Manager, People and Culture, USAID Kenya Private Sector Activity at Palladium International

• Palladium is seeking a Manager, People and Culture for an anticipated USAID-funded economic growth program which is anticipated to begin in 2023. The USAID/Kenya and East Africa Feed the Future (FtF) Private Sector Activity (PSA) will be a 5-year program focused on accelerating agriculture-led growth in Kenya through partnerships with large agricultural sector firms (such as processors and off-takers) and expansion of smallholder farmer out-grower schemes. The anticipated activity will focus on creating jobs and generating large scale increases in sales/exports in the agriculture sector cost-effectively and, ideally, through a sustainable and locally-led vehicle.  The activity would combine tools used in USAID’s traditional private sector development activities with tools used to mobilize finance and investment into one mechanism – supporting a range of agricultural firms to expand investments and operations via a blended finance approach. For more information on the potential project

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Formulating & rolling out HR policies in accordance with Palladium global and Palladium Kenya policies and practices
• Conducting HR interviews, offer negotiations & closing positions
• Managing employee lifecycle from hire till exit – onboarding, induction, confirmation, transfers, contract renewals & exit
• Anchoring the performance management process
• Spearheading the team bonding initiatives
• Ensuring legal compliance throughout human resource management
• Maintaining pay plan and benefits program
• Ensuring all employee files are in order and maintaining the employee database
• Working on HR process improvements
• Assisting with employer branding initiatives to ensure Palladium is the employer of choice
• Liaising with global teams and the project management unit on various projects such as diversity & inclusion, salary benchmarking etc.
• Working on helping build a positive work environment
• Any and all other project-related tasks as required by the Chief of Party and Palladium HQ

Position Requirements:

• Degree in Human Resources or related field
• Significant experience managing human resources functions in Kenyan project contexts
• Ability to formulate and carry out plans independently to further the strategic goals of the project from a human resources and talent management perspective
• Experience working on USAID or other donor-funded programs preferred
• Excellent communications, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Local Kenyan candidates are preferred
• Written and oral proficiency in English required