Group HR Director at Stratostaff

PROFILE INTRODUCTION    

Our client, a Pan- African business with a presence in three (3) countries with the ambition to increase its footprint across Africa seeks an HR leader. The business currently operating in the Agriculture, Power and Aviation industries is in an aggressive expansive phase and seeks to implement world-class structures to enable growth.  As the business scales up, they are now looking for their first Group HR Director to play a pivotal role in shaping the human resources strategies of the business and lay the foundation.
The individual will lead the HR function and take full ownership of the people strategy, enabling and supporting the different business leaders to achieve their goals. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business during an exciting period of growth, both through acquisitions and organic growth and to impact the employee experience from the top to down.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Ensure the development and review of HR Strategy in line with the overall corporate Strategy.
• Develop and update employee manual/handbook and ensure compliance with Country Labor laws across all entities.
• Jointly with Business leaders, ensure a fit for purpose structure is implemented and best in class talents recruited to the roles.
• Develop a Talent vision and strategies and in partnership with other business and functional leaders develop plans to engage, develop, and retain top talent.
• Manage the employee benefits, including salaries, pensions payment, PAYE and ensure compliance with local regulations with regards to salaries and benefits.
• Implement a performance Management Culture ensuring the business has a rhythm of Goals setting, performance delivery, appraisal and recognition.  Put in place a system to track same.
• Implement the required HR practices required to establish a positive employee/employer relationship and lead the active development of organizational culture.
• Ensure the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures government/legal regulations and put in place a system to Manage people position data.
• Over time, implement an HR information system.
• Develop plans to ensure a high employee engagement creating a platform for an open and honest leadership and put in place structure to handle differences and disciplinary issues across the group.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or relevant business field from a recognised university.
• Relevant professional HR qualification.
• Minimum Fifteen (15) years’ hands-on, post-qualification HR experience, nine (9) of which must at the Senior HR Management level.
• Prior experience as HR Director for a region/Sub-region is desirable.
• Prior experience in setting up an HR department is an added advantage.
• Proven experience in Organizational Development and Change Management.
• Working Knowledge of practices, principles and procedures of human resources management including recruitment, Learning & Development, Performance Management, Employee Relations etc. and knowledge of the labour Act of few African countries.
• Experience in FMCG, Oil and Gas, Power and Telecom sectors will be an added advantage.

Language

• Preferably English with French (being bi-lingual will be an advantage)