Manager, Human Resources
Evidence Action, Kenya
Job Description
Manager, Human Resources- East amp; Southern Africa Region (ESA)
About Evidence Action
Evidence Action is a global non-profit organization with an approach distinctive in international development - we exclusively scale interventions that are backed by strong evidence and can be delivered with exceptional cost-effectiveness. Our programs have grown since our founding in 2013 to reach over 280 million people annually. We deliver high impact for every dollar spent, as recognized by GiveWell, The Life You Can Save, and Charity Navigator.
We do development differently.We take a data-driven approach to identifying, scaling, and continuously improving programs which deliver immense impact, ensuring these solutions measurably improve the lives of millions. Our Deworm the World Initiative has helped governments in Africa and Asia deliver over 1.4 billion childhood deworming treatments, improving health, education, and incomes. Dispensers for Safe Water provides sustained safe water access to over 4 million people in rural Africa, preventing childhood illness and deaths.
We drive innovation. Our Accelerator builds the next generation of exceptional programs, taking an approach most similar to a venture capital model. We are ruthless in exiting programs which do not meet our criteria; those that advance deliver outsized impact for millions of people.
We are global. Across eight countries in Africa and Asia, our 400+ people are united by a tremendous passion for our mission and impact. We are strong because of our diversity of experience, geography, and background - with over 90% of our people in the countries where our impact is focused.
We have big ambitions. Our goal is to double our impact by 2024, to fulfill our vision of a world where hundreds of millions of people in the poorest places have better opportunities and their lives are measurably improved. We believe in bold and urgent action - because poverty doesn’t wait, and neither should we.
We need great people. Our success to date is due to the collective work of our amazing staff. To achieve our ambitious goals, we are looking for people who share our passion for evidence, cost-effectiveness, and scale. We seek individuals who take an entrepreneurial approach, enjoy tackling hard problems, and have a bias to action and results. If our vision and approach excite you as much as it does us, we invite you to join us.
Job purpose
Evidence Action is looking for a seasoned HR professional with experience managing projects amp; activities in a multi country, multi cultural context. The HR Manager will lead all HR’s practices and objectives that will provide an employee-oriented high performance culture emphasizing quality, productivity, goal attainment and empowerment and is responsible for the development of processes and reporting metrics that support the achievement of the organization's goals.
They will be responsible for creating, managing and executing various HR projects to standardize and strengthen HR practice across the region, as well as setting up new processes and tools to support new country entry and integration.
The Manager, HR will play an integral role in overseeing delivery of HR activities associated with anticipated growth in the Africa Region. Reporting to the Regional HR lead, the incumbent will work closely with the sub hub regional Directors, Africa regional leadership and In-country HR representatives as well as requisite Global teams to ensure on time and high-quality delivery of HR initiatives.
Duties and responsibilities
- Support Africa Regional leadership in creating a culture of transformational leadership, strategically aligned regional culture and engaged regional workforce.
- Coordinate the execution of employee satisfaction surveys on an annual basis and leverage the results to enhance staff and organizational well-being.
- Lead the people amp; culture function in developing a vibrant and empowering culture that supports and enables the execution of Evidence Action’s strategy.
- Manage annual performance management process across the East amp; Southern Sub-region (ESA) which includes; - annual objective setting, mid- year performance reviews, 360 reviews and annual performance appraisals.
- Spearhead daily functions of the Human Resource (HR) department across (ESA) East amp; Southern sub-regional areas including recruitment amp; selection, onboarding, administering pay, benefits, and leave, and enforcing company policies and practices.
- Plan, coordinate and execute HR projects across the region incl