JASS is a feminist movement strengthening organisation – rooted in the majority world - that strengthens the voice, visibility, leadership and collective organizing power of women for a just and sustainable world for all. We equip and strengthen the leadership and organising capacity of women leaders and their organisations in Mesoamerica, Southeast Asia, and Southern Africa. 

As a multi-centred organisation, we have a diverse staff and distributed leadership structure representing our intersectional feminist politics across: geographies, cultures, generations, race, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity and spiritual beliefs. JASS’ work is carried out by 50 full and part-time staff spread across 15 countries worldwide who are supported by operations in Jakarta, Johannesburg, Mexico City and Washington DC. We strive for internal structures, policies, and practices that reflect our principles (including accountability to our mission) and value a range of knowledge and experiences.  

We embrace the tension between institutionalisation and  the agility needed to support movements.  To ensure our responsiveness and accountability to changing contexts and the needs of women on the frontlines of crisis and change, our operations have had to be agile, lean and have relied on relationships of trust and strategic coherence, from local to global levels. 

Recruitment and Onboarding

• Support the management of the full employment cycle: job design and evaluation, recruitment, hiring, orientation and closing out. 

• Develop and oversee standardized processes of recruitment and onboarding of new staff, including orientation to JASS’ feminist principles and culture.

HR Management and Care for Staff

• Serve as the HR contact for all staff and ensure day to day HR management, respond to staff inquiries regarding policies, procedures, and terms of employment, maintaining updated staff records, including theJASS Human Resources Information Management System (Personio) and support risk management. 

• Oversee payroll and the administration of benefits programs for staff, working closely with regionally-based finance and operations colleagues; research and cost out benefits alternatives as needed; serve as liaison to US-based benefits vendors.

• Keep audit quality, legally compliant records of contracts and personnel information such as hires, promotions, leave, grievances, terminations etc.

• Ensure adequate systems for performance management are put in place and administered as part of the organizational life cycle, including providing advice and support to directors and managers, monitoring staff personal and professional development plans, ensuring job descriptions and contracts are up to date and filed

• Advise and support directors and staff in conflict management and the resolution of employee relations and complex HR issues; proactively raise HR issues with supervisors. This may include participating in mediation processes.

• Support activities for strengthening feminist leadership, team-building across the organization, including mentoring and coaching skills as well as tools for improving virtual teamwork. and supporting a culture of distributed leadership.

• Support staff-related appreciation and care activities (wellbeing practices) with  understanding, sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural differences. 

• Ensure JASS compliance with remote work health and safety requirements by supporting and coordinating relevant risk management processes. 

• Develop strategic HR reports (monthly or quarterly) and outline identified trends and design an early warning system to address unhealthy trends in the organization and utilise the data to support decision making within the organisation. 

HR Hand Book and Policy Development

• Periodically review and update HR policy and practices using a feminist lens to enable  a movement culture of professionalism and care. This would mean reviewing HR processes and tools proposing changes that might improve and simplify internal management.  

• As needed convene an HR working group to address particular HR tasks. 

• Stay attentive to trends in HR management, and bring these learnings into JASS in an appropriate manner, aligned to JASS values. 

• Guide the leadership team and staff actions by researching, developing, writing, and updating policies, procedures, methods, and guidelines to ensure JASS’ HR handbook remains a relevant and living guide. 

• Support periodic reviews of compensation and benefits, definition of salary scales that are aligned with the internal values, politics and resources of the organisation.  

 HR Compliance

• Support and where necessary provide direction to ensure compliance with employment-related laws and regulations in registered countries; advise on necessary actions in alignment with current employment law requirements.

Successful applicants will have more than five years of experience in a role that has centered care for people and overseeing, developing and implementing human resources plans for a value-driven organization. They should have exceptional interpersonal skills, be skilled in multi-tasking and teamwork , as well as analytical thinking. This is someone who thinks outside of the box and thrives in a virtual environment engaging with diverse individuals across the globe. They  will be able to hold systems with heart and be motivated to collaboratively find innovative and creative solutions. 

At JASS, we value unconventional experience and believe that skills are transferable and therefore if you fit most, but not all, of the candidate profile, we encourage you to apply. 

• 5+ years professional experience in human resources and organizational development work in the not for profit sector and/or social justice sector, ideally including working virtually across the globe.

• Bachelor’s degree in HR  or related and/or related HR certifications desirable.     

• Experience in feminist organisations/social justice organisations with innovative approaches to HR management and development.

• Knowledge of International Labour Laws and employment equity regulations in an international environment/multiple countries.

• Experience managing the full set of HR functions linked to overall organisational effectiveness.

• Experience with payroll practices in an international organisation.

     

• Strong prioritization, active troubleshooting and propositional in solution making; balancing the needs and priorities of the HR with organisational principles. 

• Fantastic organisational and time management skills; work well under pressure with meticulous attention to detail.

• An ability to work independently and remotely, across time zones, with flexibility in working hours as dictated by the needs of a Global organisation. 

• Ability to interact with and build relationships with diverse sets of people, in a confident, effective and professional manner; and able to manage sensitive matters with a high level of confidentiality and discretion. 

• English fluency and excellent written, oral and virtual communication, presentation and negotiation skills with an understanding of the importance of both method and timing in communication; Spanish fluency a strong plus. (JASS is a bilingual English-Spanish organisation and values language diversity).

• Proficiency in Zoom, Microsoft Office, Google docs, Adobe Acrobat, HR platforms, web-based management tools and Social Media web platforms. Experience with creative platforms like Jamboard, Mentimeter a plus.     

• A deep desire to work in an organisation whose mission and culture are rooted in movement building, a centering of the majority world with an intersectional feminist and  transformative approach to equity and justice.

The salary range and benefits package is competitive for a manager-level position and will be based on location and experience. Benefits include employer-paid health insurance,  vacation, national holidays, personal and sick leave. Non-monetary benefits include the opportunity to make significant strategic contributions to an innovative and respected movement support organisation with a global presence, a supportive and feminist work environment that encourages leadership development, and the ability to work remotely and travel internationally.

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