Please submit a cover letter with your resume describing your interest in this position and how you meet the requirements.
Position can be based in Dakar (Senegal) or Kinshasa (DRC)
PATH is an international nonprofit organization that transforms global health through innovation. We take an entrepreneurial approach to developing and delivering high-impact, low-cost solutions, from lifesaving vaccines and devices to collaborative programs with communities. Through our work in more than 70 countries, PATH and our partners empower people to achieve their full potential.
We seek to recruit a Regional HR Business Partner to be part of a global team of elite professionals who work in a coordinated effort to facilitate the HR programs and initiatives in their areas of responsibility. These roles advance PATH’s mission through the legal and effective delivery of HR systems and by managing global HR initiatives.
This HR Business Partner role will report to the HR Director, Africa and can be located in Dakar, Senegal or in Kinshasa , RDC and will support PATH teams in Western and Central Africa region . Specific job responsibilities include:
- Responsible for managing and implementing established HR strategies, policies and practices.
- Guides and supports employees and managers across the employee life cycle.
- Provides consultation to managers on talent development, performance management, employee relations and labor law compliance.
- Serves as local and regional point of contact for compensation and benefits, participates in policy development and implementation,
- Serves as point of contact with local legal counsels and benefits providers with oversight from HR Director, Africa.
- Compiles and shares market data, best practices and cultural context.
- Performs transactional duties where needed.
- Supervise HR staff and oversee work in multiple countries
- Builds and implements a regional talent management strategy and recruiting new talent for program and support positions
- Supports the performance management system
- Consults with employees and managers on employee relations issues and facilitates appropriate procedure is followed in alignment with organizational standards and local labor law
- Ensures that hiring and employment practices are in compliance with organizational and local standards
- Recommends, manages and conducts training on topics ranging from HR policies and procedures to professional and leadership skill development
Required Experience
- A track record of bringing a solution-oriented approach to working with clients to address the wide range of challenges required in a HRBP role including: talent management, leadership and employee coaching, employee relations and training and development
- Demonstrated skills building and managing strong partnerships with program teams and serving as a strategic advisor on HR matters in the region
- Demonstrated ability to successfully manage the uniquely differentiated HR role while working effectively in a client team environment
- Demonstrated effectiveness working efficiently, productively, and with urgency in a fast-paced environment.
- Proven group facilitation skills
- Ability to move initiatives forward and communicate effectively while managing multiple constituencies
- Ability to write professional policies and procedures in English
- Interpersonal, organizational planning and analytical skills
- Fluency in French and in English.
- Ability to travel 25% of the time
- College degree plus minimum of seven years’ HR generalist work experience.
- Familiarity with USAID rules and regulations preferred.
- PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.
More Information
- Job City Dakar, Kinshasa