Head of People, Culture & Administration at Practical Action Kenya

About the Role

Reporting to the Country Director, the Head of People, Culture and Administration plays a leadership role in planning and delivering our ambition in people and culture, ensuring alignment to our global approach, and supporting management in strengthening our investment in people.

The post holder will provide operational expertise and leadership to the Country Office team across the full range of people matters and provide advice and guidance in line with our strategy, global standards, labour law and best practice approaches.  The post holder will be directly accountable for the delivery of the Kenya Human Resource function.  Additionally, the role provides oversight of the administrative processes, procedures, policies, and people across the Kenya office including the procurement, logistics and security function of the office.

The post holder will be accountable for partnering, coaching and supporting the Kenya team on all people related matters to enable good and inclusive people management, empowering managers to lead, and to deliver on the strategic ambitions of the Kenya office relating to people and culture.  This will include identifying and leading on improvements to the day-to-day function as well as delivering on global initiatives projects such as Reward, Flexible Working, Induction and new global policies.

As an experienced Human Resources professional, you will have a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Human Resource Management, or similar discipline, 5 – 7 years of post-graduate working experience in human resource management and administration, knowledge in HR best practice and innovative new practices, ability to provide strategic inputs, Knowledge, understanding and application of employment law in Kenya, experience in Learning and Development of staff, office operations, organisational development, and institutional practices, Operational experience of working within a busy HR and Admin team environment providing timely and high-quality advice and work in all aspects of HR (recruitment, reward, employee relations, employment legislation, learning and development, change management, policies, and processes), knowledge and experience in application of gender equality principles in execution of the mandate is desirable.

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• An exceptional leader with a passion for People, and a proven track record of making bold and innovative investments in talent to deliver concrete business outcomes.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Human Resource  Management, or similar discipline 
• 5 – 7 years of post-graduate working experience in human  resource management and administration
• Knowledge in HR best practice and innovative new practices 
• Ability to provide strategic inputs 
• Knowledge, understanding and application of employment law  in Kenya. 
• Experience in Learning and Development of staff, office  operations, organisational development, and institutional  practices
• Operational experience of working within a busy HR and Admin  team environment providing timely and high-quality advice and  work in all aspects of HR (recruitment, reward, employee  relations, employment legislation, learning and development,  change management, policies, and processes) 
• Able to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• IT skills particularly MS Word, Excel, and Outlook, with  experience of using HR databases, online recruitment tools and  Intranets.
• Outstanding interpersonal relationship building and employee 

Desirable

• coaching skills.
• Ability to effectively represent the country office and our work.
• Excellent oral presentation skills and strong communication  skills in written and oral English.
• High levels of demonstrated skills in prioritizing task and  meeting deadlines. 
• Fluency in other languages.
• Existing strong relationships and networks within the geographic area.
• Post-graduate degree in relevant subject.
• Knowledge and experience in application of gender equality  principles in execution of the mandate