Employee Relations Advisor

Job Summary

The Employee Relations Advisor conducts internal investigations, case logs, and data entries. Core duties include interviewing witnesses across global teams; drafting objective investigation summaries; training country HR teams; updating global case files in Workday; monitoring compliance with African labor laws; and leading preventative workplace equity sessions.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

1. Workplace Investigations & Report Architecture

• Promptly conduct independent, impartial, and exhaustive investigations into internal employee complaints, behavioral grievances, and allegations of policy violations or wrongdoing.
• Execute advanced investigative interview techniques, demonstrating immense sensitivity, active listening skills, and fairness to all participating parties.
• Formulate clear, logical, and legally defensible written investigative reports, executive summaries, and multi-country case histories.
• Track and manage the end-to-end flow of active investigations inside HRIS platforms, from initial anonymous intake channels through to final corporate disposition phases.

2. Global HR Guidance & Policy Implementation

• Spearhead the regional rollout and ongoing execution of WRI’s updated Safe, Equitable, and Inclusive Workplace policy framework.
• Provide strategic coaching and advisory support to in-country HR colleagues, building localized capacity to handle base-level grievances within their assigned territories.
• Implement executive disciplinary or corrective decisions arising from investigation findings, ensuring consistent long-term monitoring and follow-up.
• Design and deliver interactive employee training modules and educational presentations to embed WRI's core values across regional operations.

3. Risk Mitigation, Compliance & System Hygiene

• Maintain up-to-date expertise regarding multi-country labor benchmarks, statutory reporting mandates, and country-specific employment regulations across Africa.
• Enforce absolute confidentiality frameworks at every stage of the investigation and post-disposition cycle to protect employee data and organization integrity.
• Audit and maintain digital employee relations records within global HR tracking systems to ensure data accuracy meets stringent compliance standards.
• Cultivate highly collaborative relationships with team leaders and regional executives, championing an open workplace culture that drives high employee engagement.

Foundational Capabilities & Prerequisites

Required Technical Baseline & Experience

• Professional Tenure: A minimum of over five (5) years of direct, progressive work experience specializing in employee relations management, complex workplace complaint investigations, or human rights compliance.
• Geographic Scope: Proven history executing labor relations tasks or investigation tracks across multiple countries, preferably within an international non-profit, humanitarian agency, or global corporate ecosystem.
• Academic Credentials: A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Labor Relations, Employment Law, Public Administration, or a matching behavioral sciences discipline (commensurate professional experience will be fully considered).
• Work Authorization Infrastructure: Applicants must possess valid, existing work authorization in their selected location (Kenya, Rwanda, or Ethiopia). WRI is strictly unable to sponsor or authorize international visa setups for this position.

Core Competencies & Soft Skills

• Regulatory Interpretation: Demonstrated capability to comprehend, interpret, and accurately apply country-specific employment laws, guidelines, and compliance frameworks.
• Linguistic & Narrative Mastery: Elite written and oral English communication traits, featuring a proven capacity to dissect complex corporate issues into structured, objective documentation.
• Interpersonal Diplomacy: Exceptional cross-cultural emotional intelligence, with the ability to listen deeply, show sensitivity across diverse work environments, and facilitate sustainable conflict resolutions.
• Software Stack Fluency: Highly proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite and specialized human resources information systems (prior exposure to Workday Jobs Hub frameworks is an asset).

What We Offer

• Global Collaboration Network: Direct exchange channels with top-tier international scientists and advocates across Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the United States.
• Flexible Operating Balance: A commitment to a structured hybrid working model featuring flexible, responsive hours.
• Robust Compensation & Care: Generous, tenure-scaling annual leave structures, a dedicated corporate pension plan, and a competitive salary scaled to local compensable factors.

Skills Required:

• Hr / Public / Admin
• Legal / Law