Senior Talent Development Specialist, People Innovation, Human Resources
2026-02-18T12:36:47+00:00
PATH
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Healthcare
Human Resources,Business Operations,Social Services & Nonprofit
2026-03-03T17:00:00+00:00
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Key Responsibilities:
Talent Management & Succession Planning
- Drive the implementation of PATH’s talent review and succession planning frameworks across regions.
- Identify key and critical roles, assess readiness, and support development planning for high-potential talent and succession pipelines.
- Partner with People Experience to mitigate talent risks and enable internal mobility through structured talent review processes.
- Consolidate outcomes from talent reviews to inform enterprise-wide leadership and talent development priorities.
High-Potential & Leadership Development
- Design and manage structured development pathways for high-potential employees and emerging leaders.
- Enable targeted development interventions, including coaching, mentoring, stretch assignments, and experiential learning.
- Track progress, readiness, and retention of high-potential talent using data and defined success measures.
Performance Enablement
- Support the design and execution of performance enablement frameworks, tools, and manager guidance.
- Develop practical resources that help leaders and employees align goals with organizational priorities.
- Build capability in goal setting, feedback, performance conversations, and effective management of performance cycles.
- Enhance and support the end-to-end performance cycle, from objective setting through to reward and progression processes.
Career Frameworks & Capability Building
- Design and maintain career pathways, career ladders, and progression frameworks linked to functional and leadership competencies.
- Establish and apply assessment practices to support talent acquisition, development, and performance decisions.
- Deliver learning interventions that strengthen strategic, leadership, and behavioural capabilities across the organization.
Reward, Recognition & Talent Analytics
- Partner with Total Rewards to support merit-based progression and recognition frameworks.
- Develop guidance and toolkits to help managers link performance outcomes with recognition and salary decisions in an equitable and transparent way.
- Produce regular talent and succession analytics, providing insights and recommendations to inform leadership decisions.
- Ensure consistent application of talent and performance processes through optimized tools, templates, and enabling technology.
Collaboration & Enablement
- Work through People Experience to understand talent needs across functions and regions, designing focused toolkits that enable adoption.
- Facilitate talent reviews and calibration sessions with leaders, supporting informed decision-making and accountability.
- Collaborate with internal partners and external vendors to deliver scalable, cost-conscious talent solutions.
Key Competencies and Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Education, or a related field (postgraduate qualification an advantage).
- Minimum of 10 years overall HR experience, with at least 5 years of progressive experience in talent development, performance management, or learning design.
- Experience with Workday Talent Management (Desirable)
- HR certifications (e.g., SHRM-CP, PHR, CPLP) and experience with psychometric or assessment tools are desirable.
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing talent management, succession, and performance frameworks across diverse workforce segments.
- Experience facilitating talent reviews, leadership development programs, and learning interventions.
- Drive the implementation of PATH’s talent review and succession planning frameworks across regions.
- Identify key and critical roles, assess readiness, and support development planning for high-potential talent and succession pipelines.
- Partner with People Experience to mitigate talent risks and enable internal mobility through structured talent review processes.
- Consolidate outcomes from talent reviews to inform enterprise-wide leadership and talent development priorities.
- Design and manage structured development pathways for high-potential employees and emerging leaders.
- Enable targeted development interventions, including coaching, mentoring, stretch assignments, and experiential learning.
- Track progress, readiness, and retention of high-potential talent using data and defined success measures.
- Support the design and execution of performance enablement frameworks, tools, and manager guidance.
- Develop practical resources that help leaders and employees align goals with organizational priorities.
- Build capability in goal setting, feedback, performance conversations, and effective management of performance cycles.
- Enhance and support the end-to-end performance cycle, from objective setting through to reward and progression processes.
- Design and maintain career pathways, career ladders, and progression frameworks linked to functional and leadership competencies.
- Establish and apply assessment practices to support talent acquisition, development, and performance decisions.
- Deliver learning interventions that strengthen strategic, leadership, and behavioural capabilities across the organization.
- Partner with Total Rewards to support merit-based progression and recognition frameworks.
