ORGANISATION: PATH
Job Description
PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.
HR Business Partners at PATH are a global team of professionals who work in a coordinated effort to implement PATH's people strategy and facilitate the delivery of best HR practices. These roles advance PATH's mission through effective partnering with leaders and staff and leveraging HR expertise to influence business decisions in their regions. PATH seeks to recruit a Regional HR Business Partner for Southern Africa who will guide and support the employees in South Africa, Zambia and Mozambique. The position may be posted in Lusaka or Johannesburg.
Specific responsibilities include:
· Partnering with organizational leadership to ensure PATH can deliver on its mission.
· Manage the on boarding and off boarding processes across the region, cultivating PATH’s culture to ensure employees are engaged.
· Serve as primary contact for compensation and benefit matters across the region.
· Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and mitigate risk in consideration of local laws, best practices and PATH policies.
· Serve as coach to employees and supervisors in building high-performing teams, enhancing employee engagement and improving retention of high-potential staff.
· Develop and implement related policies and procedures in the region.
· Lead and monitor the performance management and goal setting processes to improve individual performance and team function.
· Coordinate and/or deliver learning activities and facilitate development opportunities for employees at all levels, including training, stretch assignments and suitable talent programs.
· Effectively manage employee relations issues in partnership with supervisors, project/program leadership, HR leadership, Legal Affairs and local counsel.
· Conduct full cycle recruiting when recruiting volume exceeds the regional recruiters’ capacity.
Required Skills
· A track record of bringing a solution-oriented approach to partnering with clients across the wide range of HR topics.
· Demonstrated skill building and managing strong partnerships with clients in the Southern Africa region and with the global and regional HR teams.
· Demonstrated ability to successfully manage the distinctly differentiated HR role while working effectively in a client team environment.
· Demonstrated effectiveness working efficiently, productively, and with urgency in a fast-paced environment.
· Ability to manage projects and communicate effectively while managing multiple constituencies.
· Excellent business writing skills in English.
· Proven skill applying analytical reasoning and making data driven decisions.
· Fluency in French and Portuguese preferred.
Required Experience
Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of four years of HR generalist experience required, including talent management, leadership and employee coaching, employee relations, total rewards and training. Group facilitation experience preferred. Familiarity with USAID rules and regulations also preferred.
Candidates must have legal authorization to work and currently reside in South Africa or Zambia.
PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Location
Lusaka, Zambia or Johannesburg, South Africa
Company Location
South Africa, Lusaka
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
Tracking Code
6367
How to apply:
Please provide a cover letter describing your interest in the position and how your background and work experience qualify you for the role.
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