HR Business Partner, Global Functions

About the role

International Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1,200 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions, protect half a billion, and make justice unstoppable. We are a global community that cares for one another. We believe that the way we work is as important as the results we achieve. We provide professional excellence with joy and celebration to all those we serve. The Need For over 25 years, IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. 9 out of 9 times in the last decade, IJM's Justice System Strengthening Projects have reduced slavery and violence between 50 and 85% for very large populations of people in poverty. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence, we are seeking an HR Business Partner, Global Functions to provide strategic people partnership across global and U.S.-based functions, strengthen leadership capability, and help cultivate a healthy, mission‑aligned culture. This position is based in the Washington, DC area and is available to be hybrid (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays). It reports to the Chief People Officer and is only available for candidates with the right to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnering and Business Alignment
• Serve as primary HR advisor to their assigned client groups, participating in planning discussions and translating business needs into HR priorities;
• Support leaders through transformation, restructuring, and growth phases;
• Implement and execute enterprise-wide HR initiatives within client groups;
• Ensure consistent adoption of company-wide people processes;
• Provide data-driven insights to inform workforce and organizational decisions that impact attraction, performance, and retention; propose HR solutions that would benefit client groups;
• Influence decision-making on talent, structure, and culture within their respective client groups;
• Use people data to identify trends impacting attraction, performance, and retention, proposing data-informed interventions;
• Design and optimize organizational structures for scalability and effectiveness; and
• Assist the CPO serving as a point of contact for all Regional HR Directors.
• Talent, Performance, and Development
• Support recruitment strategies in partnership with Talent Acquisition to secure diverse and mission-aligned talent across client groups;
• Lead annual and long-range workforce planning processes;
• Conduct role clarity and capability assessments;
• Support change management for restructures and transformation initiatives;
• Guide leaders through performance management, goal writing, feedback, coaching, and corrective actions, ensuring fairness and alignment with global processes;
• Coach leaders on feedback, performance calibration, and differentiation;
• Identify capability gaps and coordinate development plans and learning opportunities; and
• Drive succession planning and leadership pipeline development.
• Culture, Engagement, and Employee Relations
• Champion a healthy, mission-aligned culture; coach managers on building healthy teams grounded in IJM's values and Code of Ethics;
• Manage complex employee relations matters (including investigations), escalating high-risk issues appropriately;
• Partner with Employee Experience and HR Operations to ensure consistent policy interpretation and employee support;
• Support managers in making fair, consistent decisions;
• Ensure compliance with global employment laws and company policies;
• Partner with leaders to interpret and act on engagement data;
• Drive initiatives that strengthen collaboration and trust;
• Conduct HR investigations when assigned to them by the CPO, and partner with appropriate divisional/regional HRBP and general counsel; and
• Model and reinforce leadership behaviors aligned with enterprise values.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field required; graduate degree strongly preferred;
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive HR experience required, including substantial time in an HR Business Partner or client‑facing HR role;
• Experience supporting support functions such as Finance, Technology, Operations, or Legal in a global organization strongly preferred;
• Proficiency in HRBP practices, performance management, workforce planning, and talent development;
• Proven experience designing scalable organizational structures aligned with business strategy;
• Experience with job architecture and job evaluation methods;
• Proficiency in driving succession planning and leadership pipeline development;
• Demonstrated experience partnering in restructuring and transformation initiatives, with change management knowledge;
• Ability to interpret HR data (including headcount, turnover, and engagement) and develop action plans;
• Experience identifying technical capability gaps in client groups;
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