Senior Project Officer – Global HR Operations

Job Description

Senior Project Officer | Jhpiego

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Jhpiego, located in Washington, DC. Jhpiego is dedicated to improving global health, working on USG-funded multi-country projects across various regions and technical areas. This position is crucial for providing project management, coordination, and operational support for HR activities, ensuring they are planned, tracked, and delivered effectively. The role strengthens accountability and operational effectiveness for HR execution during periods of rapid change in international development projects.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, Washington, DC
• Pay: $74867–$92924 yearly
• Team: Global Human Resources, reporting to the International HR Operations Director, with close coordination with project leadership and regional/country HR teams.
• Mission: Ensure HR start-up, close-out, transition, staff onboarding and off-boarding, and ongoing operational activities are planned, tracked, and delivered effectively in alignment with project priorities, Jhpiego standards, and donor requirements.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint), HRIS, applicant tracking systems, project management platforms, dashboards, reporting tools

What You’ll Actually Do
• Project Planning: Develop and maintain HR project plans, timelines, trackers, and deliverable schedules for project HR workstreams, including start-up, close-out, and staffing transitions.
• HR Lifecycle Support: Coordinate HR activities related to country office start-ups, project close-outs, staff transitions, workforce planning, separations, and onboarding processes.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as a liaison between Global HR, Regional HR Business Partners, country HR teams, project leadership, Finance, Operations, and Talent Acquisition to support coordinated execution of HR activities.
• Monitoring and Reporting: Track progress against HR workplans and deliverables, prepare regular updates, dashboards, and status reports, and maintain accurate records and documentation repositories.
• Risk and Compliance Management: Identify HR-related risks, dependencies, gaps, and bottlenecks, maintain risk and issue logs, support follow-up on compliance actions, and escalate matters requiring leadership input.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Project Management, International Development, or Organizational Development, with a focus on HR operations and project coordination for multi-country programs.
• Experience: Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in human resources, project coordination, or HR operations, preferably supporting multi-country or donor-funded programs; working knowledge of HR operations, recruitment, onboarding, employee transitions, and HR compliance; proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Skills: Strong project coordination and follow-through, excellent written and verbal communication, strong attention to detail, sound judgment, analytical thinking, and problem-solving ability in a global context.
• Bonus: Advanced degree or professional certification such as PMP, PMD Pro, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR; experience with HRIS, applicant tracking systems, or project management platforms; demonstrated ability to work effectively across cultures and time zones.