Human Resources Development Advisor: Africa
Reports to: Director of Resources
Purpose of the Role
Working closely with the Operation’s Manager, Programmes SMT, and other HR staff, the HR Development Advisor: Africa role will be focussed on:
- Championing,
driving and embedding the HR strategy for Farm Africa in Kenya, Southern
Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia and ensuring its integration into the
business.
- Identifying HR
projects and objectives as required by the Programmes SMT and proactively
anticipating HR requirements.
- Supporting
strategic and operational business change.
- Developing
cohesive employee relations and assisting with more complex/sensitive day
to day people issues.
- Supporting and
coaching senior managers in good people management practice.
- Creating a
culture of performance management
- Support country
offices and HR colleagues in developing HR systems and processes that are
robust and contribute to the management of the organisation.
- Identifying
organisational training requirements and identifying training and
development solutions.
Key tasks and responsibilities
HR Strategic Aspects
To support the Farm Africa strategic plan and country SMTs in the following areas:
- Development and
delivery of change plans and interventions. Supporting managers in
managing the human aspect of change - especially staff involvement
and the provision of advice on organisational change employment law
matters.
- To ensure that
all relevant legislative requirements, are embedded in the development of
project and policy work.
- Creation of a
culture of performance management and accountability through
implementation of policies, procedures, coaching and briefings.
- Devise and
implement HR metrics to identify people management requirements and
performance issues. Report on these to Programmes SMT and make
recommendations for action.
- Analyse, devise
and promote initiatives and practices to improve recruitment, retention
and management of talent in Farm Africa.
- Ensuring there
is a consistency of approach in HR systems and people management practices
across the country offices of Farm Africa and sufficient flexibility to
meet local conditions.
- Assist the
Programmes SMT in devising and implementing a learning and development
plan across the country offices.
HR Practice
- To champion good
practice human resource management in support of effective decision making
and meeting strategic objectives of the organisation and country SMT’s.
Operational Aspects
Ownership of the HR business partner brief in respect to the following areas:
- Be the principal
HR contact for country offices and Programmes SMT on Farm Africa strategic
and /or complex HR initiatives Coach, support, mentor and challenge
managers in the application of HR policies and practices.
- To deliver
clear, effective and timely HR advice on more complex or higher risk
employment related issues to local HR representatives, managers and staff,
in line with policy and legislation, in order to minimise risk and
financial exposure.
- To support HR
representatives and country SMT’s in development and embedding of fair,
effective and efficient recruitment, selection, retention and exit
processes and practices.
- Identify
training and development needs within country offices and work with
managers Programmes SMT to address these.
- Support HR
representatives in country offices in the design and implementation of HR
systems and process and building their capacity on transactional and other
HR matters.
HR team
Actively participate within the international HR team and its focus/aims:
- Participate in
international HR team meetings
- Contribute to
the development of the HR strategy of Farm Africa.
- Undertake cross
team project work as agreed.
- Identify and
implement HR efficiencies and savings at organisational and country
levels.
- Work closely
with the country HR representatives to support their development.
Communication
To ensure the development of a partnership with teams, managers and others, to share and
embed HR knowledge and good practice.
- To run capacity
building workshops/briefings on people management issues, new policies,
and project progress as required.
- Produce regular
briefings on all aspects of HR and people management for HR
representatives’ country SMTs and others.
- To keep the
Programmes SMT informed of policy, standards and issues requiring
solutions arising from the work with countries and teams.
- Take a lead role
in creating an international community of HR practice in Farm Africa.
- To liaise with
internal and external stakeholders as appropriate Produce presentations
and reports as per agreed terms of reference and schedule, and
otherwise as required, and represent HR good practice and strategy
in meetings and presentations as required.
Other
- Act in
accordance with and represent the values and principles Farm Africa
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Professional
qualification in Human Resources Management or equivalent.
- Knowledge of
employment law in East African countries
- Degree level or
equivalent qualification
Desirable
- Post graduate
qualification in Management or HR related area.
- Qualified and
experienced in the use of psychometric tools
Experience
- Significant
generalist HR business partnering experience
- Experience of
developing and implementing policies and procedures with appropriate
consultation and negotiation
- Reviewing HR
business processes
- Contributing to
HR strategy development
- Training needs
analysis/audit
- Significant
experience of advising and coaching managers on employment law matters
- Experience of
managing complex change processes
- Budget
management
- Strong
experience of performance management and appraisal systems and process
- Experience of
analysing learning needs and the design and delivery of training
workshops.
- Experience of
managing HR projects
- Salary
benchmarking and development of rewards and benefits packages
- Demonstrable
strong client focus
Skills and Abilities
- Coaching skills
- Ability to build
strong working relationships with key stakeholders
- A good standard
of written and oral communication skills in English and Kiswahili
- Ability to
speak/write another major language of the countries Farm Africa work in.
- Strong influencing
skills, able to persuade others to support own goals
- Demonstrable
presentation skills, able to design and deliver training and
communications confidently and effectively
- Able to analyse
and interpret financial and statistical information
- Team player,
able to maintain strong and supportive working relationships both in HR
and across functions
- Flexible and
responsive, able to work effectively with competing and changing demands
- IT skills
(Microsoft office)
Other
- Commitment to
the mission vision and values of Farm Africa
- Experience of
working in the NGO sector
- Ability to
travel for business within East Africa and to UK
To apply you must submit a CV and a supporting statement with
the reference: 2012 HRDA in the subject line for the attention of the HR Manager
to ">recruitment@farmafrica.org.uk by midnight GMT on Tuesday 31st July.
Note: We will not be taking telephone enquiries regarding this role. If you have any questions please submit them in writing to ">recruitment@farmafrica.org.uk
Farm Africa will not be accepting any applications from third parties and request that we receive no contact from third parties in respect of this vacancy.
Note: We will not be taking telephone enquiries regarding this role. If you have any questions please submit them in writing to ">recruitment@farmafrica.org.uk
Farm Africa will not be accepting any applications from third parties and request that we receive no contact from third parties in respect of this vacancy.
