Senior Project Officer

Jhpiego

Senior Project Officer providing HR project management and operational support for multi-country projects at Jhpiego. Role involves planning, coordination, vendor management, and stakeholder engagement for HR activities.

Posted 8/1/2026full-timeWashington • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $74,867 - $92,924 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in HR project coordination, including managing timelines, tracking deliverables, and facilitating recruitment processes. Proficient in HR operations, compliance, and effective communication across diverse teams and stakeholders.

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HR Project CoordinationHR Operations ManagementStakeholder EngagementRisk ManagementData Management

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Hard Skills

Human ResourcesProject ManagementRecruitmentOnboardingPerformance ManagementHR ComplianceHRISData ManagementDocumentationInternational Development

Soft Skills

Analytical ThinkingProblem-SolvingAttention to DetailCommunicationCultural Sensitivity

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft OfficeHRISApplicant Tracking SystemsProject Management PlatformsReporting Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

PMPPMD ProSHRM-CPSHRM-SCPPHRSPHR

Industry Keywords

Multi-Country ProgramsDonor-Funded ProgramsOrganizational DevelopmentInternational Development OperationsEmployment Documentation

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and maintain HR project plans, timelines, trackers, action logs, and deliverable schedules for project HR workstreams, including start-up, close-out, staffing transitions, and HR operational activities across country offices.
Coordinate HR activities related to country office start-ups, project close-outs, staff transitions, workforce planning scenarios, contract changes, separations, onboarding, and movement of staff between employment models or implementing partners.
Serve as a liaison between Global HR, Regional HR Business Partners, country HR teams, project leadership, Finance, Operations, Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Legal, and other stakeholders to support coordinated and timely execution of HR activities.
Support coordination with external vendors and service providers, ensuring activities are tracked, documentation is complete, and issues are escalated appropriately.
Track progress against HR workplans and deliverables; prepare regular updates, dashboards, briefing notes, and status reports for project and HR leadership; maintain accurate records, trackers, decision logs, and documentation repositories.
Identify HR-related risks, dependencies, gaps, and bottlenecks; maintain risk and issue logs; support follow-up on compliance actions; and escalate matters requiring leadership, legal, donor, finance, or HR partner input.
Support communications, stakeholder engagement, and change management activities related to HR transitions, policy implementation, staffing changes, and new or revised HR processes.
Partner with Talent Acquisition, hiring managers, and country HR teams to track anticipated and upcoming recruitment needs, and facilitate job description development, approvals, onboarding readiness, hiring milestones, and any other HR processes for project-related roles.
Support accurate HR data collection, reporting, and follow-up in coordination with HR systems and country teams, including information related to staffing, onboarding, separations, performance management, and HR compliance deliverables.
Document lessons learned, identify opportunities to streamline HR project processes, recommend improvements to tools and workflows, and support development of standard operating procedures, templates, and guidance materials.
Support internal communications and knowledge management processes by maintaining functional staff lists and supporting development and use of internal mailing lists.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Project Management, International Development, Organizational Development, or a related field required.
Advanced degree or professional certification such as PMP, PMD Pro, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, or equivalent preferred.
Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in human resources, project coordination, HR operations, international development operations, or related project management roles.
Experience supporting multi-country or donor-funded programs strongly preferred.
Working knowledge of HR operations, recruitment, onboarding, employee transitions, performance management, employee relations processes, HR compliance, HRIS/data management, and employment documentation.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare concise updates, briefing materials, trackers, meeting notes, and leadership-ready summaries.
Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, and capacity to organize information from multiple sources into actionable plans.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
Experience with HRIS, applicant tracking systems, project management platforms, dashboards, or reporting tools preferred.
Demonstrated ability to work respectfully and effectively across cultures, time zones, functions, and organizational levels.
Experience supporting country offices or global teams preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities