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What You'll Do

Strategic Partner to Kenya Leadership

• Serve as trusted advisor to members of Kenya's leadership team, aligning people strategies with business priorities and market growth objectives
• Partner with leadership to tackle organisational challenges and deliver innovative people solutions that drive business performance
• Use people analytics to track key metrics, identify trends, and provide actionable insights that inform strategic decision-making

​​​​​​​Drive Talent Excellence & Organisational Development

• Design and implement talent strategies for attraction, development, and retention across all Kenya functions
• Lead organisational design initiatives, workforce planning, and succession strategies to support business scaling
• Facilitate talent reviews and performance calibrations with leaders, ensuring fair and effective talent management processes
• Connect employees and managers with impactful learning and development opportunities, including mentorship and coaching

Build High-Performance Culture

• Cultivate a growth-oriented, high-performance culture through effective performance management and employee engagement initiatives
• Address employee relations issues with professionalism, ensuring consistent policy application and compliance with local labour practices
• Coach managers and employees on best practices, conflict resolution, and professional development
• Lead employee engagement initiatives, including surveys and follow-up actions to enhance overall engagement

Lead Change & Strategic Initiatives

• Manage complex organisational change initiatives, from planning through execution and measurement
• Support business transformations, restructuring, and strategic project implementations
• Collaborate with global People team and local stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of people strategies

What You Bring

• 8+ years of progressive HR experience with 3-4 years partnering with senior leaders in fast-growth, complex organisations.
• Proven track record designing and implementing people strategies that drive measurable business results across local and global contexts.
• Strategic and operational range - equally comfortable with long-term planning and hands-on execution, with strong business acumen to translate people priorities into business outcomes.
• Expert coaching and advisory skills for leaders at all levels, with strong change management capabilities and ability to influence without authority.
• Data-driven approach to decision-making with experience using people analytics to inform strategy and track performance.
• Deep understanding of Kenyan labour practices and regulatory environments, with experience navigating complex employee relations.
• Experience in fast-paced, high-growth environments with proven success in matrixed organisations and multi-stakeholder management.

• Serve as trusted advisor to members of Kenya's leadership team, aligning people strategies with business priorities and market growth objectives
• Partner with leadership to tackle organisational challenges and deliver innovative people solutions that drive business performance
• Use people analytics to track key metrics, identify trends, and provide actionable insights that inform strategic decision-making
• Design and implement talent strategies for attraction, development, and retention across all Kenya functions
• Lead organisational design initiatives, workforce planning, and succession strategies to support business scaling
• Facilitate talent reviews and performance calibrations with leaders, ensuring fair and effective talent management processes
• Connect employees and managers with impactful learning and development opportunities, including mentorship and coaching
• Cultivate a growth-oriented, high-performance culture through effective performance management and employee engagement initiatives
• Address employee relations issues with professionalism, ensuring consistent policy application and compliance with local labour practices
• Coach managers and employees on best practices, conflict resolution, and professional development
• Lead employee engagement initiatives, including surveys and follow-up actions to enhance overall engagement
• Manage complex organisational change initiatives, from planning through execution and measurement
• Support business transformations, restructuring, and strategic project implementations
• Collaborate with global People team and local stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of people strategies

• Strategic planning
• Talent management
• Organizational development
• Workforce planning
• Succession planning
• Performance management
• Employee engagement
• Employee relations
• Change management
• Coaching
• Data analysis
• People analytics
• Business acumen
• Influencing
• Stakeholder management
• Understanding of Kenyan labour practices

• 8+ years of progressive HR experience
• 3-4 years partnering with senior leaders in fast-growth, complex organisations
• Proven track record designing and implementing people strategies that drive measurable business results across local and global contexts
• Strategic and operational range
• Strong business acumen
• Expert coaching and advisory skills for leaders at all levels
• Strong change management capabilities
• Ability to influence without authority
• Data-driven approach to decision-making
• Experience using people analytics to inform strategy and track performance
• Deep understanding of Kenyan labour practices and regulatory environments
• Experience navigating complex employee relations
• Experience in fast-paced, high-growth environments
• Proven success in matrixed organisations and multi-stakeholder management