Lead, Employee Relations (Investigations)

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• Substantial experience overseeing and/or conducting complex and sensitive investigations into grievances across multiple countries in which SCI operates. • Demonstrable expertise and experience advising on relevant employment law and its application to case management in SCI’s operating contexts. • Proven ability to lead, manage and develop a team, setting clear expectations for quality, timeliness and professional standards and providing effective technical supervision, coaching and quality assurance. • Demonstrable experience managing a complex investigation caseload, effectively prioritising high-risk and sensitive concerns, monitoring progress against agreed timelines and proactively addressing barriers, delays and capacity constraints. • Ability to exercise independent and balanced judgement to reach well-reasoned findings when dealing with sensitive employee relations concerns, including navigating conflicting evidence, complex stakeholder dynamics and matters involving significant organisational, legal or reputational risk. • Highly developed interpersonal, listening and questioning skills, with the ability to build trust and engage sensitively and effectively with reporters, impacted individuals, subjects of concern, witnesses and other stakeholders throughout the investigation process. • Significant experience applying continuous learning to continually innovate and improve existing ways of working, investigation frameworks, methodologies or quality assurance processes. • Demonstrates strong cultural awareness and inclusive leadership, with the ability to recognise and adapt to cultural considerations and the implications of power dynamics when leading investigations and investigation teams • Experience of leading investigations within an international, federated, humanitarian or similarly complex organisation. • Significant experience in a generalist HR, talent acquisition or as a paralegal/legal counsel • Professional proficiency in French, Spanish or Arabic would be highly desirable • Professional training, qualification or accreditation in workplace investigations, employee relations, HR, law or another relevant discipline, or equivalent experience