Senior PC Global Business Partner

Mercy Ships is a global faith-based charity that uses hospital ships to bring life-changing surgeries and transformational medical training to people in some of the most challenging contexts along the African coast. For over 40 years, Mercy Ships has been delivering lasting hope and healing through safe surgical care, while working alongside partners and stakeholders to strengthen local healthcare systems in more than 55 countries.

Since the inception of this dream by founders Don and Deyon Stephens in 1978, Mercy Ships has served more than 2.7 million direct beneficiaries without regard for race, gender, or religion.

Do you have a heart for the hurting and a desire to invest your talents and experiences into a mission with eternal significance? For every transformative surgery that takes place onboard one of our Mercy Ships, there are dozens of men and women being used of the Lord to prepare the way through their vocational gifts and talents!

This is a REMOTE role that is required to be within a 2 HOUR commute to Lindale, Texas. There will be occasional events where the role is required to come on site.

Compensation Range for This Position Is $80,000 - $85,000.

Mercy Ships is seeking a Senior People and Culture Global Business Partner to oversee end-to-end global P&C employment activities for Mercy Ships in various countries, as well as leading international and global P&C projects. The role requires close collaboration with the Managing Director of the Africa Center and leadership teams supporting global and international projects. Key responsibilities include workforce planning, Mercy Ships Team Member relations, global compensation review, and ensuring compliance with local employment laws.

The Sr. PC Global BP oversees global recruitment and pay strategy, training, and development of international and in-country teams such as the Country Engagement Team (CET), Evaluation & Tracking Advisor (ETA), Medical Evaluation Liaison & Development (MELD), Information Systems, Marine Operations, and Global Patient Selection Teams. The role ensures alignment of Mercy Ships' policies with local regulatory frameworks while fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture across diverse global teams.

• Lead the P&C Contract Administrator role with oversight of global Mercy Ships Team Member and worker contracts to ensure Mercy Ships Team Members, contractors, and leaders understand agreed upon terms.
• Lead the Sr. P&C Generalist, Africa Service Center role with oversight of P&C-related projects and programming in Africa.
• Provide leadership: mentor and develop junior US and global P&C Staff Members, building a strong P&C pipeline.
• Build, develop, and maintain strong collaborative working relationships across the PCBP's designated functional areas including, Mercy Ship's global national office footprint.
• Manage various employment contracts impacting the global workforce, including third-party vendor relationships.
• Maintain strong relationships with global vendors supporting contract and employment activities.
• Act as a liaison between global Mercy Ships Team Members and management, addressing questions or concerns regarding company policies, practices, and regulations.
• Develop engagement terms for various talent groups (volunteers, Staff Members, interns, contractors, global teams).
• Lead Staff Member recognition and engagement programs, including service awards and community initiatives.
• Contribute to workforce management (job and compensation analysis, interview guides, job descriptions) and staffing strategies.
• Support P&C leadership with team meetings, communications, and special projects.
• Partner with the Managing Director of the Africa Service Center and other leadership team to coordinate people movements in-country for ship arrival preparation and service.
• Lead training and development of in-country teams (e.g., CET, ETA, MELD, IS, Marine and Global Patient Selection Teams).
• Ensure P&C policies and procedures impacting the global workforce align with local employment laws and Mercy Ships' standards.
• Collaborate with Risk and Compliance teams to guide business decisions within legal…