Senior People and Culture Advisor

Senior People and Culture Advisor (Latin America & Caribbean Region)

Permanent, Full Time, Hybrid Working (minimum of 2 days per week in the office)

Location: Bogota, Colombia

Salary: 11,023,886 COP per month

Applications and CV to be submitted in English only please. 

If we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert before the scheduled closing date. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply at their earliest convenience. 

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don’t have to be Christian to work here – we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we’re open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues.

Learn about our vision, mission and values

About the role

Reporting in to the Head of People and Culture (UK based), the Senior People and Culture Advisor will make a meaningful impact on others across all the stages of the employee lifecycle, fostering a positive work environment, enhancing employee engagement, and drive overall organisational success.

The post holder will provide strategic and operational HR support to Multi-Country Clusters for the MCC LAC (Haiti, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Colombia) on high impact initiatives building relationships based on trust and openness and drive meaningful change.

Some of the main areas of responsibility for the Senior People and Culture Advisor include:

• Collaborate with the Head of People & Culture in embedding a culture of continuous learning within the MCCs, ensuring staff promoting the exchange of ideas and knowledge to meet organisational values and goals.
• Manage of end-to-end HR processes throughout the employee lifecycle, including needs identification, development of TDR, launching recruitment and hiring processes, onboarding, exit processes, compensations and benefits, internet HR operations, performance management and employee development.
• Adapt global organizational processes and formats to the regional context, and act as a liaison between MCC and the headquarters to address strategic decisions, cases, situations, organizational changes and staff-related matters.
• Proactively identify opportunities with MCC leadership in resourcing the right capabilities, and talent to achieve organization goals
• Embedding HR policies through giving clear and consistent advice and technical information to managers in the promotion of people management practices across the organisation and in compliance with the local context .
• Ensure CA managers and employees have the right guidance and supported through employee relations case work, managing risk and compliance with legislation and organisational values.
• Drive and cultivate strategic contracts with third-party suppliers, driving value creation while reflecting CA's standards and commitment to excellence.
• Model a culture of continuous improvement through the creation of collaborative, inclusive work environment fostering a culture where everyone feels seen in handling employee relations matters with transparency, fairness, and compassion.
• Drive organisational design, development, and change management initiatives with integrity, ensuring alignment with CA's values and strategic priorities.
• Leverage people data to provide actionable insights, fostering a culture of proactive and solution-oriented engagement across the organisation

About you

Who we are looking for

Essential:

• A recognised professional management qualification or graduate status in HR Management of equivalent significant experience. Significant experience in HR business partnering or a similar role within a complex, multi country organisation.
• Detailed knowledge of employment law and HR best practices across multiple jurisdictions.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills for managing diverse stakeholder relationships.
• Significant experience with data analysis concepts and tools, with the ability to interpret intersecting HR data to support decision-making.
• Demonstrable experience in using human Capital Management (HCM) systems and e-recruitment platforms to streamline HR processes and enhance operational efficiency.
• Developed analytical skill to make judgements in line with organisational values and goals.
• Fluency in both Spanish and English is required.
• Experiencing in leading, coaching and developing a team.

Desirable:

• Experience working in the non-profit or international cooperation field.
• French language skills are desirable.

Further information

At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.

We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams. courage applications from all faiths. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of and sympathy with Christian Aid’s faith identity. 

All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this. 

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, please refer to the benefits booklet for your location to see our full list of employee benefits. 

For Salary details for this role, please refer to the Salary band by location.

• Salary (full time):145,310,525
• Type of contract:Permanent
• Contracted hours:35
• Location:MCC Hub - LAC (Bogota, Colombia)
• Closing date:22 May 2026

Documents for Application

Further Information

As a volunteer, you will receive:

• Support and supervision from a named contact within Christian Aid
• Appropriate induction and training for your volunteering role.
• Out-of-pocket expenses as agreed.
• Our regular volunteers e-newsletter
• Access to our Volunteers’ Hub for all our latest news, events and resources

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