Grants, Business Development, and Partnership Specialist

at  LEAP Africa

LEAP AFRICA IS HIRING!

JOB TITLE: People and Culture Coordinator
Application is only via the form link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScIrzgPFEbD078dsJDNCSB3QPDcnNaa-qqsr-v8whx1NJ7VCw/viewform?usp=pp_url
LEAP Africa is a non profit organization focused on raising dynamic, innovative and principled leaders who will drive positive transformation in Africa. We provide relevant and tailored interventions that support effective transitions in the areas of education, entrepreneurship & employability, civic participation and social mobility for young Africans.
We are on a strategic journey towards building a world-class institution that seeks to be an ecosystem builder, a thought leader and a development hub for young people. We are seeking to hire a very knowledgeable individual to bring about required innovation and transformation to LEAP Africa towards the achievement of its strategic goals outlined for 2024 and beyond.

CORE FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES-:

• LEAP’S Culture: Support to foster the growth and development of LEAP’s culture within the organization by implementing initiatives based on LEAP’s vision, mission, and values.
• HR Strategy: Support to execute the HR strategy for the overall employee experience, from hire to retire, ensuring employees have a positive, engaging, and rewarding experience in the organization.
• Policies & Processes: Assist to create policies and processes to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization’s talents; Foster the growth and development of the LEAP’s culture within the organization by implementing initiatives based on LEAP’s vision, mission, and values.
• Recruitment: Support with the update, implementation, and documentation of effective recruitment and talent management systems. Assist to manage the recruitment life cycle - job posting, assessments, interviews, onboarding, etc.
• Staff Compliance: Enforce and ensure compliance with all HR, people, and culture policies/processes, including the staff handbook, and regularly update them in accordance with local and international laws and best practices.
• Staff Engagement: Support to develop and implement employee engagement strategies, which include but are not limited to team bonding, happy hour sessions, staff retreats, staff feedback sessions, internal communications, celebrating employees during birthdays, life events, etc.
• Reporting: Regularly provide supervisor with data-driven reports; Constantly analyze HR processes to improve on your work and achieve operational excellence.
• Admin Function: Perform administrative HR functions, including Coordinating the submission of relevant documents by all employees, proper filing of staff employment documents on the ERP system, ensuring all staff files are updated, Maintaining records related to vacations, sick leave, grievances, and other people matter; Process and regularly update personnel, payroll, and job applicant records, generate monthly or annual reports; Manage statutory payment for staff PAYE, pensions, NHF, Life insurance etc. and ensure prompt remittances are done, manage LEAP’s health insurance.
• Staff Training: Continuously assist to implement a comprehensive learning and development plan including staff training needs but not limited to online training, quality in-house training programs, and classroom and virtual training for all staff; Develop training and learning programmes for the different teams in the organization and share with supervisor
• Career Progression: Assist in mapping LEAP employees career progression working hand in hand with managers/supervisors.
• Performance Management: Support with the performance management life cycle within the organization - annual goals setting, performance evaluation process, etc.
• Supervision: Provide supervisory support to other team members assigned for you to manage.
• Reward & Compensation: Regularly recommend a systematic rewards and compensation system
• Continuously update the HR Playbook
  Carry out all other tasks assigned by your supervisor.

Kindly see the key performance indicators for your role outlined below.

• Quarterly update of HR playbook
• Adherence to SLA for Salary Payment
• Payment of PAYE within SLA
• Completion of recruitment within SLA
• Employee Leave Utilisation
• Employee Utilisation of L&D funds
• Completion of P&C Monthly Report within SLARating of LEAP as a Great Place to Wor

Key Competencies Required to succeed in this role :

• Strong People Management Skills
• Confidentiality Skills
• Culture Skills
• Personal and Organisational Leadership skills
• Stakeholder Management Skills
• Strong Organisational Skills
• Budget Management Skills
• Training Facilitation Skills
• Coaching Skills
• Impact Measurement SkillsNetworking Skill