People & Culture Manager at Adili Group

People & Culture Strategy Alignment

• In liaison with the Head of People & Culture, refine and implement a people & culture strategy that supports the needs of the Adili group.
• Working closely with the Head of People & Culture, provide expert advice to assist the Senior leadership team and line managers to make informed people-related decisions.
• Recruitment Selection and Placement
• In liaison with the Senior Leadership team and the HoD, ensure a robust talent acquisition strategy that covers modern and workable recruitment, selection and placement activities that will ensure the group always acquires the best talent. This role will handle Talent Acquisition for both Anjarwalla & Khanna and Adili Group, working closely with the existing Talent Acquisition team.
• Facilitate the resource planning process for Adili group and assist with the development of and monitor the spending of the group’s recruitment budget.
• Identify and source appropriate talent for current open roles within the Group and manage the entire recruitment life cycle up to an including proper onboarding of new staff.

Performance Management & Learning & Development

• Work with line managers to ensure the performance management cycle including goal setting, check in’s and year-end reviews as well as performance improvement processes are well established and adhered to.
• Work with the senior leadership to drive effective continuous conversations and continue strengthening people management skills for line managers across the group.
• Work with knowledge management team to identify development needs and trainings that build people management and leadership skills and capabilities. This individual will also act as a co-facilitator for relevant programmes in a bid to build people leadership skills within the group.
• Manage the performance improvement plan process for staff.
• Work closely with the HoD to continuously implement processes that link rewards to performance.

Leadership Development & Organisational Design

• Work with the HoD and the knowledge management team to design and develop innovative and highly effective talent management programmes and processes.
• Ensure all critical roles have adequate succession planning to always support continuity within the Group.
• Identifying opportunities to increase an organization's effectiveness through efficient staffing, utilization and management of talent.
• Provide coaching and supervision to other members of the P&C team.

HR Advisory

• Handle employee engagement, training, performance management and separation processes.
• Provide expert advice to assist the Leadership in making informed P&C-related decisions and provide relevant and up-to-date P&C reports.
• Support the integration and regionalization of best practices across AKI.
• Support institutional strengthening by working closely with the Acting Head of P&C to develop appropriate People and Culture policies for the company.
• Handle any employee relations matters and also manage employee welfare activities.
• Act as a trusted advisor on ad-hoc P&C matters.

Experience and personal qualities

• This role will require a high calibre and experienced People & Culture professional with the highest levels of ambition and commitment.

The following experience is preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field required.
• Must be a member of IHRM.
• At least 8 years work experience in HR.
• Must be a flexible person with ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and engage with people across all levels.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adjust their communication style to suit varied audiences.
• Must be a self-starter and a quick learner who is innovative and flexible to embrace new processes and approaches within the P&C value chain.
• Must have excellent people skills and ability to handle matters with a good balance between empathy and objectivity.
• Must have good oral and written communications skills.
• Must be very organised and good in time management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and an ability to communicate clearly with a range of people from diverse backgrounds.
• Assertive and able to challenge with credibility and sensitivity.

The following personal qualities are preferred:

• Firm commitment to the highest standards of quality.
• The ability to multi-task in a complex and demanding environment.
• The ability to build and maintain highly effective working relationships with a range of people (both internally and externally).
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Good emotional intelligence, including empathy, awareness and the ability to develop highly collaborative relationships.
• Strong attention to detail, and excellent time management skills.
• A commitment to teamwork and working in a professional manner.
• Enthusiastic, diplomatic and calm under pressure.
• Ability to develop creative ideas and transform them into practical reality.
• Action-orientated and a positive can-do attitude.
• A commitment to Adili’s mission and strong ethical integrity.