HR Manager

The Climate and Land Use Alliance (CLUA) is a collaborative of foundations seeking to realize the potential of forests and lands to mitigate climate change, benefit people, and protect the environment. The CLUA member foundations are the ClimateWorks Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Ford Foundation, Good Energies Foundation, and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies also awards grants in alignment with the CLUA strategy. By bringing together our resources and diverse expertise, CLUA supports policies, practices, and partnerships that halt and reverse forest loss, advance sustainable land use and development, and secure the rights and livelihoods of Indigenous and forest communities. For more, please visit climateandlandusealliance.org.

Position Description

The HR Manager will play a critical role in strengthening CLUA’s HR capacity across Latin America, while providing global support. This new role will complement the contributions of existing HR team members, and work to ensure consistency, compliance, and quality in HR service delivery. The HR Manager will assist with recruiting activities, lead on designated HR operations and compliance processes, provide support on sensitive staff relations matters, and serve as CLUA’s Brazilian HR compliance expert. The role requires independent judgment, discretion, and the ability to combine efficient execution with a collaborative, service-oriented approach.

Location

This is a remote, full time, contract position, with a preference for candidates based in Sao Paulo, Rio, or Brasilia, Brazil. The position will require work across multiple time zones, and with colleagues all around the globe, and will require occasional travel.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

The HR Manager’s primary responsibilities will include:

HR Administration and Training

• Oversee execution of HR policies, including select aspects of benefits administration, compliance processes, and recordkeeping in our HRIS, BambooHR.
• Collaborate with the team to support global onboarding/offboarding processes.
• Manage recurring HR workflows (compensation/benefits cycles, compliance deadlines, reporting, etc.).
• Build and conduct trainings on a wide range of HR matters.

Staff Relations & Performance Management

• Serve as a first point of contact for sensitive staff issues in Brazil and Latin America.
• Provide coaching and support to staff and managers on performance expectations, communication, and engagement.
• Support performance management processes, ensuring consistency and equity across the organization.
• Work with the other HR Team Members to manage employee engagement programs/activities.

Talent Acquisition

• Participate in and contribute to all aspects of the talent acquisition process, including interviewing, onboarding, and policy drafting.
• Manage CLUA’s pipeline of global candidates.
• Support CLUA’s branding and recruitment communications, ensuring clear and consistent messaging aligned with the CLUA HR team’s voice.

In addition to the primary responsibilities, the HR Manager will also:

• Cross train across all primary HR functions to ensure resilience and adequate coverage across the team.
• Participate in select special projects (e.g., policy development, compensation analysis, HR communications, software tools, etc.).
• Collaborate on compliance-related initiatives as appropriate.
• Build and maintain expertise in Brazilian employment regulations and practices.
• Serve as a resource for Latin/Central America compliance issues.

Preferred Experience & Competencies

Applicants will ideally have many of the following competencies and some of the following experience:

• A minimum of 8 years’ experience in human resources, including direct staff relations, recruiting, and HR operations
• Experience working with nonprofit, philanthropy and/or international organizational contexts preferred
• Bachelor's degree
• Demonstrated knowledge of Brazilian employment regulations and practices, including payroll and benefits administration
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office and Google workspace applications
• HRIS Experience (e.g., BambooHR) would be a plus
• Ability to travel and/or to work outside of typical work hours (i.e., early mornings and/or late evenings) when required to accommodate various time zones
• Great fluency in spoken and written English and Brazilian Portuguese is required

Monthly Compensation: USD $6,250 – USD $7,250

Equal Opportunity and Access

Equal employment and staffing opportunity is a fundamental principle of CLUA, where consultancy selection, employment, and promotional opportunities are based upon individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation/affectional preference, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as established under law. 

Application Process

All interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. All individuals, whether disabled or a member of Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and/or LGBTIQA+ communities, are encouraged to apply. CLUA will complete an initial review of applications received by November 5, 2025, and on a rolling basis thereafter until the position is filled. To be considered, please apply online and submit a cover letter and resume in English.