Regional HR Business Partner, Manager (Africa Region)

About the role

The International Potato Center (CIP) is looking for a Regional HR Business Partner to provide strategic and operational HR leadership across CIP's Africa region. The role partners with senior leaders and country offices to deliver people solutions aligned with organizational objectives and local context. It is based in Nairobi, Kenya, reports to the Head of People & Culture and has a co-reporting line to the Regional Director, Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Advise senior business leaders on organizational design, talent strategy and workforce planning, and diagnose organizational effectiveness issues such as leadership gaps and team dysfunction.
• Ensure people decisions comply with local labor laws, CIP policies and donor requirements, escalating complex legal matters.
• Use workforce data and analytics to surface trends and inform P&C projects.
• Lead talent reviews, succession planning, regional recruitment and onboarding, and build pipelines for critical roles.
• Collaborate on restructurings, early retirement plans and leadership transitions, and help implement the regional learning and development plan.
• Inform and lead the implementation of CIP's staff wellbeing framework, and act as first point of contact for staff pastoral matters.
• Help resolve workplace grievances, ensure payroll accuracy with Compensation & Benefits, and supervise, coach and develop direct reports.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or Organizational Psychology.
• At least 8 years of experience in an HR Business Partner or HR generalist role, ideally in an international or multicultural organization.
• Demonstrated experience in talent management, workforce planning, employee relations and HR compliance across multiple countries.
• Knowledge of labor laws and employment regulations, especially across African country contexts.
• People management experience, including developing direct reports in a remote or distributed environment.
• Advanced written and oral English; French is an advantage.

Required skills

• Analytical skills and data-driven recommendations.
• Desirable: experience designing learning and development programs, advanced HR software and cloud knowledge, and certifications such as SHRM-SCP, GPHR, ICF coaching or OD.

What we offer

• Compensation commensurate with experience.
• Fixed-term renewable contract.
• Equal and diverse workplace.