
Manager, Human Resources and Training at BRAC
- Kenya
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Partner with the CEO to align HR strategies with BKCL's organisational goals and growth plans.
- Collaborate with BRAC International’s global HR teams to adapt and implement global HR frameworks locally.
- Design talent strategies that support current and future workforce needs, balancing short-term flexibility with long-term structure.
- Lead workforce planning and succession strategies, including identification and development of high-potential talent.
- Contribute to budgeting for HR and training functions, ensuring resources align with strategic priorities.
- Design and oversee recruitment processes that attract diverse, mission-aligned talent.
- Lead onboarding and orientation to ensure seamless integration of new hires.
- Conduct training needs assessments and implement learning programmes.
- Support leadership development, with emphasis on building a pipeline of women leaders.
- Promote internal talent mobility and career progression across BKCL.
- Implement and manage BKCL's performance management cycle, including goal setting, reviews, and calibrations.
- Foster a performance-based culture that encourages feedback, accountability, and development.
- Administer performance-linked rewards (e.g., increments, promotions)
- Lead compensation benchmarking and recommend updates to salary structures based on market data and internal equity
- Manage the full employee lifecycle, from onboarding to exit, ensuring compliance and efficiency.
- Oversee HR operations, including contracts, leave, benefits, and payroll coordination with Finance.
- Lead the development, review, and localisation of HR policies in line with Kenyan labour laws and BRAC International standards.
- Handle grievance, disciplinary, and compliance matters with consistency and fairness.
- Provide HR support for expatriate staff, including documentation and policy adherence.
- Oversee the use and optimisation of the Human Resource Management System (HRMS) for data, processes, and reporting.
- Train HRMS users and coordinate with IT and service providers for troubleshooting and updates.
- Monitor HR KPIs and analyse workforce data to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
- Generate reports and insights to guide strategic planning and operational improvements.
- Build and maintain an inclusive, values-driven culture aligned with BKCL's mission.
- Design and lead engagement initiatives that support employee morale, teamwork, and well-being.
- Promote staff voice, recognition, and participation through structured communication and feedback channels.
- Champion safeguarding and ethical behaviour across the organisation.
- Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme's goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
- Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
- Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.
- Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in Human Resources, with at least 2 years in a managerial or supervisory role.
- Demonstrated experience in HR operations (recruitment, employee relations, payroll, performance management, HRMS and compliance) is essential.
- Prior experience in start-up environments or organisational scale-up phases is strongly preferred, particularly where HR systems, structures, and teams were built from the ground up.
- Experience in the financial services sector (e.g., microfinance, banking, fintech) or impact-driven sectors (e.g., NGOs, social enterprises) in Kenya or East Africa.
- Must be a registered member of IHRM (Institute of Human Resource Management - Kenya) and hold a valid CHRP (Certified Human Resource Professional) certification or an equivalent internationally recognized HR certification (e.g., SHRM, CIPD, HRCI).
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