HR Business Partner South America - Sao Paulo

Nord Anglia Education is the world's leading premium international schools organization. Our over 80 international schools are located in the Americas, Europe, China, South East Asia and the Middle East. Together, they educate more than 80,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education.

Our vision is to shape a generation of creative and resilient global citizens that will change our world for the better. Our mission is to be the most forward-thinking, technology-enabled educators in the world, using our global reach and world-class teachers to create a learning experience like no other.

Most of our schools benefit from our performing arts collaboration with The Juilliard School as well as our Global Campus, which offers unique global experiences for students at every age. Many of our schools will also benefit from our new approach to teaching STEAM subjects (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) through our collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Support and enable HR performance and growth by ensuring Americas regional objectives are implemented in South America, currently including São Paulo and other locations in Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina.

Engage schools in the region while promoting Nord Anglia’s and the Americas’ shared vision. Ensure excellence in operations, compliance, customer service, reporting, and annual HR processes, while respecting and supporting each school’s unique culture.

• Business Growth and Reputation
• ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING
• ADMINISTRATION, COMPLIANCE AND REPORTING
• PROCESS OVERSIGHT AND HR TEAM SUPPORT
• EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
• INTEGRATIONS

Key responsibilities include:

• Support delivery of the Americas HR strategy within schools, in alignment with the Regional HR Director.
• Strengthen back-office HR processes and risk management while developing school HR leaders.
• Guide and support school HR Managers with projects and capability-building.
• Provide focused support for newly integrated or underperforming schools.
• Ensure alignment with group policies and local laws.
• Drive employee engagement through school leadership teams, using survey results.
• Promote our culture and values.

• Qualifications/Training:
  Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, HR, or related field.
• Experience/Knowledge: 8+ years of progressive HR leadership, including 3+ years in multi-country/matrix settings in industries with highly skilled staff.
• Skills/Attributes:
  Native in Spanish and Portuguese, fluent in business English. Willingness to travel across South America and to the Miami office (25–30%).

We are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people can thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils where we embrace all race, abilities, religions, genders, and cultures.

All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.