Regional Human Resources Manager
Brand:
FH
International
Job Type: Full Time
Job Type: Full Time
Location:
Nairobi,
Kenya
Category: International /
Salaried
Job
Description
This position is open to qualified applicants who have the legal right to work in Kenya, Nairobi.
This position is open to qualified applicants who have the legal right to work in Kenya, Nairobi.
Regional and multi-cultural position working with 8 countries in Africa and the U.S.
We are looking for an HR Generalist with experience across HR functions
Mission Statement
Motivated
by Christ's love, this position plays a key role in promoting the wholistic
ministry of Food for the Hungry (FH) through the framework of the
organization’s vision, “God called and we responded until physical and
spiritual hungers ended worldwide.”
In
order to accomplish this vision, FH’s mission is to “walk with churches leaders
and families in overcoming all forms of human poverty by living in healthy
relationship with God and His creation.”
Position in the Organization
Position in the Organization
The
Regional HR Manager reports hierarchically to the Regional Director - Africa.
The
Regional HR Manager reports functionally to the Chief HR Officer.
The
Regional HR Manager advises and supports a team of 8-10 HR leaders from each FH
Africa country office.
Purpose of the Job
Purpose of the Job
In
alignment to the global HR strategy, the Regional Human Resource Manager will
develop, implement and administer the Africa region’s HR strategy, support FH
organizational priorities and build HR capability through resources, processes
and systems that enable each FH Africa country office to achieve their strategy
and FH’s vision and mission.
HR
strategy includes recruiting, employment services (e.g. compensation, benefits,
contracts, policies, performance evaluations, employee disputes), leadership
and staff development and staff care (e.g. safety, well-being, engagement,
satisfaction, coaching, exit interviews, debriefing, cross-cultural care and
conflict management).
Skills/Requirements
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.
Percentages
are approximate and other duties may be assigned.
Key Result #1 – Provide direction and oversight for the development, implementation, maintenance and monitoring of global HR standards and HR functions in the Africa region
Key Result #1 – Provide direction and oversight for the development, implementation, maintenance and monitoring of global HR standards and HR functions in the Africa region
- Create,
implement and maintain the Africa HR Strategy collaborating with country
HR leaders and Global HR Office.
- Work
with Global HR Office to define minimum HR standards required by each country
office, audit each office’s status on meeting the minimum requirements and
help HR country leaders to create a plan to close any gaps.
- Advise
and support HR country leaders regarding implementation of HR functions
including leading practices, change management techniques, integration
with Global HR Office and compliance with local law.
- Report
timely and up to date HR metrics for the regional office and support HR
country leaders in reporting HR metrics for each office.
- Advise
and support HR country leaders and senior leaders regarding interpretation
and implementation of HR policies and procedures and importance of
compliance with applicable legislation and regulations.
- Work
with the Global Recruiter, Expat Staffing Coordinator and International
Employment Services Manager to support recruitment and ongoing employment
services of regional office staff, Country Directors and expatriate staff
in the Africa region.
Key Result #2 – Build HR capability, processes and
systems in the Africa region.
- Support
HR staff in country offices to develop and strengthen HR skills and
capabilities.
- Coordinate
the implementation schedule and preparation activities necessary for each
country office to implement systems such as the HR Information System,
Learning Management System, and Job Evaluation System.
- Certify
as a Vision, Mission, Values (VMV) Master Trainer and equip appropriate
country office staff to certify as local VMV trainers.
- Serve
as a Protection Regional Trainer and train designated country and regional
office staff in Protection roles, including to provide ongoing support for
compliance with the protection policy.
- Serve
as a Regional Investigator of protection and harassment claims, including
gender based violence.
- Support
HR country leaders and collaborate with Global HR Office to create Staff
Care standards, structures and processes (for example, cross-cultural
communication and sensitivity, emotional and physical well-being, safety
and conflict management etc.).
Key Result #3 – Oversee the administration process
of employee remuneration for the Africa region.
- Manage
the remuneration process (e.g. job descriptions, job groups, job
evaluation, wage scales, benchmarking and salary adjustments).
- Train
and support HR personnel in country offices how to write effective job
descriptions, complete job evaluation, determine salaries for new hires
and adjustments, conduct yearly benchmark surveys and maintain the salary
structure.
- Serve
on a global team to provide checks and balance on job evaluation to ensure
proper use of the job evaluation system and compliance with FH Global
Remuneration Philosophy.
- Coordinate
and support creation of salary structures in each Africa country office.
Key Result #4 – Facilitate communication and
knowledge sharing between Africa country office HR leaders, Global HR Office
and the Africa Regional Office.
- Plan
and facilitate quarterly meetings with HR leaders across Africa offices.
- Serve
on global HR task forces and contribute to the HR Center of Excellence
representing Africa offices and providing input to the global HR strategy,
structure and systems.
- Advise
regional office and Global HR Office on legal issues, seeking advice from
relevant authorities.
Qualifications
To
perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty/function satisfactorily.
The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or
ability required.
Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.
- Vibrant
personal relationship with Christ
- Strong
working knowledge and experience of Human Resources practices
- Cross-cultural
communication and sensitivity
- Good
experience in working with virtual teams
- Excellent
people skills
- Project
management experience
- Ability
to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills
- Strong
attention to detail, organized, with the ability to proactively solve
problems
- Ability
to learn new concepts and ideas, adaptable
- Strong
working knowledge of computers and MS Office Suite
- Ability
to travel (up to 25% per year internationally)
Education
and Experience
- Bachelor's
degree (B. A.) and certificate in Human Resource Management or a related
field and at least five years of working experience in HR or equivalent
combination of education and experience.
- Direct
experience within an NGO is a nice to have.
Language
Skills
- Proficiency
in spoken and written English.
- French
language skills is nice to have.
How
to apply
Please
note that this position does not cover moving expenses
Qualified Professionals, Females as well as Males are encouraged to apply.
Open
Until Filled: Applications will be accepted until a sufficient pool of
qualified applicants has been received.