Senior HR Manager

About the Role

Precision Development (PxD) is actively seeking a Senior HR Manager, also known as Senior HR Business Partner. The successful candidate will be instrumental in overseeing employee relations, fostering people development, and managing safeguarding responsibilities across PxD’s expanding global team of approximately 100 staff. This role demands a senior HR professional capable of working autonomously within a distributed workforce and closely collaborating with leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Efficiently handle the entire employee relations caseload including routine performance issues and formal processes while maintaining precise records and documentation.
• Offer clear and authoritative advice to line managers to ensure fair, compliant, and well-documented outcomes in line with organizational policies.
• Manage sensitive cases with utmost confidentiality and discretion.
• Identify patterns and trends in employee relations matters and communicate insights to the COO for proactive organizational improvements.
• Serve as a leading coaching resource for managers, aiding them in resolving day-to-day HR challenges, enhancing their management capabilities, and fostering a culture of constructive feedback.
• Mentor employees across all levels, with particular attention to those working remotely, to support their professional growth.
• Design or facilitate tailored management development programs and people skills training appropriate for PxD's diverse, global workplace.
• Recognize talent and development opportunities and collaborate with leadership to create growth pathways to retain employees.
• Lead PxD’s safeguarding initiatives, ensuring policies and frameworks are robust, in alignment with funder mandates, and tailored to diverse operational contexts.
• Act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead, managing case triage, investigations, referrals, documentation, and appropriate escalation.
• Create and implement safeguarding training adapted by role, geography, and risk exposure.
• Integrate safeguarding practices into partnerships and program delivery through risk assessment and due diligence.
• Provide regular reports to the COO and participate in funder and regulator reporting, proactively addressing emerging risks.
• Guide the organizational change process including workforce planning, role development, and translating strategy into HR priorities alongside the COO.
• Support organizational culture assessments and employee surveys to promote a well-functioning, inclusive workplace.
• Provide HR counsel relevant to operational countries, considering local employment laws, and collaborate with legal advisors as needed.
• Work jointly with the legal team on HR-related contracts, employment changes, and compliance across jurisdictions.

Candidate Profile

• Extensive senior HR experience over 10 years, preferably with an international NGO or development sector background.
• Demonstrated ability to manage employee relations comprehensively with sound risk assessment and judgement.
• Experience fulfilling a Designated Safeguarding Lead role or similar senior-level safeguarding responsibilities including case management and policy enhancement.
• Strong mentoring and coaching abilities supporting a culturally diverse and remote workforce.
• Knowledgeable in employment laws and HR practices in multiple countries and adept at collaborating with legal experts.
• Proven experience partnering with senior executive leaders on organizational growth and workforce strategy.
• Exemplary communication skills with the ability to operate independently and effectively across time zones and cultures.
• A composed, empathetic, and principled approach to sensitive or high-pressure situations.

About Precision Development (PxD)

PxD is a fast-growing international non-profit leveraging technology, data science, and behavioral economics to deliver impactful information to farmers in low- and middle-income countries. Our evidence-based methods, validated through randomized controlled trials, enhance incomes, environmental care, and well-being while ensuring cost-effective programming valued by funders and partners.

Additional Information

Applicants are preferred from India or Kenya, but candidates from other locations who meet the criteria may be considered. For those relocating to Kenya, visa sponsorship may be available. The position is full-time and remote. Application review is ongoing and closes by August 28, 2026, 5 pm EAT. PxD is committed to diversity and inclusion and offers flexible working arrangements to support employee productivity and well-being.