Position: Talent Acquisition and Development Lead

Application Deadline: July, 09/2023 

Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international health development organization; currently implementing more than 180 programmess, reaching more than 40 million people across 35 African countries; and a staff complement of over 2,000. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in ten countries in Africa – Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea (Conakry), Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. An additional eleven advocacy and fundraising offices are located in Europe and North America.

Amref Health Africa is driven by its vision of ‘Lasting health change in Africa’ and its mission ‘To catalyze and drive community-led and people-centered health systems while addressing social determinants of health’. We believe that the power to transform Africa's health lies within its communities, and therefore strive to ensure that health systems are not only functional but that communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for the delivery of quality and affordable health care.

Job Title: Talent Acquisition and Development Lead

Directorate/Unit: Operations

Reporting To: Human Resource Manager

Duration: One year (renewable)

Physical Location: Amref Health Ethiopia Country Office, Addis Ababa

BACKGROUND

Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia has been working in Ethiopia since 2002 in close collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health implementing a range of projects in maternal, neonatal and child health, reproductive health, health systems strengthening, health workforce development, water and sanitation, HIV/AIDS and non-communicable diseases across the country, supported by a wide range of multilateral and bilateral donors, corporates and foundations.

JOB PURPOSE

The Talent Acquisition and Development Lead will be responsible for overall talent acquisition and development management by applying talent acquisition and overall reward management best practices (in compliance to relevant guidelines and procedures). S/he will also lead the development and facilitation of learning and development strategies for the country programs.

S/He will be based at Amref Ethiopia Country Office in Addis Ababa directly reporting to the Human Resource Manager.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIESKEY AREA ACTIVITY 

Work closely with internal teams and hiring managers to understand hiring needs and ideal candidate profiles;Develop and implement strategic initiatives for recruiting diverse talent in a multi-site organization in such a way this can be adopted and utilizedDevelop and execute unique and effective sourcing strategies and techniques to generate diverse candidate pools support the Recruitment function to headhunt talented staff from external;Induct applicants/candidates on the Amref recruitment portal and enable them to navigate through the system workflows.Perform administrative tasks as needed such as interview scheduling, and travel coordination;Conduct phone screens, and behavior-based interviewing techniques, instructing hiring managers on these techniques, creating interview guides, and scorecards, coordinating interview debriefs and providing a consultative value;Be creative in finding the right recruitment channels to utilize for the organization, while ensuring a balanced approach in costs and effectiveness;Manage full cycle recruiting process to meet the various staffing goals across all levels within Amref Ethiopia;Maintain up-to-date knowledge of labor legislation, and implement required changes to keep Amref recruitment processes compliant;Build quality relationships with internal customers and external recruitment agencies;

Talent Development

Support the Human Resources Manager in developing Strategic Learning and Development Plan for the country program;Ensure learning and development plans are in place and updated regularly;Lead to facilitate monthly induction training for new hires;  Identify and consolidate all training needs from team / individuals to develop an appropriate training program to align with our LearningStrategy;Lead to facilitate training courses/programs in the country office;  Lead training course content development and facilitate efficient and effective training delivery;
  Perform as focal person for Learning & Development Management systems, provide support to the end-user, liaise with the systemadministrator to handle any issues (if any);Lead the process of uploading courses, and training enrollments with proper training record to track participation, summarize monthly updates, andconduct/document training evaluations. Work closely and in liaison with the Global Head of Talent to update any new initiatives and new training courses;Track training & other staff development initiatives available online or conducted face-to-face -courses categorized into required / mandatorycourses or need-based courses;Assist the Human Resources Manager in the facilitation of timely and effective the annual talent review process, ensure necessary calibration is done toposition staff in the right talent pool;Capacitate hiring managers and supervisors on talent development process and support them on staff/talent planning;Follow up with Line Managers to ensure staff development planning regularly happen and progress is updated;Coordinate succession planning for all critical positions; ensure exhaustive utilization of internal talent through effective staff movement procedures (transfer, promotion, role upgrade) to relevant staffing needs and jobs within the Country Office

Other HR-related tasks

Support Job Evaluation process for new positions and as required.Provide support on HR Management functions as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Knowledge

• Master’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or other relevant field of study

• Membership in a professional Human Resource Practitioners’ Association is an advantage.

Experience

• At least six years of experience in Human Resources Management especially in talent acquisition and management, out of which at least two years in a supervisory role; experience in a developmental organization setting is preferred;

• Practical experience in talent management, recruitment and selection, and Learning and Development functions;

Competences and skills

• Skills in working with human resources management software applications;

• Good interpersonal, communication, networking and collaboration and teamwork skills;

• Coordination prioritizations skills to address a variety of work activities and deliver within tight deadlines;

• Good understanding of local regulations and proclamations including the prevailing labor proclamation, Organization of Civil Societies Proclamation in Ethiopia, etc.

• Up-to-date knowledge of the local and international labor market, inflation trends, cost of living indexes, compensation management principles, the process of job evaluation,

• Language skill - fluent in English (writing & speaking)

• Computer application skills including HRIS (HR information management systems)

How to Apply

Register using THIS LINK. Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience.

Closing date will be July 9, 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Duly note that Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants, all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @amref.org address.

Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking environment policy.