Human Resource, senior manager at Nova Academies Kenya

As the Nova Human Resource, senior manager, you will work closely with the HR & Partnerships Director to steer the growth and development of our top tier team as we move towards scale. You will be the Director’s strategic partner in recruitment of senior roles, creating and implementing best in class recruitment, retention, professional development and employee engagement /culture building strategies that will enable Nova to meet and exceed our ambitious growth plans. Policies and systems will be integral for scale, which is an important aspect of this role

Function: Network Office

Your role will be based at our Nova Network Office

Reports To: Director of Human Resources/Partnerships

Our Team Culture Is Designed To Reinforce Our Vision

• We model the growth mindset we want our students to embody; you are challenged every day and, as a result, you grow more than at any other point in your life.
• We pursue excellence in every detail and do whatever it takes to produce great work quickly.
• We are radically open: we share tough messages and our own vulnerabilities to help us grow.
• We bring infectious energy, enthusiasm and fun to everything we do because joy fuels the hardest work and learning.

How will your day to day at Nova look like?

• Keep Nova’s culture strong and our team engaged as we grow
• Ensure that Nova’s mission, values, culture, success, and growth potential are broadly communicated and internalized across the organization
• Lead a best in class recruiting operation to build a team of top senior talent
• Support strategic planning for the people side of Nova’s expansion that includes succession planning and organizational design
• Build onboarding and acculturation process globally to ensure new hire success
• Develop programs and metrics to drive and track employee engagement
• Build our capacity to manage performance and develop talent across the organization:
• Build upon and manage organization-wide performance metrics and performance review processes, and lead review process for the Management team
• Lead organization-wide talent reviews and succession planning
• Manage organization-wide identification of professional development needs and ensure that those needs are met
• Develop career pathway process
• Support compensation strategy, contract negotiation and renewal processes across the organization
• Plan for, benchmark, and communicate compensation and benefits
• Work with a team of associates to maintain and update filing of statutory and voluntary deductions from the payroll.

The above statements are not a complete list of all responsibilities and duties performed by employees in this job. Employee may perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Who you are

• You love people and think, eat, sleep and dream people
• 7+ years’ experience in a busy organization setting. School experience would be a plus
• Conversant with HR practices and policies.
• Creative but with extensive knowledge in change, performance and reward management.
• Good organizational, interpersonal, presentation and problem-solving skills
• A Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field from a recognized university with a post graduate training in HRM or consistent, demonstrated experience in HR
• A registered member with IHRM or other professional associations.