Church World Service Talent Acquisition Manager Jobs in Kenya

Church World Service Talent Acquisition Manager Jobs in Kenya

Job Description

Position Title: Talent Acquisition Manager

Reports To: HR Coordinator

Division: Programs

Department: Administration

Job Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Grade Level: Grade 8

Introduction:

Church World Service (CWS) is a not-for-profit, faith-based organization transforming communities around the globe through just and sustainable solutions to hunger, poverty, displacement and disaster.

CWS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, genetic information, age, disability or veteran status in employment or in the provision of services.

Primary Purpose:

Talent Acquisition Manager will be responsible for development of recruitment strategies to increase CWS RSC Africa talent pool and pipelines. This role will provide input to ensure CWS Africa has diverse global talent that performs at a high level responding to the changing needs of the organization.

Talent Acquisition Manager will implement CWS Africa Recruitment best practices that ensure timely selection of top talent and will recruit talent that will support CWS RSC Africa organizational culture. Talent Acquisition Manager will work closely with management on all diversity issues, ensuring fairness in the recruitment process.

This role supervises the Human Resource Supervisor Talent Acquisition.

Essential Duties

Support in the development of integrated talent acquisition strategy to ensure the right talent is recruited for CWS Africa.

Design strategic and scalable recruiting and retention initiatives in alignment with organizational strategic objectives

Lead in developing recruitment metrics that support the organization’s direction and goals on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Establish strong Rapport with the hiring managers in Sub Saharan Africa to understand their strategic staffing needs, Priorities and ensure vacancies are filled on time.

Act as a regional advisor in hiring processes, sourcing, relocation, job description writing and ensuring adherence to the global requirements.

Provide leadership, training and coaching of recruitment personnel, including learning and reflection post-recruitment, to ensure positive candidate experience.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives in recruitment and hiring within Sub Sahara Africa

Develop recruitment-focused indicators and dashboard to measure efficiency and effectiveness

Collaborate on design and implementation of employer branding initiatives.

Provide leadership in ensuring adherence to recruitment policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), processes, practices, and programs to support and foster building and retaining a high performing organization.

Manage a diverse recruitment team across Sub Saharan Africa.

Ensure policy and procedures, such as, screening, and interviewing standards are rigorous and transparent in the evaluation of candidates are utilized consistently across all recruitment portfolios.

Facilitate and manage organization sourcing networks and partnering arrangements to broaden the organizations response capability and reduce

Manage the recruitment and selection process of organizational leaders, as required.

Qualifications:

Experience:

Eight (8) years’ work experience is required

Two (2) years of direct supervisory experience

Proven experience managing working in an HR management capacity with large multi-cultural teams.

Knowledge of Kenya Labor laws and customs preferred.

Experience with overseas processing or US refugee resettlement preferred

Skills:

Experience managing recruitment of diverse talent requirement

A successful track record of rapid hiring and recruiting in a fast phased organization

Demonstrated ability to work in a self-directed, results -oriented environment at fast pace,

Posses a solid understanding and a strong experience sourcing with online networking tools and ability to

identify and access new professional networks in an international market required.

Exhibit excellent organizational skills, responding to internal clients and candidates in a timely and professional manner

Proven ability to create diverse pipelines of talent sourcing for difficult to fill roles.

Exceptional interpersonal communication skills.

Strong organizational and time management skills.

Computer literacy, with a strong emphasis on Microsoft Excel and Outlook

Abilities:

Manage large and diverse workload under pressure with competing priorities.

Maintain the integrity of official records.

Analyze and solve complex problems and make sound decisions.

Work with minimal supervision

Maintain a high-performance standard with attention to detail;

Work independently and contribute to overall operations of RSC Africa.

Actively participate in the implementation of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP).

Strong English communication skills, both written and oral.

Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment required.

Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and willingness to support CWS’ Platform on Racial Justice as a CWS employee required.

Education & Certifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management or related area with postgraduate qualification/certification in Human Resource

Management, or four (4) year’s additional work experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.

Master’s degree is preferred

Special Requirements:

COVID Vaccination is strongly recommended for all successful candidates

The candidate should be of good health, willing and able to travel extensively in often difficult conditions and have a high degree of flexibility.

Must have proof of Yellow Fever vaccination before traveling for RSC Africa/Remove if not applicable.

This position is based in Nairobi, Kenya

This position always requires use of laptops, competence in Microsoft office packages is required.

This position may require travel in sub-Saharan Africa on short notice and under sometimes difficult conditions to meet demands of a dynamic operational program

Background check which includes references, and an educational criminal check is required before the start of employment for international applicants.

A valid passport and the ability to maintain a valid passport throughout the entire appointment is required, which includes having enough passport pages for travel.

Physical: This position requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, kneeling, sitting, standing, walking, pushing/pulling, handling objects (manual dexterity), reaching above shoulder level, using fine finger movements, and lifting/carrying heavy loads.

Environmental: Incumbents in this position will be exposed to excessive noise, marked changes in temperature and/or humidity, dust and infectious diseases, harsh weather climates, long work hours, bumpy roads, extended travel, excessive sun exposure, and non-ventilated spaces.

All employees should be prepared to work from the CWS office within their location of hire. Remote work arrangements may vary depending on location and the governing rulings regarding the COVID-19 pandemic


How to Apply

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