Regional People & Culture Business Partner - Generalist

About the role

World Vision is looking for a Regional People & Culture (P&C) Business Partner to provide overall HR support at the East Africa Regional office and the national offices, delivering integrated HR solutions such as HR compliance and risk management, HR systems, talent acquisition, onboarding and offboarding, and compensation and benefits. The role is a critical link between the Global Centre, the regional office and the field offices.

Key responsibilities

• P&C compliance and risk management: run HR audits, maintain policies and procedures, advise line managers and support HR clients
• HR systems: lead the region's HRIS (including end-user support), drive digitalization and manage HR records
• Talent acquisition, onboarding and offboarding: recruit staff, coordinate induction and manage exits
• Compensation and benefits: coordinate pay and benefits initiatives, run market research, advise on trends and manage the payroll and medical, pension and GPA/GLA schemes
• Employee relations: investigate grievances and disciplinary issues, sensitize staff to the code of conduct and act as focal point for reporting
• International assignees: handle work permits, maintain the resident permit database and liaise with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration

Required profile

• 5+ years of HR management experience in a large, complex environment, including a management or supervisory role
• Experience in a multicultural context and with an international NGO
• University degree in Human Resource Management or a related field; Master's degree or HR certification is an added advantage
• Knowledge of local and international labour legislation and membership of a recognized HR professional body
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 10% of the time
• Only local applicants accepted

Required skills

• HR compliance, risk management, project management, process improvement and HR reporting and analytics
• HR information systems (Workday experience is an added advantage)
• Excellent computer skills with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and databases