What we are looking for
We are looking for a Head of Talent Acquisition, who will be responsible to stand up the People function as a Strategic Business Unit for our Corporate division. This role is critical in defining a talent strategy that aligns with our corporate goals, ensuring a frictionless employee experience journey, a high-performance culture, and high employee engagement across the organization. The Head will lead a team of seasoned People/HR professionals, to define and establish all People value streams: from talent acquisition and development to performance management and employee relations, with a focus on positioning talent as a unique and differentiated advantage for us and establishing us as a recognised leader in attracting and retaining top talent.
What does the job involve
- Collaborate with senior management to develop and operationalize a talent strategy that aligns with, and feeds into the Company’s mission, vision and strategic goals.
- Design a sourcing and onboarding strategy that keeps a steady stream of world-class talent (across a range of roles/functions) coming through our doors, and staying for the long-term.
- Establish us as the brand of choice for seasoned professionals looking to do practical, high-impact work on the continent, leading employer brand initiatives.
- Lead organizational development and change management initiatives.
- Lead performance management and employee development initiatives.
- Build and effectively lead a team of HR professionals to support business-as-usual HR functions(e.g. recruiting, onboarding, managing records, payroll benefits) ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations.
- Develop and utilize relevant metrics and data analysis to drive decision-making.
- Build and maintain a positive company culture that aligns with company values.
- Develop and maintain standard HR policies, processes and procedures.
- Create framework(s) for managing and resolving simple to complex employee relations issues.
- Implement a robust recruitment KPI tracking and data management system.
Qualifications
- Experience as a business leader familiar with setting up a business unit from ground up preferably in leading multinational companies (including startup/scale-up’s) and/or global consultancies/professional services firms.
- Experience managing strategic and operational “People” issues in a fast-paced business context. Functional People/HR experience however, is not a prerequisite.
- Proven track record of driving process improvements, setting/executing strategy in dynamic and complex business environments and achieving exceptional operational performance.
- Demonstrable project management, organizational and management reporting skills
- Management consulting experience (or other client-management experience that demonstrates strategic thinking) preferred
- Must have: A deep understanding of, and extensive experience operating in Africa
- Education: Bachelor’s degree required. MBA/Advanced degree preferred.
- Nice-to-have: Fluency in French
Competencies:
- Strong team management skills
- Strong business acumen, sales and negotiation skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on data-driven decision-making
- Perfect written and oral communications skills
- Deep commitment to the organization’s mission and values
- Articulate and effective communicator, both orally and in writing, with strong presentation skills
- Experience in fostering a positive company culture and driving senior-level engagement
- Experience managing budgets and financial forecasts
- Ability to navigate in ambiguous and dynamically changing environments
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