Director of Human Resources (Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic)
University of Central Asia
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Department: Human ResourcesReports to: RectorDuty Station: Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic (with travel throughout Central Asia)Deadline: 31 May 2025 About the University of Central AsiaThe University of Central Asia (UCA) is a world-class centre for knowledge and learning, connecting isolated rural communities with the global community and building human capital needed for modern economies and stable governance.It was founded in 2000 as a private, not for profit, secular university through an International Treaty signed by the Presidents of the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan, and His Highness the Aga Khan; ratified by their respective parliaments and registered with the United Nations. The Presidents are the Patrons of the University and His Highness is the Chancellor. UCA’s mission is to promote the social and economic development of Central Asia, particularly its mountain communities, by offering an internationally recognized standard of higher education, developing into an international research university, and enabling the peoples of the region to preserve their rich cultural heritage as assets for the future. UCA consists of three schools including the School of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Development, and the School of Professional and Continuing Education. The School of Arts and Sciences offers bachelor’s degree programmes with majors in Computer Science, Communications and Media, Global Economics, and Earth and Environmental Sciences at its residential campuses in Khorog and Naryn. The Graduate School of Development serves as a hub for conducting multidisciplinary research. Its research institutes have established thematic, multidisciplinary expertise in the economies, societies, culture and environment of Central Asia and UCA’s first master’s programmes are planned for 2026. The School of Professional and Continuing Education is the region’s leading provider of short cycle professional education courses designed to improve employment and income-generating opportunities. These courses are offered at 17 learning centers in Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan Summary of PositionThe Director of Human Resources will provide strategic and operational leadership of the human resources function at UCA. This includes working closely with the Rector, Chief Operating Officer, other members of the leadership team, and with department heads to align UCA’s human resources with the strategic needs of the University while also leading a team of human resource professionals to deliver a broad range of human resource services.The position offers an unparalleled opportunity for a highly motivated candidate with experience of managing human resource functions in complex and diverse working environments. Experience of leading human resource functions in the higher education sector would be strongly preferred, as would an understanding of the cultural and educational context of Central Asia. Main Duties and Responsibilities Provide strategic leadership of the human resources function and develop an approach which enables the University’s human resources to be effectively utilized to meet its strategic goals. Serve as business partner to all UCA units/departments/Schools by helping them with their HR initiatives. Develop and implement operational and strategic management of HR functions of the university. Manage and
