Kathryn Andersen Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York

San Francisco Bay Area

• Directs the recruitment & management of all Room to Read Global Office (GO) staff (75) in the United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore and Japan. • Provides tertiary HR support to country offices in India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Bangladesh & Laos.• Guides the development, rollout & ongoing review of HR policies & processes for all GO staff, as well as policies which apply to all Room to Read employees worldwide. • Works closely with other GO departments and country offices to provide an HR perspective on all cross-departmental activities & procedures. • Works closely with the International Operations and Finance departments to forecast annual staffing needs. • Oversees the development & implementation of employee and business insurances for all GO locations. • Works with other HR Directors & the Associate Director, Learning Management to set common strategies, harmonize key HR policies & implement joint projects. • Designs and directs Room to Read’s worldwide onboarding and orientation programs.• Leads Room to Read’s worldwide Performance Management process including annual reviews, mid-year reviews & annual goal-setting. • Leads the employee relations & employee engagement programs for all GO staff• Leads GO HR team: HR Manager, Associate Manager: HR, Payroll & Benefits Associate and Office/HR Assistant.

New York, Ny

• Directs the recruitment & management of all New York HQ staff, international field staff & senior locally hired field staff (+1,200 employees) • Oversees the Training Center in Action Against Hunger in Nairobi, Kenya • Leads the development & implementation of HR policies & processes • Reviews staffing forecasts. Provides advice to resolve complex disciplinary & staff development situations in HQ and all Country Offices• Contributes to Action Against Hunger-USA’s strategic direction• Works with other HR Directors & Training Directors within the Action Against Hunger international network to set common strategies, harmonize key HR policies & implement common projects • Conceptualizes & works with software development team to design, test & implement organization’s HRIS• Leads HQ HR team – including Senior HR Officers, HR Support Officers, & Training Center Director.• Manages department budget (+$1 million in 2015)

New York, Ny

• Conceived, designed, & facilitated bi-lingual management training for aid workers in +20 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East & Latin America• Designed & delivered new hire orientation programs for international & local staff.• Identified HR management, team management & general project management training needs for field managers.• Designed & produced training activities & support materials, utilising active, experiential adult learning principles - including writing reference charts, creating board games, scripting & directing training videos.• Recruited & trained additional course facilitators.• Recruited, placed & monitored work assignments for +200 US field staff in +60 countries. • Established individual career paths for +300 US field staff• Acted as the primary HR contact for field staff before, during & after their assignments.

New York, Ny

• Developed new content, re-designed all Association communications, including newsletters & website. • Directed NY Annual General Meetings i(approx. 180 participants). • Oversaw the logistics of Doctor Without Border’s Board of Directors’ annual elections. • Conceived, organized & chaired Médecins Sans Frontières’ first international Associative meeting.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• Oversaw all day-to-day HR & financial activities for the Ethiopia mission (+250 national staff, +30 international staff & a budget of EUR 4.5 million)• Supervised 8 staff in the day-to-day financial management of MSF’s activities in Ethiopia • Devised & spearheaded implementation of the communications/advocacy plan for all HIV/Kala Azar projects.

Sydney, Australia

• Delivered varied support services to Australian public & private sector clients, primarily retail & communications’ businesses. These included business modelling, staff coaching & training, & report writing.• Designed & facilitated corporate training. Special expertise in customer service & conflict resolution.

Sydney, Australia

• Developed business plan, brand identity, & store design for the first Fox Shop (+1,000 sqm) in the world. • Directed the development of +500 licensed products • Recruited, trained & supervised +120 sales & storeroom staff & managers.

Diploma In The Art Of International Bread Baking, Bread Baking

Master Of Policy Studies, Business Ethics

Bachelor Of Arts, Sociology, French