Human Resources (HR) Senior Consultants (Director Level)

Human Resources Senior Consultant (Director Level)
The Beneficial Knowledge Group (The BKG)

• Independent Consultant Roster
• Home-based in the US or abroad
• 3 Openings

About The BKG
The Beneficial Knowledge Group (The BKG) is a Massachusetts-based consulting, training, and staffing firm that strengthens the systems, controls, and teams organizations rely on to deliver their mission. We serve government agencies, NGOs, universities, medical and research centers, and private companies in the US and internationally, including French speaking countries.

The Role
The HR Senior Consultant leads the human resources component of each BKG engagement. The role covers the full range of The BKG’s HR services: workforce planning, HR structures and culture, change management, HR processes, HR risk, HR performance, and HR controls, compliance, and policies. Engagements range from a single activity to an entire organization, and from assessment and recommendations to hands-on guidance through implementation.

Working alongside the Engagement Lead and, depending on the size and complexity of the scope, a small team, you will deliver sound advisory, assessment, and evaluation work in tandem with the other functional teams. You will provide the Engagement Lead with clear and concise findings, recommendations, and implementation guidelines for the final report. Findings are presented to the client by The BKG CEO or leadership and the Engagement Lead, and you may contribute to findings meetings.

Not every engagement is a review: you may also lead the HR activities of advisory engagements that help clients redesign, reconfigure, or transition to a new organizational model.

Key Responsibilities

Consulting role
• Lead the HR component across The BKG’s consulting services, focusing on human resources while supporting the wider engagement team and The BKG mission
• Assess the client’s HR function, including structures, staffing models, HR capacity, workplace climate, and HR systems, and identify strengths, gaps, and priorities
• Review the soundness of HR policies, processes, controls, contracts, payroll, and personnel records, and set the review approach for the HR Consultant and HR Officer
• Advise the client on HR strategy, policy, compensation structures, safeguarding, and workplace environment
• Help the client implement approved improvements by overseeing and advising client staff, so that the HR function and overall operations become stronger

Transformation and advisory engagements
• Lead the HR activities of engagements that help clients restructure, merge, decentralize, or adopt new operating models
• Design the future HR function model, transition roadmap, and sequencing, and guide leaders and staff through the change
• Engage Boards, staff, funders, and partners throughout the transition, and track progress against agreed milestones

Strategic and organizational advisory
• Advise on strategic workforce planning so that staffing, skills, and HR budgets support the client’s strategic plan
• Lead organizational development work on structures, roles, reporting lines, staffing models, and culture

Project, process, risk, and performance
• Plan and manage HR projects, such as recruitment drives, staff transitions, and HR system rollouts
• Map HR processes, including recruitment, onboarding, payroll, performance management, and separation, and recommend streamlined procedures
• Identify and assess HR risks, including key person dependency, payroll fraud, labor disputes, and safeguarding

Specialized assessments
• Assess HR internal controls, including segregation of duties over recruitment, payroll, and personnel records
• Review the compliance of HR policies, contracts, and practices, in line with US federal and state labor law, national labor codes, collective agreements, and social security rules in the countries of operation
• Develop or update HR manuals, employee handbooks, job descriptions, and HR SOPs, when included in the engagement

Coordination, reporting, and implementation guidance
• Plan the HR work with the Engagement Lead and CPA Expert, including objectives, methodology, timeline, and division of work among consultants
• Provide the Engagement Lead with clear and concise findings, risk ratings, and recommendations, subject to sign-off by The BKG CEO
• Develop practical, prioritized, and time-bound HR implementation guidelines, and when required, oversee and advise client staff on implementation; client staff remain responsible for carrying out the work
• Depending on the scope, coordinate a small team of BKG consultants, such as the HR Consultant and HR Officer
• When engaged for this purpose, advise The BKG on HR matters and contribute to proposals, client scoping, and the development of HR and staffing advisory services

Key Deliverables
• HR work plan agreed with the Engagement Lead
• Clear and concise HR findings and recommendations for the final report
• HR implementation guidelines
• Strategies, plans, manuals, or SOPs, when included in the engagement
• Contribution to findings meetings and implementation oversight notes, when applicable

Service Standards
• A thorough, well-informed, and evidence-based process on every assignment
• Excellent mastery of US and international HR rules, including those of French speaking countries
• Irreproachable professionalism, integrity, objectivity, and confidentiality

Qualifications

Required
• 10+ years of senior HR experience, including Director-level roles at HQ level in NGOs, institutions, or private companies, in the US and/or internationally, with oversight of field HR operations
• Extensive experience managing projects with strong human resources, staffing, and administration components, for grant-funded organizations and/or private companies
• Demonstrated experience delivering advisory services such as strategic planning, organizational development, change management, process improvement, risk management, or performance measurement and evaluation
• Mastery of US federal and state labor law, national labor codes, collective agreements, and social security rules, including those of French speaking countries
• Proven ability to produce clear, concise, evidence-based findings, recommendations, and implementation guidelines
• Full professional proficiency in English; ability to read French fluently and communicate in conversational French
• Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent (such as a Licence) in HR, Business Administration, or a related field; Master’s degree or equivalent (such as a Master 2 or DESS) preferred
• Availability to travel domestically and internationally when engagements require

Preferred
• Experience with organizations in the US and/or internationally, including French speaking countries, across the public, non-profit, academic, and private sectors
• Knowledge of USAID and other US federal funders, the Gates Foundation and other philanthropic organizations, and multilateral funders such as the EU, UN agencies, and the World Bank
• SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CIPD, PMP, or PMD Pro certification, or international equivalent

Engagement Terms
• Independent consultant on The BKG roster (1099 for US-based consultants, or equivalent status abroad), engaged per assignment under a separate consulting agreement. This is not an employment relationship.
• Consultants may accept or decline any assignment, control the methods, means, and hours of their work, and remain free to serve other clients, subject to conflict of interest and confidentiality requirements. They are not entitled to employee benefits.
• Compensation: a daily fee equal to the consultant rate negotiated and agreed in writing with The BKG for each assignment.

Travel, Per Diem, and Travel Costs
• Domestic and international travel is a strong possibility on most engagements, but it is not guaranteed.
• For each day of authorized travel, consultants receive a per diem at GSA rates within the US or U.S. Department of State rates abroad.
• Approved travel costs, such as airfare, ground transportation, visa fees, and required vaccinations, are paid or reimbursed by The BKG.
• Per diem and travel costs are paid in addition to the negotiated fee.

Equipment and Insurance
• Consultants provide their own work equipment, including a secure laptop, mobile phone, and reliable internet access.
• Consultants arrange their own health coverage (including medical evacuation), travel insurance, and general and professional liability insurance, and handle their own taxes and statutory obligations.

Code of Conduct
All consultants sign and comply with The BKG Code of Conduct. The BKG has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment. Client information is handled in strict confidence, and conflicts of interest must be disclosed before deployment.

How to Apply
Send the following in PDF format to staffing@thebeneficialknowledgegroup.com:
1. CV highlighting senior HR leadership, field oversight, and consulting or assessment experience
2. Letter of motivation stating your expertise, language skills in English and French, expected daily fee (USD) as a basis for negotiation, availability, and willingness to travel
3. Three professional references with name, title, organization, and contact details

Subject line: Application: Human Resources Senior Consultant (Director Level) | [Your Full Name]

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Selected candidates undergo technical screening and background verification. Roster selection does not guarantee assignment volume.

The BKG is an Equal Opportunity Firm.

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