Director People, Organisation

**About IPPF**:
IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation) is a global healthcare provider and a leading advocate of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all.

Led by a courageous and determined group of women, IPPF was founded in 1952 at the Third International Planned Parenthood Conference. Today, we are a movement of 150 Member Associations and Collaborative Partners with a presence in over 146 countries.

Volunteerism is central to our healthcare delivery. It underpins the vital work of our members and their teams, whether through community outreach and distribution of contraceptive care or the regional Youth Action Movements championing change.

**The Role**:
Operating in an internal consulting model for the Secretariat, this role is part of the Secretariat’s Directors Global Leadership Team (DLT) of ten (6 Regional Directors and 4 Divisional Directors), reporting to the Director-General. The Secretariat comprises around 300 people across the Regions; The charity’s registered office is in London, and its affiliate offices are in the US and Switzerland.

Leadership is distributed globally, with the Federation’s Member Associations driving our agenda. Regional Directors lead Regionally and on Global initiatives, providing support and development to MAs to leverage capacity, impact and build solidarity for change to benefit the communities we serve. Divisional Directors - alongside People Organisation & Culture, Finance & Technology, MA Development & Impact and External Relations, provide underpinning global platforms to build cohesion and improve performance. The DLT itself is a collective decision-making body.

We have just completed restructuring the Secretariat to align with our new Strategic Framework and are currently working through the transition. This is the first year of our new Strategy. It is an exciting time to join us to support the DLT in defining, developing, and embedding the culture to deliver the transformational outcomes we seek.

**Person Specification**:
**Deliverables**:

- **Strategic Planning and Implementation**:

- Lead the design, development, and implementation of the People Plan aligned with the Strategic Framework 2028.
- Monitor operating model functioning and make data-informed decisions to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Develop employer value propositions and strategies to support engagement and well-being.
- Champion an integrated approach to learning and development.
- Partner with the DLT (Directorate Leadership Team) to develop exemplary leadership skills and accountability.
- **Organisational Culture and Diversity Equity and Inclusion**:

- Develop an induction program to set the cultural framework.
- Engage employees and stakeholders to develop and embed the organisational culture.
- Lead strategies to increase inclusion and build a diverse talent pipeline.
- Champion the development of an anti-racism agenda.
- **Talent Management and Performance**:

- Design and champion performance, leadership behaviours, talent development, and pay system implementation.
- Oversee employee relations cases and manage risks professionally.
- Ensure appropriate performance, development, and pay mechanisms for the Director-General.
- **Safeguarding and Compliance**:

- Champion safeguarding and incident management to uphold policies and compliance.
- Carry out responsibilities about escalation, oversight, and resolution.
- Preserve policies and SafeReport system integrity to promote a safe work environment.
- **Relationship Management and Collaboration**:

- Build relationships with the Global Staff Association Committee and the London Union.
- Support and utilise forums to benefit employees and IPPF.
- Build trusted relationships with Regional and Divisional Directors to enable delivery of cultural change.
- Provide support to the Nominations Committee for recruitment.
- Develop, support, and inspire a high-performing POC (People, Organisational Culture) team.

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**Qualifications**:
**Expertise**
- **Strategic leadership**

Advanced experience formulating, leading, and implementing strategies, business planning and improvement programmes aligned with organisational objectives to raise performance standards.

Proven record of engaging diverse stakeholders in co-construction and co-creation to develop strategic options and solutions.

Knowledge and understanding of political, financial, legal, and social implications for strategic people management strategies and implications of these across different jurisdictions.

Worked at a strategic level, leading Diversity and Inclusion and preferably experience in developing strategic anti-racism agendas.
- **HR and Organisational Development**

Experience in leading people, cultural transformation and structural change at the executive board level and supporting alignment across multiple geographies/cultures essential, working in trusted partnership with colleagues.

Effective management of complex em