Background

Cordaid is hiring a Global HR & People Lead to ensure the accurate, efficient delivery of HR services across the employee lifecycle. The role is based in Nairobi and experience in supporting organizational transformation is required.

Key Responsibilities

HR Strategy & Organizational Development: You develop and implement global HR strategies aligned with Cordaid’s operational priorities, cultural transition, and commitment to Locally Led Development (LLD).

People Management & Leadership Support: You support and advise managers and leadership teams on leadership development, performance management, team effectiveness, and organizational change processes.

Workforce Planning & Effectiveness: You coordinate workforce design across domains and regions, developing scalable HR services that enable lean country structures while maintaining robust employee support and duty of care.

HR Operations & Digital Enablement: You ensure the accurate, efficient delivery of HR services across the employee lifecycle and promote the effective use of HRIS, workflow tools, and people analytics to streamline processes.

Talent Acquisition & Staff Development: You oversee recruitment, onboarding, talent development, and succession planning practices to attract and retain qualified professionals across the organization.

HR Governance & Compliance: You ensure consistent implementation of HR policies, labor regulations, and the Cordaid Integrity Compliance Framework, mitigating HR-related risks globally.

Employee Wellbeing: You oversee absence management, duty of care initiatives, and organizational health, contributing to safe and responsible working conditions in complex operational contexts.

Team Leadership: You manage and coach HR personnel (including the HR Officer) in accordance with Cordaid’s management style, focusing on employee development, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• You have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in HR management, organizational development, or workforce planning within an international, matrix, or complex environment.
• You possess strong knowledge of HR governance, labor regulations, workforce analytics, and digital workflow platforms/HRIS.
• You have proven experience supporting organizational transformation, change initiatives, and distributed operating models.
• You have excellent advisory, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate human capital insights clearly.
• You are a collaborative team player with a “One Cordaid” mindset, capable of building trust across different regions, cultures, and organizational domains.
• You are accountable, empathetic, and committed to high standards of integrity, confidentiality, and ethical behavior.
• You are fluent in English, both spoken and written. Knowledge of additional languages relevant to Cordaid’s operational regions (such as French or Dutch) is considered a distinct asset.
• You recognize yourself in Cordaid’s mission and values.

• Develop and implement global HR strategies aligned with Cordaid’s operational priorities, cultural transition, and commitment to Locally Led Development (LLD).
• Support and advise managers and leadership teams on leadership development, performance management, team effectiveness, and organizational change processes.
• Coordinate workforce design across domains and regions, developing scalable HR services that enable lean country structures while maintaining robust employee support and duty of care.
• Ensure the accurate, efficient delivery of HR services across the employee lifecycle and promote the effective use of HRIS, workflow tools, and people analytics to streamline processes.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, talent development, and succession planning practices to attract and retain qualified professionals across the organization.
• Ensure consistent implementation of HR policies, labor regulations, and the Cordaid Integrity Compliance Framework, mitigating HR-related risks globally.
• Oversee absence management, duty of care initiatives, and organizational health, contributing to safe and responsible working conditions in complex operational contexts.
• Manage and coach HR personnel (including the HR Officer) in accordance with Cordaid’s management style, focusing on employee development, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Strong knowledge of HR governance, labor regulations, workforce analytics, and digital workflow platforms/HRIS.
• Proven experience supporting organizational transformation, change initiatives, and distributed operating models.
• Excellent advisory, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to communicate human capital insights clearly.
• Collaborative team player with a “One Cordaid” mindset.
• Accountable, empathetic, and committed to high standards of integrity, confidentiality, and ethical behavior.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Knowledge of additional languages relevant to Cordaid’s operational regions (e.g., French or Dutch) is a distinct asset.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in HR management, organizational development, or workforce planning within an international, matrix, or complex environment.
• Recognition of Cordaid’s mission and values.