People and Culture HR Manager - Nairobi at Girls Not Brides

People and culture

• Provide professional ongoing support and people management expertise to team members through coaching, mentoring and training on people and culture practices.
• Influence and support the strategic direction of the organisation, working closely with the Director of People and Culture.
• Responsible for reviewing HR systems, processes and providing relevant reports for informed decision making.
• Draft and manage all team member contracts, ensuring the documents are accurate, tailored to the specific context and legally compliant. 
• Regularly review team member job descriptions to ensure they are up-to-date, consistent and aligned with the grade framework and organisational needs.
• Manage relevant team member benefits packages while liaising with relevant stakeholders/ benefit providers and managing relevant budgets.
• Conduct market salary review/ benchmarking and provide recommendations for amendments to the pay and benefits policy.
• Manage employment checks compliance, such as DBS, proof of right to work etc. Supporting the Operations team with UK visa queries or country specific queries. 
• Lead on talent acquisition, retention, and leaver processes working closely with the relevant teams.
• Responsible for coordinating the monthly payroll and helping to resolve any pay queries from team members, working closely with the finance team.
• Contribute to broad operational activities, processes and procurement activities.
• Continuously review and develop people and culture policies, procedures following best practice and aligned to relevant legislation.

Champion organisational culture and values 

• Model and champion Girls Not Brides characteristics/ behaviours in alignment with the organisational values while promoting and engaging with the whole team to reflect these values.
• Work alongside the Health and Safety Committee and other stakeholders to ensure that the organisation has a comprehensive wellbeing strategy and support with its delivery.
• Review organisational support programmes in place to ensure they are reflective of our organisational values needs.
• Deliver and report on an annual employee engagement survey to ensure feedback from employees is gathered and communicated to support and improve organisational development, employee engagement and job satisfaction.
• Champion and embed best practice in diversity, equality, and inclusion across the organisation.
• Proactively explore and utilise new technology and tools to ensure relevant operational systems are streamlined, fit-for-purpose, offers excellent value for money and is user-friendly.

Lead organisational and individual learning and development 

• Manage and develop the performance management process and policy, to drive a learning culture, embed organisational values and achieve strategic objectives.
• Oversee and advise on all team member training and professional development to meet and integrate with organisational strategy and policy, while managing a budget.
• Ensure the organisation gathers team member feedback for continuous professional learning and development while ensuring we achieve training aims, objectives and value for money. 
• Present findings and recommendations on learning and development to the Senior Leadership Team as required.
• Establish and maintain appropriate systems for identifying, planning and measuring learning and development needs.

Wider Organisational Responsibilities 

• Support copywriting, proofreading and translation of communications outputs across our core languages as required.
• Commit to the mission and vision of Girls Not Brides, putting these at the forefront of all planning, work and actions.
• Uphold the core values of Girls Not Brides in all areas of work and interactions with colleagues, members, partners, and other stakeholders.
• Comply with Girls Not Brides’ policies and processes, with note for safeguarding, diversity and inclusion, the code of conduct and data protection.
• Ensure that internal databases and monitoring information are kept fully up-to-date.
• Commit to ongoing personal development and learning.
• Fulfil any other reasonable requests for the advancement of Girls Not Brides.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Experience

• Substantial experience in human resources, including within a diverse environment.
• A strong track-record of maintaining confidentiality, providing appropriate advice and expertise.
• A strong track-record of managing complex and sensitive organisational issues with empathy, fairness, consistency and values led.
• Proven experience of successfully reviewing and implementing HR information management systems, processes, and implementing policies.
• Exceptional attention to detail and able to work within a team and on own initiative.
• Experience managing work involving legal compliance and working with complex processes and documents.