Nature and aim of the position
To provide comprehensive Human Resources Advisory and Office Management support for all Japanese entities and business units with the aim of embedding HR strategy when providing professional HR guidance and support. To also provide support when requested to assist with the HR needs of other APAC offices.
Working closely with the senior HRBP-North Asia & Vice President, HR & Office Management Asia Pacific, to ensure a high quality of HR service is delivered to staff at all times.
Key Accountabilities
Operational/Professional/Business
• Contribute to the business strategy by assisting to identify, prioritize, and build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures, and processes
• Implement appropriate learning interventions while accounting for learning principles and theories and manage ongoing delivery
Management
• Drive the people processes (performance, development, and career) to ensure that employees’ level of performance and capabilities meet current and future standards
• Manage specific projects as determined in the annual HR operational plan as well as participating in functional and cross-functional initiatives
• Develop and promote feedback mechanisms for employees to influence the continuous improvement of HR services and processes
• Implement HR policies and reward strategy to ensure that all reward decisions are fair and objective
Relationship
• Provide expert advice and coaching to employees where appropriate
• Understand employee opinions and anticipate their needs and concerns
• Maintain close contact with the centralised HR team to work in synchronization with the other business units
Innovation
• Review and benchmark the internal and external environment to improve the HR policies and initiatives to enhance overall business performance.
• Identify and drive the communication and sharing of learning across functions to facilitate continuous improvement
Relates and cooperates mainly with
· All employees
· Country & Global Functional Heads
· Operations & Finance Teams
· HR Team regionally and globally
· Suppliers / vendors
Specific Skills & Knowledge
Success Criterion
Description
Key Success Factors
Engaging with the Business
Understand the commercial business and processes and the link between HR strategy and business strategy
• Implementation of HR plans with a clear link and support to overall business strategy
• All people processes operating efficiently
• HR services meet the agreed needs of internal clients
• High performance work environment is embedded that makes the organization a great place to work and delivers commercial success
Leading and Managing Change
Designs and applies change management and organizational development strategies, influences and assists organizational change initiatives in support of business strategies
HR Delivery Excellence
Ensures that HR services are provided as appropriate to internal client needs, identifies new opportunities where HR can add value, and maintains leading-edge knowledge of HR issues
Championing Employee Needs
Understands employee opinions, monitors the effect of business decisions on people, and advises senior management on addressing employees’ concerns
Performance
Effectively applies performance management to create a high-performance culture
Reward
Understands, communicates, and applies reward strategy
Employee Relations
Applies employee relations and employment practices in order to create a positive, ethical, effective work environment
Qualifications & Experience
· Higher education in business administration and/or HR management with a minimum 5 years’ experience in HR role(s) in comparable organizations
· Past working experience within an international/multicultural environment is an added advantage
· Proficiency in IT skills, particularly Microsoft office
· Knowledge of HRIS an added advantage
· Professional, proactive, and positive CAN-DO attitude – see opportunities not problems. Is a solution provider, build partnership and create trust among staff
· Has excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritize and effectively manage conflicting and competing priorities
· Is Independent, goal-oriented and self-motivating personality
· Has basic project management skills and able to multi- task
· Able to develop clear, actionable steps from overall HR Strategy by collaborating with peers
· Fluent in English (verbal/written) and preferably able to speak one or more Asian languages
· Be prepared to travel regionally, and willing to work outside office hours
