Global HR Director (People Experience and Deputy CPO)

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  • Added Date: Tuesday, 28 November 2023
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This position will be hybrid requiring a few days per week in office. You can be based in The Hague, London or in Washington DC. Existing work authorization is required at the time of application submission. WRI is unable to sponsor any visa work sponsorship for this position.

About the Program:

This is a new position designed to support our Chief People Officer (CPO). Your role is to support the CPO so HR can assist all employees to contribute their best efforts to tackle the foremost global challenge of our generation.

WRIโ€™s new 5-year strategic plan commits us to build an inclusive, equitable and joyful organizational culture, strengthen organizational infrastructure, streamline systems, and achieve tighter operational integration. The Global HR team is responsible for enacting the support for this shift through our processes and policies. Your creativity, leadership, and strategic insight will be crucial in building a stronger WRI that can deliver the impact at scale needed for this crucial decade.

Job Highlight:


Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will lead our Global people experience function at WRI and act as the Deputy CPO as needed.

Your first order is to understand the institute, its goals and priorities. Once this is understood, you will build people experience and talent management strategies that work towards this. As a core component, you will create the strategy, processes, and lead teams to support our employees in areas including Learning and Development, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Succession Planning, and our Career Framework.

What will you do:

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