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About Our Client:
Our client is dedicated to offering advanced educational and examination services to students. Recognizing that the future of a nation hinges on its educational system, they believes that education is crucial for development and goal achievementth a commitment to enhancing educational quality, they are actively implementing measures to elevate standards and positively impact society.
Job Role: HR Expert
This position requires an individual who understands that human resources within an educational institution extends beyond recruitment and payroll. The role will contribute directly towards building a professional, accountable and high-performing organisational culture.
Key Responsibilities
Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
- Lead end-to-end recruitment for teaching, academic leadership, administrative and management positions.- Develop effective recruitment channels and maintain a strong talent pipeline for critical positions.- Establish structured screening, interviewing and candidate assessment procedures.- Improve the quality and efficiency of recruitment across campuses.- Develop comprehensive job descriptions and competency requirements for key positions.- Maintain recruitment dashboards covering vacancies, hiring timelines, candidate quality and retention.
Performance Management
- Develop and implement a structured Performance Management System across HPGS.- Establish measurable KPIs for academic, administrative and management positions.- Introduce systematic probation reviews, annual appraisals and performance improvement plans.- Work with campus leadership to identify underperformance and develop appropriate interventions.- Ensure promotions, increments and recognition are supported by objective performance criteria.
HR Policies & Systems
- Review, develop and standardise HR policies, SOPs and documentation.- Strengthen policies relating to attendance, leave, discipline, grievances, promotions, transfers and separation.- Ensure consistent implementation of HR policies across campuses.- Maintain accurate and confidential employee records.- Develop HR dashboards and management reports for senior leadership.
Employee Relations & Organisational Culture
- Promote a professional, respectful and performance-oriented workplace culture.- Establish effective grievance and disciplinary procedures.- Conduct investigations into employee-related matters where required.- Support management in resolving workplace conflicts fairly and professionally.- Strengthen communication between Head Office, campus management and employees.- Develop initiatives that improve employee engagement, morale and retention.
Training & Development
- Identify organisational and individual training requirements.- Develop annual training and professional-development plans.- Coordinate leadership development programmes for principals, coordinators and emerging leaders.- Work with the academic leadership team on teacher development and capacity building.- Develop succession plans for strategically important positions.
Compensation, Benefits & Workforce Planning
- Review salary structures and provide recommendations based on responsibility, performance and market positioning.- Support annual increment and promotion exercises.- Analyse employee turnover, absenteeism, staffing ratios and manpower requirements.- Develop workforce plans based on projected campus and organisational growth.- Identify opportunities to improve HR efficiency without compromising employee quality.
Compliance & Safeguarding
- Ensure HR practices comply with applicable employment laws and organisational policies.- Maintain appropriate documentation relating to contracts, disciplinary matters and employee separation.- Support employee background and reference verification processes.- Ensure recruitment and HR procedures reflect appropriate child-safeguarding standards expected within an educational institution.
Key Performance Indicators
Performance will be evaluated through measurable outcomes including:
- Employee retention and turnover rates- Recruitment turnaround time- Quality of new hires- Completion of employee performance evaluations- Reduction in unresolved grievances- Employee attendance and punctuality trends- Training participation and effectiveness- Compliance with HR policies across campuses- Succession readiness for key positions- Employee engagement and satisfaction- Accuracy and timeliness of HR reporting
Qualifications & Experience
-Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Management, Organisational Psychology or a related discipline.- Professional HR certification would be advantageous.- Preferably 7–10+ years of progressive HR experience, including experience in a managerial or strategic HR position.- Experience within a large educational institution, multi-branch organisation or sizeable service-sector organisation would be highly desirable.- Strong knowledge of recruitment, performance management, employee relations, HR policies and organisational development.- Excellent communication, negotiation and conflict-resolution skills.- Strong command of HR analytics, reporting and HR information systems.- Ability to operate professionally and confidentially when dealing with sensitive employee matters.
Ideal Candidate Profile
We are looking for an HR professional who is systems-oriented, analytical and execution-focused.
The ideal candidate should be capable of identifying weaknesses within existing HR practices and converting them into clear policies, processes and measurable systems. They should possess the confidence to work with senior leadership while simultaneously building credibility with campus heads, teachers and administrative employees.
Other Details: Location: Karachi. Salary: Market Competitive Working Days: Monday to Saturday (Alternate Saturdays off) Timing: 9:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
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