Talent Design Associate at Komaza

About The Team

People are at the core of what we do and are a top strategic priority for Komaza. Our Talent department is responsible for sourcing, attracting, identifying, and developing top talent across all functional areas and levels of the company. Komaza is planning to double our team over the next twelve months, and likely grow four-fold in the next three years. To fuel this growth, Komaza is building a strong in-house Talent acquisition and development team and a comprehensive talent pipeline. The Talent Team will be working to attract and retain the very best talent Kenya and the world has to offer.

About This Role

As a Talent Design Associate, you are at the forefront of growing and retaining our world-class team. You will touch all elements of this process, from workforce brand building and candidate relation strategy to designing innovative talent retention programs. This role involves both art and science: the art of attracting and retaining talent with our mission, vision, and values; the science of leveraging data to evaluate talent trends and design effective workforce solutions.

What You Will Do

• Grow our brand presence with the next generation of top talent to catalyze Komaza’s rapid growth and expansion
• Leverage project management systems to achieve team targets
• Run a best-in-class service center facilitating our candidate recruitment and retention strategy
• Design custom assessment processes to evaluate candidates’ technical and cultural fit
• Design and launch “MVP” trials to test opportunities for continuously improving Komaza’s talent experience

What You Have

• Master’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of post-undergraduate experience; recruitment useful but not required
• Experience working in fast-paced, demanding environment of a fast-growth company
• Preferably a great network in Nairobi and rest of Kenya

How You Work

• Define challenges and design solutions by questioning assumptions and seeking early-stage feedback
• Leverage data and innovation to drive results
• Build new systems through design-thinking lens and with a lean (“MVP”) approach
• Manage projects using plans, budgets, RACI matrices and scenario BVAs
• Leverage MS Office, GSuite, Asana & Google calendar to optimize productivity

You’re Also

• A fast learner and hungry for growth
• Flexible and self-motivated with the drive to do whatever necessary to get the job done
• Able to translate empathic insights into high ROI projects
• Willing and eager to learn and master new technical and professional skills
• Self-directed and intellectually curious - you know how and when to seek feedback in the pursuit of continuous improvement
• Proactive at identifying and communicating challenges and proposed solutions to successfully accomplish work

What We Offer

This role is based at our headquarters in beautiful Kilifi, Kenya for the foreseeable future, with regular travelling to Nairobi. The role offers competitive salary and benefits with potential for further career growth.