1. Strategic HR Leadership and Policy Development:
- Led the development and approval of global compensation strategy and international assignment policy, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Developed and led the 3 day Asia team retreat including planning and coordinating team building activities, the overall flow of the agenda and ice breaker sessions.
2. Strategic Planning and Global Coordination:
- Developed and implemented Global 2024 Salary review budget and communications; facilitating strategic planning and resource allocation.
- Provided strategic HR advice globally, including international moves and HR policy alignment, supporting organizational stability and growth.
Drafted and finalized comprehensive FX policy principles for Kenya, setting a strategic framework for financial operations in the region.
3. Talent Acquisition and Management:
- Supported senior leadership in Asia with talent planning, performance management and developing a strategic people plan.
- Directed recruitment efforts for critical roles across Asia, including senior advisors and country managers, achieving successful hires and advancing organizational growth objectives.
4. Operational Excellence and Regional Setup:
- Successfully initiated and progressed setup project for Indonesia, including payroll and employment legal compliance, demonstrating effective operational management.
- Completed Singapore payroll and managed year-end compliance, ensuring smooth operations and legal adherence.
“I would be delighted to recommend Helen as a fractional HR director. I have worked with Helen now in three very different organisations over the last 15 years. She brings a great deal of expertise and experience which she applies thoughtfully to tailor solutions to fit. She can work at a strategic level and also take the work through to detailed implementation.
We engaged Helen in Singapore as we started to formalise the HR processes for the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet and as we were scaling up our presence in Asia.
Helen was able to quickly adjust to the philanthropic start up environment and demonstrated both strategic thinking and pragmatic adaptability in her approach. Helen worked well with the global HR team to design, plan and coordinate the delivery the global salary review budget and communications. She worked on both global and regional projects to provide international HR advice and to design policies which balanced best practice with the needs of the organisation.
Helen worked with the team in Asia, supporting senior leadership, with designing the people plan and day to day talent management. Helen has been able to seamlessly run the day to day HR operations alongside the more strategic projects such as the Indonesia entity set up. She also organised a highly successful team retreat in Asia, which was both impactful and wellreceived.”