HR Department Head

SUMMARY:

S Sara Group of companies are Ethiopia based companies engaged in Export, Import, Construction, Manufacturing and other related sectors.

Reporting to COO, the HR Department Head will be responsible to manage all HR activities. The incumbent will be tasked to spearhead strategic learning and development initiatives to support in cultivating people managers, and employee progression feeding into increased level of retention. He / She will identify L&D priorities to the management and be responsible for the delivery of the various projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Learning & Development (50% of your time will be dedicated to!);
• Create learning and development strategy and plan in line with the HR strategic agenda;
• Deliver new learning programs to foster the growth and evolution of our team;
• Deliver interactive and engaging training while ensuring that the content meets business needs;
• Evaluate training solutions based on effectiveness, ROI, clients perceived value and longevity;
• Implementation, set up and maintenance of LMS; define content, scheduling and tracking attendance and completion;
• Seek out the latest research and best practices and identify key trends;
• Train hiring managers and HR staff on how to select, manage, evaluate, and retain diverse employees;
• Measure and forecast diversity metrics;
• Implement and develop organizational development programs and projects, such as change management, team engagement, welcoming and onboarding, recognition, appreciation of contribution, etc.;
• Team, Client, Talent & Project management;
• Coach, mentor, and develop HR team;
• Drive & execute HR Department annual goals set by management;
• Support HR generalist in union negotiations and management;
• Oversee and negotiate vendor and contract management as required;
• Build strong relationships with key Managers within your service lines of responsibility;
• Provide guidance to People Leaders for all phases of the Performance and Reward Cycle including Annual Reviews, Calibration, Goal Setting and Reward Planning;
• Provide a proactive HR consultation service to all people managers advising them on all issues that arise in their teams;
• Provide coaching, advice and approval for employee relations, performance management and terminations;
• Participate in succession planning and workforce planning initiatives;
• Compliance & system management (This is part of your everyday!);
• Ensure compliance with applicable employment and labor laws regional & federal;
• Coordinate the development, maintenance and application of procedures and policies related to good human resources practices.
• Support other Directors and Managers through their periods of transformation;
• Identify & facilitate process improvement projects to drive efficiency;
• Any other task assigned by management;

SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIECE

• Masters degree in relevant field;
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills in local language(s) and English;
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills;
• 10+ years of experience, 3-4 of which in team management;
• Proven track record in building and developing HR processes;
• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of labor laws and HR best practices;
• Highly motivated self-starter;
• Multi-tasking with the ability to remain calm during high volume periods;
• Strong analytic skills and problem-solving ability;
• A master in the art of asking the right questions to find the true sources of the organization's issues;
• An outstanding popularizer who knows how to orchestrate various channels of communication to get the organization's messages to everyone, without misrepresentation!
• A dynamic and engaging leadership style that fosters strong working relationships based on credibility and open communication;