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Employer: Village Enterprise
Industry: Nonprofit/International Development/Social Entrepreneurship
Function: Human Resource
Job Title: Regional Talent Engagement Manager
Position Type: Full time
Duration: 1 Year
Reports to: Senior Director People & Culture
Location: Kenya, Uganda or Rwanda
Organization Overview: Village Enterprise’s mission is to end extreme poverty in rural Africa through entrepreneurship and innovation. Village Enterprise targets the poor, provides business training, seed capital/startup funds, and on-going mentoring to over 10,000 new entrepreneurs to start 3,000 enterprises each year. Since its inception in 1987, Village Enterprise has started over 40,000 micro-enterprises.
About the Job:
The Regional Talent Engagement Manager role is highly visible to a large cross section of key and senior stakeholders, many of which will be in critical leadership roles that have a significant impact on the organization’s ability to achieve key business outcomes and the overall Performance Ambition.
The Talent Engagement Manager will be an expert in the resourcing, hiring, talent planning process, employee engagement and will be a coach and mentor to these key stakeholders.
Top Accountabilities
Manage talent planning process in partnership with key stakeholders
Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for all roles across East Africa
Provide market intelligence on recruitment practices, compensation and benefits trends and general recruitment related intelligence
Share monthly updates on recruitment status, analytics and projections
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Support and maintain/improve the diversity progressive agenda with regards to equity and inclusion
Manage onboarding experience for new hires, in partnership with relevant stakeholders
Dotted-line management of Shared Service employees regarding talent engagement admin
Partner with functional leads/P&C Director to draft annual Resourcing Plan
Partner with functional leads to determine critical, senior, and hard-to-fill (HTF) roles for pipelining purposes.
Engage external top talent as successors for identified critical, senior, and HTF roles
Implement best-practice entry-level programs for external talent – internships, attachments and graduate program’s
Champion the Employer Brand (EVP) agenda across East Africa. Initiate and execute EVP projects through social media platforms
Manage the recruitment budget on an annual basis. This includes agency fees, EVP activities, background check costs, and all other relevant talent engagement expenses
Raise and manage purchase orders within the talent engagement remit
Adhere to all compliance requirements within the talent engagement and broader HR space. This includes but not limited to: Role time-to-fill (TTF), necessary background checks completed per candidate, and adherence to all external communication requirements
Participate in the Inclusion and Diversity, with management of the talent representation pillar as specified locally
Draft and present offers to successful internal and external candidates
Draft and annual updates of policies that are relevant to talent engagement and/or the broader HR function
External agency relationship management and budget adherence
Reviewing external providers’ SLAs on an annual basis
Coaching, training, and supporting line managers in the application of talent engagement tools/updates
Safeguarding. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility at VE, and it begins with me.
Qualifications and Experience
Required Qualifications:
University/tertiary degree Experience 4-7 years’ experience in recruitment, talent management, or talent acquisition
A higher diploma in Human Resources Management is an added advantage
Track record of EVP activities implemented, and social media presence
Strong knowledge and demonstrated ability to fill vacancies timeously, cross-functional stakeholder management, and compliance.
Member of IHRM
Excellent planning, coordination, and reporting skills, with the ability to organize substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities;
Skills
Networking, conflict-resolution, ability to work under pressure, stakeholder
management, creativity, efficiency, effective communication, and agility.
Barriers to Success in Role Inability to work with cross-functional stakeholders, Inability to adhere to all compliance requirements, Inability to work under pressure, Inability to adapt to constant change,
To Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates who meet the set criteria are invited to send their Cover Letter and CV (Maximum 3 pages) including 3 referees, salary history and expectation to: kenyajobs@villageenterprise.org addressed to: The Human Resource Coordinator Subject Line:
‘Regional Talent Engagement Manager’ Applications will be accepted until Thursday, 11th August, 2022. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Village Enterprise is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Equal Opportunity
Village Enterprise will provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Village will be based on merit, qualifications and abilities.
Village Enterprise does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or any other characteristic protected by the law. Village will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result
in undue hardship to daily operations. Village Enterprise recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation and expects all employees to share in the same commitment.
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