Human Resources Assistant, Lima

**Human Resources Assistant**

**About us**

MEDLIFE is a non-profit organization that partners with low-income communities in Latin America and Africa to improve their access to medicine, education, and community development projects. **Our mission** is to build a worldwide Movement empowering the poor in their fight for equal access to healthcare, education, and a safe home. **Our vision** is a world free from the constraints of poverty. MEDLIFE works with students from around the world in order to broaden their perspectives and better equip them to advocate for social justice.

**Our ideal Human Resources Assistant**

You are proactive and solutions-oriented, with strong organizational and communication skills. You are energized by people-centered work and have a genuine interest in fostering a positive, compliant, and engaging workplace culture. Your ability to adapt, collaborate across teams, and stay ahead of changes in HR practices will be key to success in this role. Most importantly, you bring empathy, confidentiality, and a sense of responsibility to everything you do—knowing your work directly supports a movement for social justice. As we continue growing, we’d love for you to be part of the MEDLIFE Movement.

**About the role**

The Human Resources Assistant supports MEDLIFE’s Talent Development department by leading recruitment, people administration, managing onboarding, and ensuring HR compliance. They are in charge of employee records, workplace safety and admin side of internal communications, engagement initiatives. This role fosters a mission-driven culture while maintaining a compliant and supportive work environment.

**What will your day-to-day look like at MEDLIFE?**

**Primary responsibilities**:
**Recruitment and workforce planning**:

- Lead recruitment efforts (inbound and outbound), including drafting job descriptions, screening, interviewing, and coordinating hires.
- Manage onboarding for smooth integration and collaborate on staffing needs and succession planning.
- Use data-driven tools for role matching and workforce forecasting to support organizational goals.
- Define and maintain roles aligned with MEDLIFE’s mission and strategic objectives.

**People Administration, Compliance & Labor relations**:

- Manage employee records, contracts, offboarding, compliance, asset tracking, etc. Lead SUNAFIL inspections.
- Ensure organizational charts are updated and manage HR policies per labor laws.
- Ensure regulatory compliance, handle inspections, and resolve employee conflicts.
- Provide guidance and adapt HR practices to changing regulations.
- Part of the responsibilities is not to execute PLAME, T-Registro, AFPNet, Planillas, etc but strong knowledge of them are important to make accurate requests and follow ups to the accounting team.

**Employee Engagement & Internal communications**
- Coordinate with Marketing team the design of internal communication materials (birthdays, work anniversaries, etc)
- Deliver the internal communication content to the different channels at the organization.
- Collaborate in internal events and other initiatives to promote employee engagement and strengthen the company culture

**Workplace Health & Safety**:

- Conduct safety risk assessments for field and office staff.
- Develop and enforce safety policies for remote and fieldwork.
- Coordinate training to employees on safety practices per regulations.
- Ensure compliance with local safety laws (prioritizing CSST in Peru)

**Other**:

- Collaborate with other required tasks in the Talent Management department as needed.

**What will you bring?**
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or related field.
- Proven experience in recruitment, HR administration, and workforce planning.
- Strong knowledge of labor laws and HR compliance standards.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality and professionalism.
- Strong alignment with MEDLIFE’s mission and values, with a passion for social justice and improving the lives of underserved communities.
- High proficiency in English (written and verbal)

**What do we offer you?**
- Planilla from day 1
- EPS 100% covered
- Competitive salary commensurate with the role
- Flexibility
- Opportunities for career growth
- And more benefit packages.

**Language**:

- advanced level of english? (required)

Work Location: On the road

Application Deadline: 20/08/2025