Senior Manager - HR

Lead HR Strategy: Senior Manager Opportunity at Habitat for Humanity India

Habitat for Humanity India, a leading nonprofit driven by the vision that everyone deserves a decent place to live, is seeking an experienced and dedicated individual to join their team as a Senior Manager - HR. This crucial Mumbai, Maharashtra based role offers the chance to strategically shape the organization's human resources and positively impact the lives of millions.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an HR professional with extensive experience, particularly in the non-profit or developmental sector, to move into a senior leadership support role, influencing everything from talent acquisition to organizational development. The application window is open until November 7, 2025.

About Habitat for Humanity India

Since 1983, Habitat for Humanity India has been a force for positive change, growing from a grassroots effort into an organization that has helped over 57,000 underprivileged families build or improve a home. Beyond housing, their work encompasses vital WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) and disaster risk reduction programs, ultimately impacting over 3.6 million people. The organization's core philosophy—"Through shelter, we empower"—highlights their commitment to helping families achieve the strength, stability, and self-reliance needed to build better lives.

The successful candidate will embody the organization's core values of Humility, Courage, and Accountability, and uphold their strict commitment to Safeguarding protocols.

Key Strategic HR Leadership Role

Reporting directly to the Director – HR, Administration & Procurement, the Senior Manager - HR will be the backbone of the organization's HR function. The core purpose of the position is to lead end-to-end HR management and provide strategic support in developing and implementing Habitat India’s HR plans and strategies.

This multifaceted role spans several critical areas, requiring a seasoned professional with a minimum of 12 years of experience in HR and administration management, preferably holding an HR certification (e.g., SHRM, PHR).

Core Areas of Responsibility:

• HR Operations & Employee Relations: Oversee all day-to-day HR operations, serve as the primary contact for employee life cycle queries, manage grievance redressal, and ensure compliance with all labor laws and regulations. A key part of this includes handling POSH-related cases and coordinating payroll.

• Talent Acquisition and Onboarding: Drive the full recruitment cycle for professional and managerial roles, collaborating with hiring managers to define skills and competencies. The role also requires close adherence to safer recruitment guidelines and managing relationships with third-party recruitment partners.

• HR Development and Management: Lead staff capacity-building initiatives through systematic Training Needs Identification (TNI), designing learning programs, and facilitating succession planning to build strong internal talent pipelines.

• HR Analytics & Reporting: Develop and maintain a comprehensive HR dashboard, producing vital reports on recruitment, employee turnover, and demographics to inform board and management decision-making.

• People Management & Safeguarding: Supervise and develop direct reports, ensuring the organization strictly adheres to safer recruitment standards and that all staff complete mandatory safeguarding induction and refresher training.

Apply to Make a Difference

If you possess strong problem-solving, investigation, and interpersonal skills, and are driven by the opportunity to apply your senior-level HR expertise in a mission-driven environment, this role is for you.

Relevant Sectors: Administration, HR, Management, Accounting/Finance

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra

Application Deadline: November 7, 2025

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit their application to recruitment(at)habitatindia.org with the specific subject line: “APP: Senior Manager – HR_ Full Name”.

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