The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT®, is a not-for-profit research and training organization with partners in over 100 countries. Please refer to our website for more information: www.cimmyt.org

Senior Talent Management Specialist

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA

Experience

6 years

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

Human Resources / HR

Specific Duties

Performance Management

Design and implement CIMMYT’s talent and performance review process in line with CIMMYT talent management strategy, ensuring a unified approach to goal setting, development, and promotion readiness.

Provide analytics and reports linking performance outcomes with compensation, promotion, and development decisions.

Succession & Organizational Planning

Maintain a dynamic succession planning framework covering critical and leadership roles across all programs, functions, and countries.

Collaborate with HR team members, Directors, and Program Leads to identify successors, readiness levels, and development plans.

Lead annual talent reviews and update succession risk maps to inform workforce planning.

Support leadership capability assessments, career path mapping, and high-potential development initiatives.

Monitor the implementation of individual development plans to strengthen readiness pipelines.

Support organizational design discussions and talent moves that enhance structure, agility, and cross-functional collaboration.

Analytics and Continuous Improvement

Generate dashboards and insights that integrate performance, succession, and development data for senior management, inc. evaluation of effectiveness.

Prepare institutional talent management reports and briefings for leadership, governance bodies, and donors as needed.

Advisory and Collaboration

Provide expert support to HR Business Partners and managers on talent identification, development planning, and career progression.

Requirements

Minimum 6 years work experience in similar roles.

Master’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, or related field. A Bachelor’s degree with significant additional relevant experience may be accepted.

Demonstrated experience in designing or implementing performance and succession frameworks, and in talent analytics or reporting.

Strong facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and advisory skills with proven ability to influence across diverse teams.

Strong communication skills.

Advanced English - C1.

• Design and implement CIMMYT’s talent and performance review process in line with CIMMYT talent management strategy, ensuring a unified approach to goal setting, development, and promotion readiness.
• Provide analytics and reports linking performance outcomes with compensation, promotion, and development decisions.
• Maintain a dynamic succession planning framework covering critical and leadership roles across all programs, functions, and countries.
• Collaborate with HR team members, Directors, and Program Leads to identify successors, readiness levels, and development plans.
• Lead annual talent reviews and update succession risk maps to inform workforce planning.
• Support leadership capability assessments, career path mapping, and high-potential development initiatives.
• Monitor the implementation of individual development plans to strengthen readiness pipelines.
• Support organizational design discussions and talent moves that enhance structure, agility, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Generate dashboards and insights that integrate performance, succession, and development data for senior management, inc. evaluation of effectiveness.
• Prepare institutional talent management reports and briefings for leadership, governance bodies, and donors as needed.
• Provide expert support to HR Business Partners and managers on talent identification, development planning, and career progression.

• Strong facilitation skills
• Stakeholder engagement skills
• Advisory skills
• Ability to influence across diverse teams
• Strong communication skills

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, or related field. A Bachelor’s degree with significant additional relevant experience may be accepted.
• Demonstrated experience in designing or implementing performance and succession frameworks
• Demonstrated experience in talent analytics or reporting
• Advanced English - C1