Director of People & Culture - Going Active

Our Client is Looking to fill the role of Director of People and Culture in Africa’s an will be responsible for Human Resources division, the Learning, Development and Culture division, and hold additional responsibilities as a global director for the Africa group.

This role is responsible for:

Human Resources

• Planning, designing, developing and evaluating human resource-related initiatives that support organisational strategic goals.
• Driving talent strategy and recruitment for high level and technical roles across all markets.
• Effectively structuring benefits and compensation programs to attract and retain top talent across markets.
• Providing ongoing coaching and strategic human resources support for executive level leaders, as well as providing guidance and support to HR teams in our operating entities.
• Utilising and potentially sourcing new human resources systems to improve organisation outcomes.

Learning, Development and Culture

• Leading ongoing performance management, including regular performance reviews, managerial feedback surveys, and 360’s.
• Managing in-country L,D&C teams to create and implement global and country level trainings to drive operational performance.
• Developing and planning employee engagement activities that promote culture and positive behaviours across markets

Global Director

• Managing the coordination of major events, including investor visits and strategic meetings.
• Frequent investor and partner reporting and relations, including on social impact initiatives.
• Ongoing high level administrative tasks.
• Ongoing special projects including gender mainstreaming, global branding and marketing, and some executive assistant tasks for the CEO.
• Direct and indirect leadership of senior management profiles across the HR and L,D&C team.

Must Have

• 5+ years of experience in senior HR role, with a generalist background that spans strategic planning, administration, recruitment and learning and development.
• Experience in managing cross-country, cross-cultural teams, and coaching and growing employees.
• Business proficiency in both English and French
• Willingness to travel between Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal (10%-20% of time)
• Experience working in sub-Saharan Africa