- Develop guidance and toolkits to help managers link performance outcomes with recognition and salary decisions in an equitable and transparent way.
- Produce regular talent and succession analytics, providing insights and recommendations to inform leadership decisions.
- Ensure consistent application of talent and performance processes through optimized tools, templates, and enabling technology.
- Work through People Experience to understand talent needs across functions and regions, designing focused toolkits that enable adoption.
- Facilitate talent reviews and calibration sessions with leaders, supporting informed decision-making and accountability.
- Collaborate with internal partners and external vendors to deliver scalable, cost-conscious talent solutions.
- Workday Talent Management (Desirable)
- HR certifications (e.g., SHRM-CP, PHR, CPLP)
- Experience with psychometric or assessment tools
- Designing and implementing talent management, succession, and performance frameworks
- Facilitating talent reviews, leadership development programs, and learning interventions
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Education, or a related field (postgraduate qualification an advantage).
- Minimum of 10 years overall HR experience, with at least 5 years of progressive experience in talent development, performance management, or learning design.
- Experience with Workday Talent Management (Desirable)
- HR certifications (e.g., SHRM-CP, PHR, CPLP) and experience with psychometric or assessment tools are desirable.
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing talent management, succession, and performance frameworks across diverse workforce segments.
- Experience facilitating talent reviews, leadership development programs, and learning interventions.
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Vacancy title:
Senior Talent Development Specialist, People Innovation, Human Resources
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Healthcare, Category: Human Resources,Business Operations,Social Services & Nonprofit]
Jobs at:
PATH
Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, March 3 2026
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, February 18 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Key Responsibilities:
Talent Management & Succession Planning
- Drive the implementation of PATH’s talent review and succession planning frameworks across regions.
- Identify key and critical roles, assess readiness, and support development planning for high-potential talent and succession pipelines.
- Partner with People Experience to mitigate talent risks and enable internal mobility through structured talent review processes.
- Consolidate outcomes from talent reviews to inform enterprise-wide leadership and talent development priorities.
High-Potential & Leadership Development
- Design and manage structured development pathways for high-potential employees and emerging leaders.
- Enable targeted development interventions, including coaching, mentoring, stretch assignments, and experiential learning.
- Track progress, readiness, and retention of high-potential talent using data and defined success measures.
Performance Enablement
- Support the design and execution of performance enablement frameworks, tools, and manager guidance.
- Develop practical resources that help leaders and employees align goals with organizational priorities.
- Build capability in goal setting, feedback, performance conversations, and effective management of performance cycles.
- Enhance and support the end-to-end performance cycle, from objective setting through to reward and progression processes.
Career Frameworks & Capability Building
- Design and maintain career pathways, career ladders, and progression frameworks linked to functional and leadership competencies.
- Establish and apply assessment practices to support talent acquisition, development, and performance decisions.
- Deliver learning interventions that strengthen strategic, leadership, and behavioural capabilities across the organization.
Reward, Recognition & Talent Analytics
- Partner with Total Rewards to support merit-based progression and recognition frameworks.
- Develop guidance and toolkits to help managers link performance outcomes with recognition and salary decisions in an equitable and transparent way.
- Produce regular talent and succession analytics, providing insights and recommendations to inform leadership decisions.
- Ensure consistent application of talent and performance processes through optimized tools, templates, and enabling technology.
Collaboration & Enablement
- Work through People Experience to understand talent needs across functions and regions, designing focused toolkits that enable adoption.
- Facilitate talent reviews and calibration sessions with leaders, supporting informed decision-making and accountability.
- Collaborate with internal partners and external vendors to deliver scalable, cost-conscious talent solutions.
Key Competencies and Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Education, or a related field (postgraduate qualification an advantage).
- Minimum of 10 years overall HR experience, with at least 5 years of progressive experience in talent development, performance management, or learning design.
- Experience with Workday Talent Management (Desirable)
- HR certifications (e.g., SHRM-CP, PHR, CPLP) and experience with psychometric or assessment tools are desirable.
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing talent management, succession, and performance frameworks across diverse workforce segments.
- Experience facilitating talent reviews, leadership development programs, and learning interventions.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 120
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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