United States of America: International HR Specialist

In support of the Medical Teams International mission, this key hands-on role is responsible for ensuring the continuous improvement and seamless integration of all HR practices throughout MTI’s international operations. Areas of involvement may include any or all of the following: communication, legal compliance, benefits, compensation, recruitment, and employee relations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Identifies highest priority international HR-related needs and works with HQ and field offices to design, recommend, and implement solutions.
• Serves as day-to-day interface between HQ and field offices in regard to HR matters.
• Serves as HQ HR resource for field office HR personnel (e.g., core values, policies, employee relations, compensation, local labor law)
• Coordinates all HQ HR activity (e.g., compensation, benefits, labor law compliance) pertaining to the opening of a new field office.
• Ensures that field office HR policies and practices are kept current.
• Ensures that compensation & benefits plans meet local needs and are kept current and cost effective.
• Partners with compliance department in periodically conducting audits of international HR operations.
• Monitors and analyzes field office turnover and other key metrics and makes recommendations as necessary.
• Coordinates HR activity pertaining to international emergency response.
• Serves as in-house resource pertaining to visa matters and TCN/expat employment.
• Stays abreast of current trends and developments in field office countries; assesses their impact on MTI HR operations, and makes recommendations as necessary.
• Contribute to US HR activities in any one or more of the following areas: compensation, employment law compliance, benefits administration, training & development, employee relations.
• May coordinate and/or provide training to field staff regarding HR policies and best practices.
• May serve as HQ point person for medical evacuation events.
• Incorporate volunteers into duties whenever possible.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree required. Human resources major, or similar, preferred.
• PHR, SPHR, GPHR preferred.

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in human resources.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in international HR.
• In-depth experience working with labor laws outside the United States.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Ability to support the mission of Medical Teams International.
• Ability to demonstrate core values of organization: Integrity, Compassion, Teamwork, Voluntarism, Excellence, and Innovation.
• Ability to build professional and productive relationships within a long-distance, multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to develop high levels of credibility with colleagues.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills—written and verbal.
• Ability to influence others in a professional manner.
• Ability to actively move initiatives, projects, and tasks forward to completion.
• Ability to accurately manage detail while simultaneously maintaining a strong sense of organizational culture, values, strategy and goals.
• Ability to provide concise, articulate, and insightful analysis of both problems and opportunities.
• Ability to generate creative & effective solutions to new problems.
• Ability to take initiative when appropriate.
• Ability to work in an environment subject to change.
• Ability to occasionally work early or late hours to accommodate overseas offices.
• Ability to occasionally work extended ours to meet project deadlines or attend to emergency situations.
• Ability to occasionally travel overseas to developing countries.

Must be eligible to work in the United States.

To learn more about this position and to apply please visit our website at www.medicalteams.org