Global HR Business Partner

As HR Business Partner (HRBP), you work closely with the leaders of Global units, enabling their people agenda against our strategic and operational goals. Since 2022 SNV has embarked on a journey of people-centricity with a People, Culture, Talent strategy that support our 2030 organisational strategy.

As Global HRBP you play a pivotal role in shifts to make within our organisation. Whether it’s about building our leadership skillset to supporting the employee journey, you are standing next to our leaders advising, coaching, operationalising themes like talent attraction, people development, well being, inclusion and behaviour. You take every opportunity to enable people-centricity and capability growth and you are pragmatic in your approach.
You are part of a global people team that consists of HR expertise owners. They are building the strategy and tools on talent management, reward and performance, in your role are both an active contributor to building the right strategies as well as a partner in intentional adoption plans. Together you shape the way forward in supporting leadership to be positioning SNV as an employer of choice. The Global People Team includes 10 Global and 20 HR professionals, led by the Director of People.

Your Role 
You work closely with our global leaders and the People team to support management and team members all key moments of the employee journey. You bring structure, clarity, and practical guidance to managers, helping them lead their teams with confidence and care. You are also involved in larger organisational projects and contribute to shaping people practices that are simple, inclusive, and relevant to the way teams collaborate. Your role stretches between the more operational and pragmatic and the more strategic and future oriented. You explicitly like this mix day-to-day activities and you know which intervention is best suited in different situations as you are expected navigate a mixture of cultures, ways of working and remote leadership.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Partnering with Global Leaders: Collaborate with managers to understand team needs and translate them into effective people strategies
• Guide managers through organisational design, change/continuous development processes, and team development
• Enable role hygiene, leadership practices, and team engagement across teams within your scope
• Enable people planning with a focus on future capabilities
• Translate global frameworks into practical, context-specific plans
• Provide guidance on contracts, employment topics, and HR cycle
• Liaise with HR experts and country HR managers for specialised or localised support
• Collaborate with hiring managers and the Talent Attraction team to shape vacancy/people profiles
• Participate in interviews, provide input on organisational and team fit thus ensuring balanced hiring decisions
• Enable appropriate onboarding process Promote consistent and responsible application of wellbeing practices and policies
• Act as case manager (when necessary) for employees on illness leave, support managers on reintegration planning