Job Description

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The Regional HR Business Partner is to work directly with the South East Asia and APAC regional teams based in Singapore to co-design, develop and deliver the Human Resources and people strategy & initiatives.

This role will act as a trusted advisor by providing advice, guidance and a tailored solution to create the right culture for CooperVision\'s continued growth. The Regional HR Business Partner will contribute to the SEA Management team to the development of the SEA businesses. Located in Singapore is also the regional APAC team which will also be supported by this role in partnership with the APAC HR Director.

This role is also expected to be a subject matter expert in HR Systems & local government employment legislation.

As a senior member of the APAC HR team, this role will be considered the back-up for the APAC HR Director when needed and represent and participate in global HR projects.

Responsibilities:

Southeast Asia HR Leadership

• Have a deep understanding of the business and contribute to the commercial strategy.
• Attend monthly leadership meeting and strategy days.
• Participate in Quarterly Business Reviews with APAC Region.
• Ensuring the local HR strategy is directly aligned to the overall business strategy and the HR Long Range Strategic Plan (LRSP).
• Provide expert advice and support to leaders and managers on the full range of employment related matters, consulting or working in conjunction with other HR colleagues and external consultants/advisors as necessary.
• In collaboration with local leadership teams, recommend appropriate Rewards/Incentive Programs.

Employee Development Review (EDR) / Talent Management

• Facilitate and coordinate the Southeast Asia EDR process.
• Use the EDR Process to identify and manage development and recruitment gaps.
• Support the execution of development plans identified in the EDR.
• Utilise and leverage the global framework to develop talents.
• Monitor, track and report on retention of key talents.
• Design and implement innovative approaches to attract, develop, retain talent.
• Identify training needs and manage training plans across Southeast Asia.

Change Management

• Be a change Champion in Southeast Asia - Utilise and drive change management tools.
• Coach leadership and management on how to lead and direct change.
• Manage and support change programs.

Performance Enablement Process - PEP (Goal Setting, Check In\'s & End of Year Review)

• Act as the custodian for the performance management process and MyCooper system.
• Ensure compliance to the PEP process.
• Analyse statistics on performance management.
• Monitor functional area KPI\'s for alignment to strategy.
• Upskill and support managers to be effective coaches.
• Upskill employees on effective goal setting and development planning.

Organisational Climate

• Facilitate processes to conduct annual engagement survey.
• Help, design and analyze survey results to create action plan for departments and Southeast Asia business.
• Coordinate and monitor the implementation of the action plan initiatives.

Organisational structure design and job profile development

• Stay abreast of any changes in strategy, legislation, market, and business model that could impact on organisational structures.
• Facilitate processes to drive structural changes where required.
• Analyse structures and make recommendation for enhancement from an effectiveness, efficiency and alignment point of view.
• Identify critical positions within structures.
• Drive standardisation and consistency of structures and jobs.
• Ensure competency requirements are aligned to competency framework.

Facilitation Expertise

• Facilitate group meetings such as focus groups, team effectiveness sessions, leadership development programs, or culture workshops as needed.

Recruitment

• Work closely with the Talent Acquisition team to use appropriate resourcing strategies and tools to ensure the effective attraction of high-quality candidates.
• Participate in the selection process.
• Build CooperVision Brand with recruiters, consultants and potential candidates.
• Leverage the EDR process to create the recruitment strategy.

Compensation & Benefits

• Ensure a robust internal and external benchmarking processes is followed in all compensation and benefit related activities.
• Build local knowledge in the reward/benefit processes.
• Review and keep up to date with external trends to ensure CooperVision stays competitive in the market.
• Participate in the annual survey data collation for Global Total Rewards Team.

Employee Development

• In conjunction with appropriate suppliers (internal or external) plus Global L&D, ensure that appropriate employees are trained, coached and developed in line with the needs of the business.
• Act as a confidential counselor or coach to members of the leadership teams.
• Create and facilitate training to bridge development gaps.

HR Operations

• Introduce and where appropriate, adapt corporate HR policies and initiatives based upon best practice to ensure local effectiveness and legal compliance for Southeast Asia.
• Ownership of HR Core data
• Facilitate and own all contract and employment documentation.
• Partner with communications team on all employee related communication in Singapore and Malaysia.
• Provide reporting on turnover, recruitment and Diversity Inclusion statistics for Quarterly Global reviews.

Wellness

• Promote employee wellbeing (Wellness) so that employees remain productive and effective.
• Represent Southeast Asia and participate in the Global Wellness Program.
• Lead the local wellness team to create and implement Wellness Calendar.
• Manage the budget for the Wellness program.
• Incorporate all elements of Social, Physical and Mental wellness in the program using internal and external resources.

Projects

• As a senior member of the APAC HR Team, you will be expected;

• to step in and support the Snr HR Director on HR activities, meetings, and tasks.
• to participate and sometimes lead in Regional or Global projects from time to time.
• Facilitate and conduct training and workshops

Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to analyse complex issues and recommend and implement practical solutions.
• An international mindset - culturally aware, flexible and pragmatic
• Strong data/numerical skills
• Demonstrable experience in the following areas:

• Talent Acquisition and Resourcing
• Organisation Design
• Talent Management
• Performance Management
• Organisation Learning and Development
• Compensation & Benefits
• Employee Relations & local employment legislation
• HR Systems

About Us:

CooperVision is a global leader in the contact lens industry, dedicated to helping improve the way people see every day. Achieving that goal takes the collaboration of team members with wide-ranging skills; from scientists and researchers, to manufacturing and operations experts, to sales and marketing professionals.

At CooperVision, our effort to improve lives begins with our employees. We are committed to developing people as a key global differentiator and our most important asset. We empower employees to succeed, rewarding great thinking and hard work with competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and with a special focus on wellness. Our commitment to our core values and a diverse, inclusive, employee-centric culture fuel a deeply engaged, high performing organization.

CooperVision employees pride themselves on being proactive, innovative, flexible and friendly. That\'s a strong reflection of our corporate culture-and part of the reason CooperVision may be a great workplace for you.

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