Regional Talent management Advisor

JOB PURPOSE

The role of Regional Talent Management  Advisor reporting to the Regional People & Culture Director will be responsible to adapt and implement an integrated regional talent management strategy that supports diversity, equity and inclusion efforts to strengthen People & Organizational Capability in order to deliver on Our Promise.

The role will work closely with the Global People & Culture team to have a keen eye on the evolution of the organizational culture while coordinating region wide talent and leadership development initiatives, embedding diversity, equity and inclusion thinking in people management practices and supporting process improvement initiatives.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITES:

Talent Management(25%)

• Influence and promote an integrated talent management strategy aligned to the global practice and owned by senior leadership teams across the region
• Project plan and co-ordinate a region wide annual talent review providing technical guidance to regional office people managers, National office People & Culture leaders and National office senior leaders.
• Monitor, analyze and provide quantitative reports on talent management initiatives using multiple sources of People & Culture Information system.
• Develop impact stories and narrative reports on Talent and leadership development initiatives that outline career progression, competency development and behavior change.
• Instigate best practice and WV specific requirements in succession planning which encompasses most critical roles for the organization with a keen eye on diversity targets.

Leadership & management Development (25%)

• Influence senior leadership’s understanding and commitment to an integrated and effective Learning and development eco-system
• Integrate Learning and Development practices with Performance Management, Talent Management and Leadership Development.
• Deliver innovative and relevant learning solutions for regional people managers and NO senior managers using internal and external platforms
• Monitor, evaluate and report at leadership level on progress of implementation and enhancement of leader and manager competency development
• Coordinate region wide 360 leadership surveys to enhance leadership competencies and drive mindset and behaviour change in collaboration with the global leadership development team

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (25%)

• Partner with staff and managers to identify root causes and organizational gaps related to diversity, equity and inclusion
• Lead the design of diversity, equity and inclusion regional learning initiatives based on context and taking into consideration WVI policies and Our Promise mindsets and behaviours
• Collaborate with the global learning & development team as well as the regional gender advisor in the review and evaluation of DEI initiatives
• Support the design/redesign of people management practices and policies with an Equity, Diversity & Inclusion lens with a particular focus on performance management, leadership and manager capability, talent acquisition, onboarding and talent management.
• Equip NO P&C leaders with the latest thinking on Diversity, Equity and inclusion to enable quality delivery of DEI initiatives

Process improvement projects (15%)

• Lead P&C process improvement projects to ensure that competencies, policies and systems are streamlined to enhance agility, efficiency and innovation of the People & Culture function
• Coordinate the tracking of the  P&C Scorecard, Work force planning, Performance management bell curve assessment, diversity targets, Our Voice survey and action plan implementation.
• Monitor and report on annual P&C strategy implementation plan

Knowledge Management (10%)

• Support continuous learning through documentation of successful P & C models and practices in East Africa region.
• Facilitate mutual learning between National Offices within East Africa Region and between regions by disseminating best practices in P & C.
• Contribute to establishment and use of regional data bases and e-resources including regional good practices relating to P & C as part of wider knowledge management strategy
• Facilitate the documentation of best practices and contribute to the community of practice and centre of excellence.

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE:

• At least three years related People & Culture experience in an NGO
• Minimum of at least 5 years’ experience in all areas of P&C management and staff development.
• Senior HR generalist with experience of working in a regional/ global environment
• Has had project administration experience in a global context
• Learning & development facilitation and auditing skills
• Knowledge and/or experience of implementing talent management, diversity & inclusion programs at major organizations.
• Direct experience in facilitating organizational change and P & C interventions
• Experience with work force planning models or systems
• Training design, delivery & measuring impact skills
• Direct experience in working with multicultural teams
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills
• Strong facilitation and modules development skills

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resource, Psychology, Org. Development or any relevant field.
• Master’s degree in human resource management, Psychology, Org. Leadership or Org. Development or any relevant field will be an added advantage.
• P&C Professional certification.
• Excellent interpersonal and marketing skills.
• Willing to challenge the status quo.
• Ability to handle confidential information in a professional manner.
• passion for excellence, excellent writing and presentation skills combined with meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
• Team player.
•  Influencing & very good organisational abilities.
• Proven ability to develop people in a cross-cultural setting is preferred.

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement:

• Office based with 30% across the region.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in written and spoken English.