Mastercard Foundation

Head, P&C Business Partner – Assurance & Risk Management

Mastercard Foundation

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Kigali • Rwanda

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Reporting to the Director, People & Culture, the Head, People & Culture Business Partner -PAC, Assurance & Risk Management acts as a trusted advisor and coach to senior leaders across PAC, Assurance, and Risk Management.
  • The role provides strategic and operational People & Culture partnership to enable delivery of the Foundation’s strategy through effective organization design, workforce planning, talent management, performance, reward, and change initiatives.
  • The role works closely with functional Chiefs, People & Culture Centres of Excellence, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure the functions have the right structures, capabilities, and talent in place to deliver on current and future priorities.

Requirements

  • A senior People & Culture Business Partner with 10 years or more of progressive experience supporting leaders in complex, matrixed, or mission-driven organizations.
  • Proven in acting as a trusted advisor and coach to senior leaders, providing sound judgement and pragmatic people solutions across the full employee lifecycle.
  • Strong experience in workforce planning, organization design, talent management, performance management, and reward, with the ability to align people practices to business strategy.
  • Confident in leading organizational change and engagement initiatives, supporting leaders through transformation, growth, and evolving operating models.
  • Skilled in building strong stakeholder relationships and influencing at all levels, with the credibility to challenge constructively and drive alignment.
  • Comfortable balancing strategic advisory work with hands-on operational delivery, ensuring policies, processes, and people plans are effectively implemented.
  • Analytical and data-informed, able to use people insights and reporting to support decision-making and improve outcomes.
  • Possess professional maturity, sensitivity with different cultures, and impeccable integrity that exemplify the Foundation’s values.
Benefits
  • Completion of satisfactory business references and background checks are essential conditions of employment.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
workforce planningorganization designtalent managementperformance managementreward managementorganizational changeemployee lifecycle managementdata analysispeople insightsreporting
Soft skills
trusted advisorcoachingstakeholder relationship buildinginfluencingstrategic advisoryoperational deliveryconstructive challengecredibilityprofessional maturitycultural sensitivity