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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
KES
MONTH
2026-03-03T17:00:00+00:00
8

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.
bachelor degree
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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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Job Info
Job Category: Human Resource jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Tuesday, March 3 2026
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi
Posted: 18-02-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 18-02-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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