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NewGlobe is growing and developing fast. The organization has been on a journey from proof-of-concept community school programs, to participating in national multi-partner public-private partnerships, acting as technical service delivery partners to statewide programs at scale, and ultimately supporting national government transformation programs. NewGlobe w...
About the Role
A critical member of the Leadership team, the VP People’s role is strategic in identifying and implementing long-range strategic goals and ensuring that NewGlobe’s People policies, procedures, and programs support the organization’s mission, vision and culture. With the goal of sustaining an engaged workforce, the VP will oversee and provide best practice guidance and consistency in all People areas including employee engagement, performance management, talent management, compensation and benefits and organizational development.
The ideal candidate is one with a passion for our mission and who brings a proven track record of success in implementing programs to attract and sustain a high performing, engaged, global workforce in a fast paced organization.
Based in Nigeria or Kenya, the VP, People currently reports to the President who also acts as the Chief People Officer. If and when a separate Chief People Officer is hired, the VP will report into the CPO. The VP leads a service-oriented team of People professionals in 8 countries. Up to 25% travel to current and new operating markets will be required.
What You Will Do
- Lead and manage the entire employee-life cycle, and the improvement of people-related systems, processes, and metrics that support the achievement of the organization’s business goals and strategic objectives;
- Lead a high performing, team of People team staff and acting as a coach and advisor to the Leadership team;
- Be a business partner with shared service and program leadership to ensure the People Group’s policies and practices are aligned to business objectives and success;
- Developing and facilitating the implementation of the People strategy and annual plans in alignment with the NewGlobe strategic plan;
- With a holistic understanding of NewGlobe’s goals and a collaborative approach, recommend, design, implement and evaluate long range talent management initiatives and people programs and approaches to maximize productivity and goal achievement;
- Leveraging all available data for decision making;
- Initiate/project manage any system/tech changes for more effective execution of People functions
- Ensure legal and regulatory compliance in all employment related aspects of the organization, maintaining knowledge and understanding of regulations, laws and industry best practices across our operating markets.
- Be the custodian and ambassador of NewGlobe values across all operating markets.
What You Should Have
- Bachelor's degree with a reputable institution
- Minimum of ten years of significant progressive leadership experience in operational roles including prior experience leading people function
- Ability to think strategically but also focus on tactical and operational issues
- Global multi-site experience
- Strong leadership skills and demonstrated ability to work with a very diverse workforce
- Ability to understand and deal with complex People challenges and creatively overcome obstacles to achieve goals.
- Ability to function well in a fast-paced environment where constant change is the norm and the bar for quality is set high.
- Strong relationship building skills - partnerships come naturally
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels – with the CEO, President, leadership team, and employees
- Strong conflict resolution skills and the ability to influence a variety of stakeholders
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