World Vision is a humanitarian, development and advocacy organisation devoted to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the world. Our 45,000+ staff members working in more than 90 countries are united through our ethos, mission and shared desire for all individuals, especially children, to overcome poverty, inequality and injustice.
Here’s where you come in:
As Regional Talent & Leadership Development Advisor - West Africa, you will establish the policy, framework and processes for Talent Management, Diversity & Inclusion practices, deploy and coordinate region-wide capacity building and leadership development initiatives. You will be responsible for region-wide workforce planning policies, systems. and will drive the Region to achieve measurable improvements in:
- Region wide consistency of performance goal setting.
- Region wide commitment and execution of a performance management process.
- Staff throughout the Region having clearly articulated, endorsed and measured accountabilities that are clearly linked to the goals of the Region and Partnership.
- Be a catalyst for best practice and knowledge sharing within the respective portfolio and participate in global practice groups outside of the Region.
Requirements include:
- Masters degree preferably in Human Resources/MBA or equivalent
- Relevant working experience:
- At least 8 years related HR experience – generalist or specialist.
- Has managed a sizeable team successfully & has carried responsibility for developing staff.
- Has a special interest in diversity & inclusion (D&I) and experience in deploying D&I programs.
- Knowledge and/or experience of implementing Talent management, diversity & inclusion programs at major organizations.
- Fully Fluent: English. Very good working knowledge of French
- Travel: 30% Domestic/international travel is required.
HOW TO APPLY:
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World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.
Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position online and apply by the closing date 23 Nov 2016. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org. Due to the number of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
