International Planned Parenthood Federation People Partner Jobs in Kenya

International Planned Parenthood Federation People Partner Jobs in Kenya

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a global sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service provider and one of the leading advocates for universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all. IPPF is a worldwide movement of 120 national organizations, referred to as Member Associations, working with and for communities and individuals.

These member associations are the leading civil society providers of contraception in 89 of 120 countries. And in 64 of those 89 countries, IPPF is the only largescale international provider. Collectively, member associations delivered more than 1 billion cumulative services between 2016 and 2022.

Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the overarching goal of IPPF Africa Region (IPPFAR) is to increase access to SRHR services to the most vulnerable youth, men, and women in sub-Saharan Africa. To reach this goal, IPPFAR works with local civil-society organizations, governments, the African Union (AU), regional economic commissions (RECs), the United Nations, among others, to expand political and financial commitments to SRHR in Africa.

IPPFAR tackles the continent’s growing SRH challenges through a network of Member Associations (MAs), strategic partners and volunteers in 42 countries. For more information, please read our 2022 profile (in English and French) here.

Role Purpose:

The post holder will support the IPPF Africa Region (IPPFAR) and IPPF Arab World Regional Office (IPPF-AWRO) in developing and implementing People Plans that support IPPF’s Strategic Framework objectives. The post holder will also be expected to deliver optimal performance and enable an environment that engages and develops diverse talents.

The post holder will be working collaboratively with the HR Operations Manager, People Partners from other regions and HR Focal points to develop processes, tools and platforms that are fit for purpose, support the Secretariat deliver the Strategic Framework and bring about visible change.

Context of role:

IPPF, through its new Strategy2028, is looking to be a more dynamic, agile and diverse organization keeping on the ‘front foot’ of evolving people practices and bringing a proactive approach to attracting talent, people performance and development, workforce planning and enhancing the employee experience journey.

Management responsibility:

The People Partner will supervise HR Admin focal points in both regions who will provide support on the ground as part of their overall job purpose and deliverables.

Role Deliverables:

Develop and implement a rolling annual people plan that is part of the Secretariat People, Organisation & Culture 3-year plan and developed with the Regional Directors and their Senior Management Teams.

Devise, modify and manage the employee lifecycle journey to ensure a consistent and positive employee experience.

Plan and optimise recruitment to effectively attract and secure diverse talent, pro-actively advising on approach. Supporting selection directly and/or through training/coaching recruiting managers and providing the objective validation on recruitment decisions in line with our goals and targets.

Pro-actively build, adapt and evolve performance and development to ensure capability is in place to deliver, including running and advising on the calibration of performance and development in your own regional areas, working with People colleagues to be consistent.

Optimise workforce planning with Heads of Corporate Services to integrate unrestricted and restricted resource ensuring within your own regional areas and in liaison with the HR Operations Manager.

Identify, mitigate and manage people and employee relations risks.

Manage and adapt the pay review cycle in line with Secretariat guidelines and working alongside People colleagues.

Lead the local adaptation, modification and implementation of People Policies and Procedures in line with Secretariat framework.

Lead on one of the key development areas listed above and contribute cutting edge insights to the global People platform.

Build trusted relationships at all levels to deliver IPPF’s People objectives while retaining line manager accountability through training/coaching support.

Recommend, devise and adapt interventions that improve engagement, wellbeing and support culture change.

Support and enable a safe environment, adhering to the safeguarding reporting and monitoring requirements of this role.

Key Skills/Expertise:

Qualified HR Professional with significant experience across the employee life-cycle.

Experience as an HR or People Business Partner working with Senior Management Teams.

Experience of advising and working across geographies and different legal jurisdictions internationally, particularly on recruitment & ER matters.

Track record of developing and delivering ambitious people plans and managing/delivering projects.

Influencing skills with demonstratable ability to both constructively challenge and support with resilience and emotional intelligence.

Demonstrable planning, organising skills with ability to adapt and flex to changing circumstances and deliver at pace.

Good judgment and decision-making distilling the key elements of a situation and context balancing the needs of the business and the needs of people.

Track record of working successfully with diverse, multicultural and multilingual groups and experience of supporting teamworking in diverse environments.

Strong communication skills, verbal and written with experience of writing policies/procedures/contracts in a user-friendly way without technical jargon and in a tone of voice that supports the culture

Fluency in French and English is essential, good command of Portuguese is an asset

Highest integrity and confidentiality, approachable and supportive.

Creative problem-solver, who thinks ahead and pre-empts risks/issues.

Understands the external dynamics, political/social/economic shifts and keeps up to date with functional/sectoral/legislative changes.

Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding in a local and international context.

Demonstrates ability and willingness to work in a diverse, multicultural, multilingual and intergenerational environment that is anti-racist and respectful of others.

An intersectional (pro) feminist passionate about sexual reproductive health care rights + justice.
Supportive of people’s rights regardless of sexuality or gender identity/expression and supportive of worker’s rights and access to health care in sex work.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; International Planned Parenthood Federation People Partner Jobs in Kenya

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