Living Goods is seeking a Director of Talent with a strong background in global hiring and human resource management. We aim to improve the health and wealth of 50 million underserved customers in the developing world and we believe that our people are the heart of our business and the root of our impact. Living Goods will more than quadruple in reach in the next four years and needs a world class team to excel as we grow. We have offices in Nairobi, Kampala and San Francisco as well as partnerships across Africa and Asia.
As the Director of Talent, you will play a lead role in supporting Living Goods’ rapid growth -- from leading global recruitment strategy to helping team members learn, grow and lead. You are a seasoned professional with 8 – 10 years experience in talent management and have a track record of success in filling senior positions. This position will be based in either Kampala or Nairobi with travel in East Africa.
Key Responsibilities
· Lead talent acquisition for Living Goods worldwide. Provide expert advice and support for hiring managers. Help craft job descriptions, screen applicants, manage applicant tracking systems and support a best of class recruiting and interview process.
· Drive the performance management process. Support all managers to implement an effective system of reviews, performance planning, and career planning. Help the organization employ consistent and effective feedback at all levels.
· Oversee the management of employee benefits across all countries.
· Manage and maintain up to date human resource policies, ensure legal compliance, and oversee work visas as needed.
· Help steward and support Living Goods core values of driving impact for our customers, thinking big, driving sustainability, operating nimbly, and partnering effectively.
Qualifications
· 8 -10 years experience in talent recruiting and development – especially recruiting for senior roles.
· Experience working in Africa and/or Asia. Senior posting at top social enterprises or NGOs a plus.
· Undergraduate degree.
· Solid writing ability. Please include sample job postings you have written with your application.
Compensation
A highly competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience including health insurance and bonus opportunity. The opportunity to be your best while making lives better for those in need.
What is Living Goods?
Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro-entrepreneurs who go door-to-door teaching families how to improve their health and wealth while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water filters, clean cook stoves, and solar lights. Living Goods seeks nothing less than a disruptive reinvention of distribution in emerging markets, through networks of franchised micro-entrepreneurs who leverage Living Goods’ brand, buying power and mobile marketing tools to deliver vital products at accessible prices to the people who need them most. By combining the best practices from the worlds of micro-enterprise, franchising and public health, Living Goods is creating a fully sustainable system to improve the health, and wealth, of underserved communities.
Living Goods has been featured in The New York Times, NBC News, The Economist,and The Huffington Post. Check out these articles and more on our press page*.
Life at Living Goods
Living Goods is aiming to make disruptive changes, dramatically improving the lives of underserved communities. We think big, but we operate small and nimble. At Living Goods, you will have the chance to use your creativity and work with your teammates to conceive and test new ideas every day. If you work well in a dynamic, highly collaborative culture, if you set high standards for yourself and your colleagues, if you know how to fail fast and learn fast, if you meet challenges with calm determination and a sense of humor, you will thrive at Living Goods. See www.livinggoods.org/principles.
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HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for this position please visit our career page and apply for Director of Talent through our applicant tracking system. In lieu of a cover letter you will be asked to answer a few short questions that will help us learn a little bit more about you and your interest in working with Living Goods.Please include sample job postings you have written with your application.
