HR Business Partner - East and Southern Africa at Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice and business partner support to leaders and managers within the East and Southern Africa region focusing on resourcing, talent management, strategic people planning, and employee relations. Coach on complex matters and providing a strategic HR perspective to support workforce planning and business development
• Represent and support the business needs of the Institute
• Support on day-to-day people management matters, as well as the strategic direction of the business within key stakeholders.
• Be accessible to, and support, all employees within the East and Southern Africa region on a day-to-day basis
• Drive consistent process compliance and efficiencies ensuring the effective delivery of people processes and objectives both regionally and globally
• Support the vision and goals of the Institute by translating strategic objectives into reality
• Provide advice on relevant employment law, emerging trends, best practice and support on implementing new legislation
• Negotiate employee disputes, underperformance, disciplinary matters, and grievances
• Work with colleagues within the People Team to deliver the Institute’s performance management, learning and reward processes and initiatives
• Support with all performance management processes
• Work with our Finance Team on a monthly basis to finalise payroll and benefits
• Work closely with Recruitment Managers to define and develop hiring strategies for new roles driven by the needs of the relevant team or division and funding requirements
• Where required, support Hiring Managers through interview processes and on best practice
• Support Recruitment Managers through the negotiation and offers of employment to ensure successful candidates have a positive and engaging experience in their onboarding to the Institute
• Be an active contributor to the development of colleauges within the People Team and show commitment to the innovation and enhancement of the support provided to the organisation by the People Team

Person Specification

• This is a key role in a fast-paced team, working on complex delivery priorities that are highly scrutinised.
• The successful candidate should possess a commitment to outstanding business partnering and employee experience, and be able to demonstrate the majority of the following:
• Significant experience of senior broad-based HR partnering, working in international commercial, matrix, fast-paced and complex organisations
• Significant experience of international HR business partnering
• A strategic mind-set with a demonstrated ability to interpret business goals into robust people strategies
• A commercial focus with demonstrated ability to identify and deliver commercial outcomes
• Strong influencing, and problem-solving skills
• A willingness to work across all aspects of HR business partnering, and comfortable to work self-sufficiently
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills and able to successfully manage and deliver multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellence in diplomacy, discretion and ability to engage with individuals
• Excellence in building and managing effective relationships, including with senior leaders and stakeholders. A proven ability to analyse, interpret and communicate complex and fast-moving information to senior stakeholders
• Excellent verbal communication, writing, researching and editing skills
• Strong IT skills and ability to learn new systems easily
• Flexible working style and ability to support in numerous jurisdictions, learn quickly, and navigate  ambiguity
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• The applicant must have the right to work in Kenya