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 highperformance 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 Companys mission vision and strategic goals.
- Design a sourcing and onboarding strategy that keeps a steady stream of worldclass talent (across a range of roles/functions) coming through our doors and staying for the longterm.
- Establish us as the brand of choice for seasoned professionals looking to do practical highimpact 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 businessasusual 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 decisionmaking.
- 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/scaleups) and/or global consultancies/professional services firms.
- Experience managing strategic and operational People issues in a fastpaced 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 clientmanagement experience that demonstrates strategic thinking) preferred
- Must have: A deep understanding of and extensive experience operating in Africa
- Education: Bachelors degree required. MBA/Advanced degree preferred.
- Nicetohave: Fluency in French
Competencies:
- Strong team management skills
- Strong business acumen sales and negotiation skills
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with a focus on datadriven decisionmaking
- Perfect written and oral communications skills
- Deep commitment to the organizations 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 seniorlevel engagement
- Experience managing budgets and financial forecasts
- Ability to navigate in ambiguous and dynamically changing environments
Benefits