HR Business Partner, Asia-Pacific

at  Conservation International

HR BUSINESS PARTNER, ASIA-PACIFIC

Conservation International protects nature for the benefit of humanity. Through science, policy, fieldwork, and finance, we spotlight and secure the most important places in nature for the climate, biodiversity, and for people. With offices in 30 countries and projects in more than 100 countries, Conservation International partners with governments, companies, civil society, Indigenous peoples, and local communities to help people and nature thrive together.

POSITION SUMMARY - THIS POSITION IS BASED IN SINGAPORE

Conservation International is seeking an experienced and strategic Human Resources professional for our Asia Pacific Field Division. This position will be based in Singapore, reporting locally to the Asia-Pacific Vice-President of Operations, with a dotted line to the Chief People Officer. This position will be a key member of both the Asia Pacific Field Division Leadership team and the Global People & Culture team.
In alignment with the global People & Culture strategy and APAC regional strategy, the successful candidate will lead, implement, and facilitate the development of a highly effective and valued HR function within the Asia Pacific region to advance organizational structure, culture, and talent needed to deliver on its objectives. The HR Business Partner will provide strategic and proactive input on high-risk, complex issues, organizational design, and talent management and ensure comprehension and compliance with relevant internal and external policies, laws, and regulations.
The HR Business Partner will leverage their expertise in employee relations issues, regional and local labor law and regulations, compensation and benefits, recruitment, and training and development to support our teams in Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, Singapore, the Pacific Islands (Fiji, Samoa, New Caledonia, Palau), Timor Leste, Australia, New Zealand, China, and Japan will have the opportunity to leverage their acumen and a global mindset to participate in the development of organizational tools, resources, and processes and then lead the implementation of these on the ground for the APAC teams. The successful candidate will also leverage expertise in employee relations issues, regional and local labor law and regulations, compensation and benefits, recruitment, and training and development to support our teams in Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, Singapore, the Pacific Islands (Fiji, Samoa, New Caledonia, Palau), Timor Leste, Austrailia, New Zealand, China and Japan.

• Act as a strategic advisor and business coach for the leaders in the region to create awareness and provide HR guidance on the most effective management of sensitive HR issues in alignment with CI’s mission.
• Determine workforce needs, identify human resource and competency gaps, and drive the development of a staffing plan to promote staff development and retention.
• Manage employee relations, including conducting formal investigations, and participating in disciplinary matters in compliance with all applicable legal and labor regulations in Asia-Pacific.
• Partner with global Talent Acquisition or directly lead and conduct recruitment for key and local positions while building internal recruitment capacity with operations and hiring managers, ensuring that policy, statutory, and best practice requirements are met.
• Manage the regional and country introduction of CI policies, annual programs, and processes to include delivery of local workshops, ensuring that local operations and managers are appropriately equipped and supported.
• Implement collaborative actions to facilitate the evaluation and development of HR capacity and infrastructure at the regional and local levels. Build knowledge, expertise, and capacity by leveraging internal and external resources.
• Lead all annual talent management and performance management processes for the region.
• Work closely with global People & Culture and local HR and Operations Leads to ensure all HR-related administrative duties such as updating contracts, generating employee reports, and executing compliance-related activities with all existing legal and government reporting requirements are executed at the country level, providing technical support and guidance as needed.
• Deliver critical training to ensure employees, managers, and teams have resources, tools, and support development needs. Partnering with Learning and Development, conduct development needs assessments. Support the identification of a network of regional trainers, workshops, consultants, and other professional development resources to meet these local development needs within the budget.
• Align with global People & Culture strategy and Conservation International priorities to advance a diverse workforce, foster a culture of inclusion and a high-performing, resilient and engaged environment.