for Kipling School in Mexico will utilize solid business acumen to partner with the management team regarding recruiting and retention, employee relations, payroll and benefits, and training and development. This position reports to the Head of School (and is part of the Senior Leadership Team at the school and the Regional HR Leadership Team) and the Regional Human Resources Director. The HRD will be responsible of the HR functions at the school level and be an enabler of Nord Anglia culture and processes at the school. Engaging with the regional HR team to ensure alignment and effectiveness.

Job Responsibilities

Leadership

• Advices and supports senior leadership at school to maximize the HR capabilities and enable school performance to provide the best experience to our students.
• Embraces and drives Nord Anglia vision and purpose and the school’s mission, values and leads by example.
• Coaches and trains managers to properly advise and follow human resource policies and procedures within the school and ensure compliance with all applicable local, state, federal regulations and Nord Anglia guidelines and procedures.
• Trains and coaches management in interviewing, hiring, performance reviews, disciplinary and regulatory compliance.
• Works and collaborates closely with the Senior leadership team at the school and the region, acting as a connector of the HR regional team and the SLT at the school.
  
  

Administration, Compliance & Reporting

• Ensures compliance with Nord Anglia Education and School policies and federal/state governmental agencies.
• Ensures payroll processing for the school is completely correctly and documentation and approvals are properly done.
• Ensures all processes are documented appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Maintains accurate information is kept properly and in a timely fashion, with adequate and high-quality data inputted in the HRIS systems (success factors), in payroll systems and other systems. Including immediate hiring and termination through Success factors to minimize risk for the school
• Ensures all processes and systems are updated when employees are terminated- including submission of cobra documentation and systems updates to ensure timely removal from benefits coverage aligning with shared services team.
• Reviews and manages HR school budget and cost to support school efficiency
• Responsible for managing the school calendar and communicating it appropriately to the stakeholders.
  
  

Workforce planning, recruitment & onboarding

• Coordinates and leads workforce planning (resourcing planning) in collaboration with the head of school, SLT and academic leads.
• Is responsible for ensuring high quality recruitment programs for the school and collaborating with the marketing team and regional HR team to drive employer branding for the school utilizing proactively NAE success factors.
• Manages recruitment agencies and vendors, and reviews their performance and costs in a continuous fashion- request for proper approval.
• Develops and executes staffing and on-boarding processes for new employees to maximize their effectiveness and engagement. This includes posting the positions, recruitment of core positions, completing all required documentation and background checks, filing documentation and building the first day, 30 days and 3 months onboarding program with the manager.
  
  

Employee relations and performance

• Drives a positive work culture.
• Resolves positively employee relations efforts.
• Manages and has oversight over international assignees and supports their specific needs linked to relocation and visas and integration into the country.
• Drives performance management processes at the school level- from objective setting, mid-year review and end of year assessment.
• Advices managers on performance management challenges, reviews all verbal/written warnings, and documents them in the personnel files. Ensures processes are handled appropriately: in accordance with the law and NAE culture.
• If investigations are required, will perform investigation with the support/advice of the HR regional tea,
  
  

Talent review

• Coordinates the talent mapping and succession process at the school- including documentation and reporting and ensuring proper development programs are in place to drive growth and performance.
• Provides insight and oversight on school talent to engage in leadership development and NAE leadership and training programs.
  
  

Engagement Survey

• Ensures all right reporting lines are accurate in SF to obtain engagement reports.
• Promotes high levels of participation in the schools.
• Facilitates sessions one by one and team sessions with line managers receiving the responses.
• Coordinates with departments all action plans and follows up appropriately
• Ensures adequate communication plans are set up and followed up to drive increase in engagement of the staff.
  
  

Compensation & Benefits

• Conducts compensation benchmarks within area labor market to monitor compensation and trends.
• Conducts review of compensation plans for employees and supports process for group approval.
• Communicates benefits, policy and other HR related information with the support of the HR regional team.
• Ensures adequate documentation and processing of leaves (in alignment with the shared service team and school SLT).
  
  

Required Skills/Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Human Resources or relevant field.
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience as HR manager or HR business partner, with demonstrated experience counselling and supporting international assignees and other complex employee relations, and payroll.
• Minimum 4 to 5 years HR generalist/manager experience.
• Must be bilingual (English and Spanish).
• Must know HR laws and best practices.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint for producing reports and presentations.
• Good cross-cultural, interpersonal and communication skills to interact with diverse nationalities and cultures.
• Excellent analytical skills – with the passion and drive to demonstrate and quantify success, through delivering and producing reports and analyzing these to improve school performance.
• Results orientated with the ability to consistently map efforts against identified KPIs.
• Excellent time management skills and flexibility in dealing with multi-functional tasks.
• You’d like to work in a purpose-led sector.
• Preferred work experience in a school/educational setting.
• Working knowledge of visas and international assignees preferred.