Human Resources Advisor, Talent Development

Grade: P-4

Salary
- Annually:

• Step I - 86,027.00 USD
• Post Adjustment
  - Annually: 46,970.74 USD

Contractual Agreement:
Staff
- Professional Post

Job Posting:
August 11, 2026

Closing Date:
September 1, 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Primary

Location:

Washington, D.C.

Organization: HRM Human Resources Management

Schedule:

Full time

Talent Development and Organizational Effectiveness Lead (P4)

Join PAHO in shaping a high-performing, future-ready workforce across the Americas. This role leads the Organization's talent development, learning, performance, engagement, and recognition agenda, helping to strengthen organizational effectiveness and foster a culture of continuous learning, inclusion, and excellence.

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of PAHO's talent development, learning, and workforce capability strategies, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and future workforce needs.
• Drive leadership development, career pathways, succession planning, and skills-based workforce initiatives, including skills mapping and integration into HR systems.
• Oversee the performance management framework, provide advisory support to managers, and analyze organizational performance trends to recommend improvement actions.
• Design and implement employee engagement, inclusion, and organizational culture initiatives that strengthen collaboration, morale, and high performance.
• Lead reporting, analytics, and research activities related to learning, engagement, workforce capabilities, and performance, translating data into actionable insights for senior leadership.
• Manage and develop assigned staff, oversee learning platforms and HR systems, and promote innovation, operational excellence, and recognition programs across the Organization.

For a complete list of functions, please see the post description.

• Essential: A bachelor's degree and a master's degree in human resources development, organization psychology, education, business or public administration or a related field from a recognized university.

• Essential:
  Nine years combined national and international professional experience in a senior HR leadership role with proven experience in HR strategy development and execution regarding career and capabilities development, performance management, engagement, organizational culture, and corporate learning programs.
• Desirable:
  Experience developing or leading organizational transitions into skills-based talent management.

Fluency in English or Spanish with a working knowledge of the other language. Knowledge of French and/or Portuguese would be an asset.

Proficiency in enterprise HR platforms, such as Workday, Oracle, Sap. Advanced use of Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, dashboards), Power BI, Tableau, Outlook, One Drive, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and Word. Proficiency in Workday and AI tools, including CoPilot, is an asset.

The skills required are:

• Strong strategic HR leadership skills with the ability to align workforce planning and talent initiatives with organizational priorities.
• Advanced expertise in talent development, learning and development, leadership development, performance management, and organizational effectiveness.
• Ability to design and implement skills-based workforce frameworks, leadership pipelines, and succession planning strategies.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret HR data, identify trends, and develop evidence-based recommendations.
• Experience developing innovative learning ecosystems, including digital and AI-enabled learning solutions.
• Ability to foster employee engagement, inclusion, collaboration, and a high-performance organizational culture.
• Excellent communication, coaching, facilitation, and knowledge-sharing skills.
• Strong project and change management capabilities, with the ability to lead multiple organizational initiatives simultaneously.
• Proven ability to build strategic partnerships and collaborate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated people management skills, including team leadership, performance monitoring, staff development, and coaching.
• Commitment to integrity, accountability, respect for diversity, and PAHO's organizational values.

One year. Post of limited duration. First year probationary period.

This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade and level.