Job Title: People and Culture Business Partner
Location:
(Only candidates who are eligible to work legally without work visa sponsorship in the country will be considered.)
Contract Type: Full-time (40 hours per week), long-term engagement
Hiring Salary: This is a national position. Please refer to Appendix I for the hiring salary for each country.
Target Start Date: As soon as possible
Application Closing Date: May 17, 2026 23:59 EDT
This job advert is for an existing vacancy.
For more than 25 years, Right To Play has been protecting, educating, and empowering millions of children each year to rise above adversity through the power of play.
We offer programs in 14 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and North America, reaching millions of children each year in some of the most difficult places on earth, helping them to stay in school and learn, overcome prejudice, heal from trauma, and develop the skills they need to thrive. We do this by harnessing play, one of the most fundamental forces in a child's life, to teach children the critical skills they need to dismantle barriers and embrace opportunities, in learning and in life.
This work is supported by our two global offices in Toronto, Canada and London, UK; and seven National Offices in North America and Europe.
Job Title: P&C Business Partner
Grade: 8
Reports to: Chief People & Culture Officer(CPCO)
Location UK, Ethiopia, Ghana, Uganda preferred or any other RTP based country
Direct Reports: N/A
Department: People & Culture
The P&C Business Partner drives the P&C operational effectiveness in Country Offices, facilitates organisational development and change and provides a framework for best people’s practice and quality standards. The P&C Business Partner also supports the organization in developing and implementing initiatives that encourage diversity, promote equity, and support psychological and physical safety of the workforce.
The role has a primary focus on supporting and advising leaderships and coaching P&C specialists and managers on P&C operational needs of Country Offices. It also has a global scope in supporting the advancement of the DEIA agenda with the view of achieving the culture of One Right To Play . Consults the CPCO on complex, unclear or long term impact matters.
Provides technical leadership and coaching to the P&C Specialists in COs (10 plus colleagues), also acts as counsel of CDs and senior staff based in COs on P&C policies and strategic shifts impacting staff. Lead the P&C Global Community of Practice and the Global DEIA Committee (GDEIAC).
Identifies areas for improvement and implements P&C solutions in COs to ensure a smooth service is provided. Under the guidance of senior P&C staff, updates and embeds policies, processes and other key P&C initiatives.
Uses the policy framework, organisational and country strategies to guide priorities. Their action is informed by trends and issues identified as a result of the analysis of People’s data reports, surveys and other sources available to mainstream processes and achieve efficiency in the operation. Policy changes are to be approved by the CPCO.
The incumbent is expected to proactively recommend improvements to policies, procedures and practices based on international P&C best practices. Working with P&C specialised colleagues introduces improvements across all areas of P&C including workforce planning, safeguarding and Safety and Security.
Internally works closely with the P&C global team, CDs, HQ Country Operations and Finance on the delivery of P&C annual processes and initiatives that drive improvement and effectiveness. Also, works closely with the GDEIAC to deliver the DEIA activities. Externally the role liaises with legal firms, investigators and networks.
International travel including security high risk countries up to 6 times a year and extended screen time.
Hiring salary is dependent on the successful candidate’s location. This is a national position and salary will be paid in the local currency. Please note that this salary will be subject to the usual deductions, including required taxes.
Right To Play provides equal employment opportunities to employees regardless of their gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We strongly encourage groups who have been historically disadvantaged with respect to employment to apply for positions at Right To Play.
As part of our selection process, final candidates will be required to complete security checks and Vulnerable Sector Check or equivalent criminal record check as a condition of the offer. More details about our recruitment process are available here. Safeguarding information is available here.
As part of our recruitment and selection process, Right To Play uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) - assisted tools to support the assessment of candidates or applications. This may include but not limited to generating and editing of job adverts, assessment and interview questions, scheduling, translation, transcription, note taking, etc. Our Applicant Tracking System (ATS), VidCruiter, also use AI-powered ChatBot to answer candidates' enquiries. These tools are used only to assist human reviewers in evaluation and do not make selection or screening decisions. All hiring decisions are made by human reviewers. All AI-assisted processes comply with applicable privacy and data protection regulations, including GDPR and PIPEDA. For more information, please refer to RTP AI Policy and our Best Practice: Use of AI in Recruitment.
We value and promote a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We are committed to providing accommodations to candidates with disabilities during the recruitment and selection process, and thereafter. Please reach out to the People & Culture team by email at careers@righttoplay.com. All information provided will be treated as confidential and used only to provide an accessible candidate experience.
Apply with your resume and cover letter in English via the application link: https://righttoplay.hiringplatform.ca/237927-people-and-culture-business-partner/1077399-application-form/en