Pearl Academy - Head - Human Resources

Roles & Responsibilities

Recruitment and Induction (20% of time)

- To actively support, and have an overview of, on-going recruitment, adding value to the recruitment process by advising and supporting the recruiting manager on JD development, the recruitment and selection process, and any other relevant aspects.

- Advising on bespoke aspects of new starter induction, as appropriate.

Change management and employee relations (20% of time)

- Lead on or support any organizational change affecting people at all our Campuses.

- Support any employee relations issues, including formal disciplinary procedures, conflict management, mediation, long term sickness etc.

Performance Management (10% of time)

- Oversee probation management, ensuring that managers agree objectives and that they are regularly reviewed, and that performance is documented during probation.

- Management and support of any issues that arise both for employee and manager, ensuring that any performance issues are dealt with effectively.

- Ensure leadership team carries out the Performance Management process (including regular 1-1 meetings during the year).

Retention and Development (15% of time)

- Facilitate annual People Review meetings with the leadership team, including the identification of high potential, high risk and low performing staff.

- Work with the leadership team to develop appropriate retention and development plans arising from the people review.

- Support the leadership team to develop appropriate Team Development plans, and encourage all employees to document and follow up on personal development plans.

- Review and follow up development plans.

- Ensuring the Training & Development Calendar is done in coordination with the important stakeholders. All interventions to be of high quality and relevant to the development of people.

Reward and compensation (10% of time)

- Advise on, coordinate and analyse pay levels for India region, including salary benchmarking and the structure, communication to managers, ensuring they understand and can interpret results and communicate to individuals.

- Ensure recommendations are implemented.

- Advise employees on their benefits as needed.

- Share with wider HR team as necessary to ensure good internal pay benchmarks.

Employee engagement (10% of time)

- Support the Directorate/Regions with specific employee engagement initiatives, including the global employee survey completion and follow up.

- Bringing all reports of the Employee Engagement survey from paper to - in action-

Global HR projects (15% of time)

- Support and/or lead global HR projects and initiatives as agreed as part of a thematic lead or agreed objective.

- Ensuring that the Global projects are given importance depending on its relevance to the local context and making proper communication on the same to the leadership team.

Note: The roles and responsibilities outlined above are not meant to be an exhaustive list of tasks. The need for flexibility is required and the job holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee's skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.

Interested candidate must visit our website www.pearlacademy.com

Hiring process: Shortlisted incumbent will meet the Global HR leaders, COO, CEO and a few relevant stakeholders. Will also undergo a Psychometric analysis.