Human Resources Business Partner

POSITION SUMMARY

Human Resources Business Partner will be providing support for personnel working in one of our contracts in Bogota, Colombia. The ideal candidate will contribute with both hands-on and strategic support of our people managers through performance management and resolution of workplace conflict issues to cultivate an innovative, high-performing, and inclusive culture. The ideal candidate will have a strong assessment of different types of risk and bring creative and effective ideas and solutions.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Provide Employee Relations support, thought partnership, and coaching for all employees and levels of management in the organization
• Proactively assess team and manager development needs, make recommendations, and implement appropriate solutions
• Lead employee relations casework, identify potential solutions to address different case types and actions appropriately using guidelines
• Responsible for maintaining and distributing various workforce reports, to include staffing reports, headcount, retention, attrition, recruitment and other information, both on a regular basis and as requested
• Assist with recruiting qualified staff to fill vacancies by screening candidates, arranging interviews and facilitating the onboarding and vetting process
• Collaborate with external vendors for required information and reporting, such as external payroll companies, security companies or staffing augmentation companies
• Help balance risk, considering employee, business, and company perspectives
• Help design and facilitate Supervisor Training based on data analysis
• Integrate and partner with CONUS HR and Operations to implement solutions
• Stay abreast on local (Colombia) employment laws, issues, and alerts to support the workforce effectively
• Conduct HR orientation for newly deployed personnel
• Conduct out-processing with exiting employees
• Ensure completion of HR related administrative tasks
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS

• Travel to local job sites as directed
• University Degree in Business Administration or Human Resources, or related field
• Six years of HR Generalist or Business Partner experience with strong emphasis on multi-nationality workforce, geographically dispersed sites, and austere environments
• SPHR / PHR / GPHR Certification a plus
• Experience working with multi-national or global organizations
• Effective oral and written English fluency and communication skills
• Ability to interface with all levels of the organization
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage time and multiple priorities to completion
• Problem solving skills with an analytical thought process
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
• May be required to lift and carry awkward items weighing up to 25 lbs.
• Requires intermittent standing, walking, sitting, squatting, stretching, and bending throughout the workday

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work conducted in busy and classified operating environments. May need to travel to different officer locations. The office environment is busy with frequent interruptions and short notice requirements, deliverables and project deadlines. Business work hours are Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, however, some extended, additional weekend hours, or holidays may be required.