Job Description – Head of People & Culture
Position: Head of People & Culture
Organization: Humara Bachpan Trust
Location: Bhubaneswar, Odisha (with travel to programme locations)
About Humara Bachpan Trust
Humara Bachpan Trust is dedicated to building safe, equitable, and resilient communities
where every child, woman, and vulnerable individual can realize their full potential.
Working across child protection, education, gender equality, disability inclusion, health,
livelihoods, climate resilience, and community development, the Trust is entering a new
phase of institutional growth and seeks an exceptional leader to shape its people strategy
and organizational culture.
Position Summary:
The Head of People & Culture is a member of the senior leadership team and is
responsible for developing and implementing a people strategy that enables Humara
Bachpan Trust to attract, retain, develop, and inspire exceptional talent.
The role will build a values-driven, high-performing, inclusive, and accountable
organizational culture while ensuring excellent human resource systems, leadership
development, employee wellbeing, safeguarding, and succession planning.
This leader will help position Humara Bachpan Trust as one of India's most respected
nonprofit employers.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic People Leadership
Develop and implement the organization's People Strategy aligned with the five-year
strategic plan.
Advise the Executive Director and Board on workforce planning.
Lead organizational development and change management initiatives.
Build future leadership capacity across the organization.
Culture & Values
Champion the organization's mission, vision, and values.
Build a culture of trust, collaboration, accountability, innovation, and learning.
Lead employee engagement and culture-building initiatives.
Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging throughout the organization.
Talent Acquisition
Design recruitment strategies to attract outstanding professionals.
Build relationships with universities, leadership networks, and nonprofit talent pools.
Strengthen employer branding.
Ensure fair, transparent, and competency-based recruitment processes.
Leadership Development
Create leadership development programmes for managers and emerging leaders.
Coach senior managers on people management.
Design succession planning for critical leadership positions.
Establish mentoring and coaching programmes.
Learning & Capacity Building
Develop an annual learning and development strategy.
Build technical, behavioural, and leadership competencies.
Introduce individual development plans.
Evaluate the impact of training initiatives.
Performance Management
Develop a high-performance culture through effective goal setting and performance
reviews.
Introduce competency-based performance frameworks.
Support managers in addressing performance challenges.
Recognize and reward high-performing employees.
Employee Experience & Wellbeing
Create initiatives that improve employee satisfaction and retention.
Promote staff wellbeing and work-life balance.
Strengthen employee communication and engagement.
Oversee grievance handling and conflict resolution.
HR Operations & Compliance
Ensure robust HR systems, policies, and documentation.
Oversee payroll coordination and benefits administration.
Ensure compliance with labour laws and statutory obligations.
Maintain safeguarding, child protection, and whistleblower mechanisms.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Foster an inclusive workplace where all employees are respected and valued.
Monitor gender balance and representation.
Build disability-inclusive employment practices.
Promote equal opportunity in recruitment and career progression.
Board & Governance Support
Present workforce reports and strategic HR updates to the Executive Director and
Board.
Support governance committees on people-related matters.
Contribute to organizational policies and institutional strengthening.
Qualifications
Master's degree in Human Resource Management, Organizational Development,
Psychology, Social Work, Business Administration, or a related field.
8-10 years of progressive HR and organizational development experience.
At least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
Experience in the nonprofit, development, CSR, social enterprise, or mission-driven
sector is highly desirable.
Core Competencies
Strategic Human Resource Management
Organizational Development
Leadership Coaching
Change Management
Talent Acquisition
Performance Management
Learning & Development
Employee Engagement
Conflict Resolution
Labour Law Compliance
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Safeguarding
Emotional Intelligence
Excellent communication and facilitation skills
Key Performance Indicators
Employee retention and engagement.
Time to recruit critical positions.
Leadership pipeline readiness.
Internal promotion rate.
Performance review completion and quality.
Employee satisfaction scores.
Learning and development participation.
Diversity and inclusion indicators.
Compliance with HR and safeguarding standards.
Achievement of organizational culture goals.
Personal Attributes
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
Integrity and ethical leadership.
Passion for social justice and child rights.
Empathy and emotional intelligence.
Strategic thinking with strong execution skills.
Excellent relationship-building abilities.
Ability to inspire, mentor, and develop others.
Resilience and adaptability in a growing organization.
Commitment to continuous learning and innovation.
Pay: ₹35,000.00 - ₹40,000.00 per month
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Pokhariput, Bhubaneswar, Orissa: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
Work Location: In person
