Human Resources Business Partner

HR Consultant

Location: New Delhi, India

About SFI Impact Foundation

SFI Impact Foundation is a TCF partner organisation, driving systems-level change through mission-driven initiatives focused on overseas employment, tourism, and skilling and employability.

We anchor and support three key initiatives:

1. GATI Foundation – Global Access to Talent from India, enabling safe, legal, and equitable overseas employment.

2. ATITHI Foundation – transforming India's tourism sector into a driver of inclusive growth and sustainability.

3. STEP Foundation – advancing India's skilling ecosystem through systems thinking and industry collaboration.

4. SEP- transforming secondary education in India.

Together, we aim to catalyze impact across livelihoods, mobility, and employability.

Position Summary

This position, in the People and Processes team, will be anchored in a few portfolio organisations. The HR Consultant will be responsible for creating and executing people processes, talent retention, and employee experience for SFI Impact Foundation.

Our work is focused on employee satisfaction and building a culture of high achievement where employees can work to their full potential. The role requires supporting portfolio organisations across organisation development, talent management, performance reviews, goal-setting, learning and development, and other areas.

This is a great opportunity for those who enjoy working in a start-up environment, enjoy building and scaling organisations, and care deeply about culture in the impact sector. Whether it involves aiding in the hiring for key roles, strategy planning to enable organisations to unlock scale, or supporting performance management for all employees, the People and Processes team works on some of the most exciting and challenging projects in the sector.

Key Responsibilities

Implement HR Processes

• Implement HR processes that are conducive to driving a high-performance work culture across all portfolio organisations.
• Handle the performance management cycle from start to end, and monitor timely and accurate completion of appraisals.
• Provide support to employees in applying policies that align with organisational values.

Build High-Performing Institutions

• Assist teams to plan, organise, and execute retreats, cultural activities, and engagement plans.
• Execute and coordinate learning and development programs.
• Assist and advise teams to streamline processes and empower employees to perform to their maximum potential.
• Execute cross-learning spaces.

Talent Management

• Handle the talent management cycle for portfolio organisations.
• Engage prospective candidates to keep them excited about joining.
• Ensure a smooth onboarding experience for all new employees, including consistent check-ins and completion of all compliance and formalities.
• Resolve employee grievances and manage expectations wherever needed.
• Ensure updated data collection and timely reporting/communication wherever needed.

Desired Qualifications, Skills and Abilities

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree from a top-tier institution in human resources or a related field.
• Excellent networking and relationship-building skills, with the ability to recognise, inspire, and connect with best-in-class talent.
• Excellent presentation and Excel skills, with the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with external audiences.
• Strong executional skills and the ability to deliver within timelines and meet deadlines.
• Ability to be effective in a fast-paced, consensus-based work environment.

Personal Characteristics and Desired Qualities

Building Relationships

Thrives on building strong networks and nurturing relationships with high-quality talent in the corporate and social sectors, and wants to work with top leaders in system-change organisations to help build them from the ground up.

Proactiveness

Highly motivated and able to work independently toward agreed goals and targets, taking ownership of the overall HR strategy and process of the portfolio.

Problem Solving

Able to problem-solve quickly when needed, balancing multiple perspectives while addressing challenges.

Collaboration

• High ability to collaborate and actively listen to others, understanding and valuing their views.
• Ability to manage multiple high-volume roles simultaneously.
• Demonstrates sensitivity, confidentiality, and discretion in interactions and engagement with prospective and active candidates, beyond the recruitment process.

Compensation

Remuneration will be competitive with Indian philanthropy pay scales and will depend on the candidate's experience.

Location

New Delhi, India