HEMINGWAYS

HOSPITALITY

WE ARE HIRING

HR MANAGER -LEARNING, TALENT & ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT

Company: Hemingways Hospitality Group

Reports to: Group HR

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Hemingways Hospitality Group is seeking an experienced HR Manager - Learning, Talent & Organisation Development to drive leadership capability, organisational effectiveness, and people performance across the Group.

This role will also support HR teams on core HR operations and capability building as the business continues to grow and evolve.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: (Aligned to Group HR Capability Pillars)

Capability, Learning & Talent Development

• Lead Group-wide learning, leadership, and talent development initiatives aligned to business and growth strategy
• Design and deliver leadership, onboarding, technical, and compliance programmes
• Build scalable learning systems and internal training capability

Performance, Succession & Leadership Readiness

• Embed learning into performance management, succession planning, and career pathways
• Strengthen leadership pipeline and internal mobility across the Group

Organisation Effectiveness & Workforce Design

• Support organisation design, job architecture, role clarity, and workforce effectiveness initiatives
• Partner with Operations and HR teams to translate strategy into practical capability on the ground

HR Operations & Capability Enablement

• Provide advisory and hands-on support to HR teams on general HR operations, policy application, and people management practices
• Strengthen HR capability through coaching, guidance, and tools

Governance, Measurement & Impact

• Manage learning budgets, partners, and calendars
• Track, evaluate, and report on learning effectiveness and ROI

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Strong experience in Learning & Development and Organisation Design.
• Proven ability to translate business strategy into practical capability-building programmes.
• Credible partner to senior leaders with strong facilitation and influencing skills.
• Experience in hospitality, service, or complex operational environments preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Learning & Development, Organisation Psychology, or a related business field
• Minimum of 10 years' progressive experience in Learning & Development, Organisation Development, and/or generalist HR roles

WHY JOIN US

• Shape leadership and capability in a growing, values-driven organisation.
• Work closely with executive leadership on impactful, Group-wide initiatives.
• Play a critical role in building sustainable performance, culture, and talent pipelines.

• Lead Group-wide learning, leadership, and talent development initiatives aligned to business and growth strategy
• Design and deliver leadership, onboarding, technical, and compliance programmes
• Build scalable learning systems and internal training capability
• Embed learning into performance management, succession planning, and career pathways
• Strengthen leadership pipeline and internal mobility across the Group
• Support organisation design, job architecture, role clarity, and workforce effectiveness initiatives
• Partner with Operations and HR teams to translate strategy into practical capability on the ground
• Provide advisory and hands-on support to HR teams on general HR operations, policy application, and people management practices
• Strengthen HR capability through coaching, guidance, and tools
• Manage learning budgets, partners, and calendars
• Track, evaluate, and report on learning effectiveness and ROI

• Strong experience in Learning & Development
• Strong experience in Organisation Design
• Proven ability to translate business strategy into practical capability-building programmes
• Credible partner to senior leaders
• Strong facilitation skills
• Strong influencing skills

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Learning & Development, Organisation Psychology, or a related business field
• Minimum of 10 years' progressive experience in Learning & Development, Organisation Development, and/or generalist HR roles
• Experience in hospitality, service, or complex operational environments preferred