Director of People at Poa Internet

The Director of People is critical to reach this objective.

Key Responsibilities for this role:

• To establish Poa as the number one preferred employer of choice in Kenya with a robust pipeline of outstanding candidates to allow them to achieve this as they grow.
• To own all aspects of attracting, developing and retaining the best people. Create EVP, organise and carry out recruiting campaigns, to develop a constant pipeline of new staff.
• To guarantee and promote culture and values within Poa, always striving for a valued, engaged and committed workforce.
• To create and maintain a comprehensive onboarding programme for all new Poa employees that outlines company expectations, inculcates Poa values, and sets employees up with the information they need to succeed.
• To ensure performance management integrates employee skills & competencies and Poa values into the day to day.
• To champion continuous training and development initiatives that spans the employee life cycle to help employees achieve their potential and continuously grow.
• To ensure onboarding is carried out.
• To add rigour and process into the People department, ensuring systems are in place to allow the business to continue growing.
• Complete an audit of all existing processes and documentation and ensure legal compliance for existing and former employees. Make improvements to systems and processes where required.
• To develop marketing collateral to be used in talent attraction campaigns.
• To regularly implement compensation and benefits analysis so the business remains competitive in the market.

Key measures of success for this role:

• Poa attracts A players to support its growth trajectory.
• Poa staff Net Promoter Score (NPS) is one of the highest in the country, across any industry
• Poa is a leader in quality documentation, structure and process for all aspects of people management, and operates in full compliance with legal, HR requirements
• Poa culture is engrained, and people are living our values on a daily basis.
• The culture is contagious and isevidenced by high employee engagement

Required capabilities:

• More than 10 years relevant HR experience, with a strong understanding of Kenyan employment law
• Must have built and delivered HR strategies for high growth companies transitioning from start-up to growth phase
• Must have translated company values into a company culture and the effect on employees
• Has built an attractive employer brand that showcases company culture & values
• Must have had full budgetary responsibility for the People department including planning, forecasting and strategy
• An analytical nature who finds solutions to questions and embraces data.
• A high level of intellect

Reporting and Location

This role reports to the COO and is based in Nairobi, Kenya