Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Africa Nazarene University is an American private Christian University in Nairobi, Kenya, and an affiliate of The Church of the Nazarene Colleges and Universities around the world.

Responsibilities or duties

Responsible for coordinating talent development initiatives across the University.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Master’s degree in a relevant field

Relevant professional qualification

Member of a relevant professional body

Experience needed

Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant work experience

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

Executive disposition and demonstrate high levels of integrity.

Ability to develop long-term integrated and cross-functional operational plans.

Ability to operationalize strategy into action for the function.

Business/Financial acumen, business savvy, innovative.

Strategic management skills.

Communication skills.

Interpersonal skills.

Organizing and planning skills

• Participate in the designing for implementation of employee, leadership and organizational development initiatives cutting across various areas, including: manpower planning, performance management, succession planning, employee engagement, career development, organization design, leader and team effectiveness assessment, change management, cultural alignment, compensation management, and coaching and mentoring programs.
• Develop training programs and processes to address the University’s needs. Evaluate the effectiveness of all learning and development activities.
• Review University wide emerging capabilities gaps and devise means to address medium to long-term skill requirements.
• Provide guidance and advice on appropriate organizational structures to maximize organizational effectiveness. Define roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities. Perform job evaluations and grading studies to ensure these meet strategic business needs.
• Establish and maintain an organizational culture and climate that enhances employee engagement and productivity within the workforce. Instill strong work culture and ethics among staff and create a healthy working environment.
• Conduct workforce and employee exit studies, to develop strategies for employee engagement, staff wellness and culture.
• Support the implementation of performance management across the University. Assist line managers in linking and cascading performance contracts and developing KPI’s to track performance, working closely with strategy and planning function.
• Utilize workforce analytics to drive change, enhance employee engagement to inform HR decisions and policy making across the University.
• Develop and maintain a fit for future succession pool for the University.

• Strategic management skills
• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Organizing and planning skills

• Master’s degree in a relevant field
• Relevant professional qualification
• Member of a relevant professional body