International HR Manager at Land O’Lakes Venture37: (Deadline 21 February 2022)

International HR Manager at Land O’Lakes Venture37: (Deadline 21 February 2022)

International HR Manager

Location: Kigali, Nairobi or Dar es Salaama                     

Closing date: 21^st February 2022

Background:

Land O’Lakes Venture37 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping communities around the world build economies by strengthening agriculture from farm-to-fork, helping businesses grow, and linking farmers to markets. Since our start in 1981, we have been leveraging nearly 100 years of expertise in dairy, animal nutrition, crop inputs, and agricultural insights from our close affiliate, Land O’Lakes, Inc., a farmer-owned agribusiness committed to fulfilling its purpose of feeding human progress.

Our team is made up of nearly 350 employees who are committed to market-led approaches, and passionate about collaborating locally to create lasting inclusive economic growth. By unlocking the potential of agriculture for the last 39 years, the lives of more than 3 million people have been transformed through nearly 300 programs in more than 80 countries.

Position Summary:

International HR Manager, Venture37

Reporting to the HR Director, the International HR Manager will work with the Land O’Lakes Venture37 (V37) HQ Human Resources team, New Business Development Unit, Chiefs of Party and Project Directors to design and implement HR strategies to identify, attract, develop, engage and retain diverse talent for Land O’Lakes Venture37 projects in Africa.

This is a national position to be based in Kenya, Tanzania, or Rwanda and is only open to citizens of these three countries. Local pay and benefits will be applicable.

Responsibilities

A. Human Resources:

• Support V37 HR Director to develop policies and procedures, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance for country offices.
• In coordination with the V37 HR Director, establish benefit packages for host country nationals in assigned countries and support Field HR Representative in identification of local benefit providers.
• Provide staff guidance on interpretation and applications of HR policies, practices, procedures on hiring, onboarding, separation/termination, performance evaluations in-country offices.
• Provide guidance for and interpretation of country labor code in coordination with V37 HR Director and local labor lawyer.
• Collaborate with HR Director, HQ Project Directors, and Chiefs of Party to develop strategies for improving annual Land O’Lakes employee engagement survey results for each country.
• Create and maintain compensation scales as assigned, for both projects and New Business Development efforts. Provide market information on benchmark compensation data to support local compensation plans during proposal bid process.
• Review and update Employee Handbooks for countries as assigned.
• Lead local salary surveys by partnering with field HR representatives to review and ensure accuracy of survey data before submission to Birches.
• Update applicable department guidance, FOAM chapters, communications, and tools to reflect any process changes made and/or create new tools to support effective communication and efficient process implementation.
• Generate HR data analytics including Quarterly HR Metrics, Weekly Recruiting Tracker, Quarterly Diversity and Inclusion reports amongst others.
• Co-lead global HR projects as needed.

B. Recruiting:

• Implement Venture37’s vision of Strengthening Our Team by recruiting top talent and creating candidate pipelines for key roles in Venture37 priority countries for both new business and continuing projects.
• Partner with HR Director to design and implement creative strategies for attracting, hiring, and retaining diverse talent in assigned V37 countries.
• Partner with relevant HQ and Country teams to anticipate and plan for recruiting needs in respective countries
• Represent Venture37 at NGO membership organizations’ career fairs and HR roundtables (e.g. Humentum, local and regional NGO forums, agriculture-focused learning institutions, and private sector).
• Provide training and ongoing support to COPs and HR Representatives on Venture37’s talent acquisition strategy and applicable recruiting policies and procedures.
• Responsible for talent acquisition efforts for proposals and projects to ensure integrity of hiring/selection processes and compliance with Land O’Lakes policies and procedures.
• Execute full lifecycle talent acquisition activities for key roles as assigned.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business   Administration, International Studies or related field.
• A minimum of six (6) years of progressive HR experience. Combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted.
• Experience working for an International Development organization.
• Knowledge of Human Resources policies, practices, and laws. Ability to interpret and apply local employment laws.
• Experience with local compensation and benefits including salary surveys, FSN scales, equity, and market range salary reviews, performance-based salary increases etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge of global talent acquisition practices and prior experience recruiting for US government-funded projects.
• Strong social media recruiting experience with ability to source passive candidates using LinkedIn, Devex, or similar.
• Strong relationship building skills demonstrating an ability to establish and maintain good working relations with global colleagues and partners in multi-country and multi-language settings.
• Advanced MS Office Products skills and experience with other recruiting software packages such as Workday, Avature, and Devex.
• Demonstrated leadership, ethics, and sound judgment with an ability to maintain maturity and patience
• Ability to work independently and adjust quickly to change in fast-paced environment.
• Excellent English language written and verbal communication skills

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• At least two years providing HR support to multiple countries
• Experience with proposal recruitment for donor-funded activities
• Experience providing HR support to international donor-funded (e.g. USAID,  USDA) projects with an agriculture focus
• French and/or Portuguese language skills

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls will be accepted.

Land O’Lakes never requests money or payment from candidates for any position type. Please report any such requests to Land O’Lakes.

Application Link:https://careers.landolakesinc.com/us/en/job/R-20014/International-HR-Manager-Venture37

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