Mobius Motors Human Resources Manager Job Opportunity in Kenya Aug 2016

Jobs opening : Careers at Mobius Motors in Kenya 2016

Recruitment Vacancy : Human Resources Manager Job in Kenya Aug 2016

Vacancy: Human Resources Manager
Description: Designed, engineered and built in Kenya, Mobius Motors sells highly durable, highly affordable vehicles for Africa’s mass market.
Versatile, rugged and durable, it is designed for African cities whilst still being extremely capable off-road.
We are seeking a minimum three-year commitment from an exceptional mid-late career HR professional to contribute at both strategic and operational level to develop Mobius into a compelling career choice for top automotive and business talent in African and globally.
Develop an environment and value proposition that attracts and retains top performers and fosters the skills, knowledge, culture, and mind-set to demonstrate company values and make the right choices consistently. Identify HR priorities and recommends appropriate solutions which support Mobius strategy and business aims.
The HR Manager provides professional advice and support to leadership, management and staff on all aspects of human resource management and ensures compliance to current employment legislation and pursuit of HR Best Practice.
The Human Resources Manager reports to the COO and requires a close working relationship with the Directors, Managers and key staff across the entire organisation.
 
Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
Organisational Development
  • Employee Resourcing: Develop and execute strategy to make Mobius a leading choice for top business and automotive talent; facilitate leadership discussions around the staffing strategy and drive the end-to-end recruitment and on-boarding of international and local staff, including developing job descriptions, managing job postings, managing and analysing recruitment channels, selecting and managing head-hunter firms, and actively recruiting high-potential candidates.
  • Professional Development: Lead the design of the learning & development strategy and work with Line Managers to roll out Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and integrate it with performance and talent management systems.
  • Performance Management: Lead the implementation and ongoing refinement of performance management processes and tools across the organization, including integration with career paths.
  • Career Paths: Develop a structured promotion pathway for each role, including timescales, remuneration, performance requirements, and reporting lines.
  • Systems Development: Develop robust and scalable HR and Administrative systems across the organization, from tactical to strategic.
  • Policy Development: Identify, develop and communicate core HR policies and procedures across the organisation – ensure key stakeholders are identified and involved regularly on progress.
  • Employee Handbook: Develop and maintain a simple, clear and structured Employee Handbook for the organization aligned to the employment laws of Kenya and UK.
  • Knowledge Management: Support the Systems team to develop a robust and scalable knowledge management system and ensure that historical knowledge is transmitted and built upon by current staff.
  • Incentive Schemes: develop and maintain a compelling but cost effective employee incentive scheme across the organization to maximize recruitment and retention of world-class staff, including pay scale benchmarking, bonus packages, responsibility scope and other incentives.
  • Internal Communications: facilitate initiatives to formalize ad-hoc and periodic internal communications across the organization.
  • Process Improvement: assess current HR and Administrative processes to identify and action further improvements on an on-going basis.
Qualifications
 
Required
  • Bachelors Degree (minimum) in Business, Human Capital, Economics or similar
  • 3.4 GPA or higher from a top university worldwide
  • 5+ years of professional work experience in business administration, human capital management, general management
  • Ability to strategically plan and lead teams of international and local Kenyan staff through to exceptional success
  • Ability to lead cross-functionally; coordinating, leading and communicating information clearly
  • Exceptional attention to detail and high quality deliverable outputs
  • Ability to analyse and solve complex problems
  • Ability to grasp complex concepts and systems quickly, and express them in simple ways
  • Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment and to remain graceful under pressure
  • Ability to deal with ambiguity and make sense of multiple data sources that may sometimes be contradictory in nature
  • High degree of resourcefulness; looking beyond the normal channels of information to dig out data necessary to understand the ultimate solution
  • Ability to effectively communicate timelines and project progress with both internal and external management teams
  • Ability to take ownership and accountability of project timeline and results
  • Exceptional written communication skills and with experience is writing compelling messages to external stakeholders; enthusiasm to communicate clearly, confidently, and precisely
  • Strong presentations skills, including excellent oral communication skills; passion to make yourself understood in an engaging and pleasant way at all times
  • High sense of drive and urgency in achieving our vision
  • Ability to adapt to a dynamic working environment and work within a diverse team
  • Extreme patience and a good sense of humor
  • Excellent relationship management; capable and enthusiastic of working with multiple personalities across the organization, from production workers, to Kenyan office staff, to international staff, to the CEO – all coming from a variety of backgrounds and experiences
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively with others
  • A start-up personality; entrepreneurial, ambitious, independent, systematic attention to detail, structured thinker, goal-oriented, flexible and able to deal well with setbacks
  • Comfort with extensive travel throughout Kenya when needed – especially to regularly visit our production facilities
Desired
  • Master’s degree (or higher) in Business Administration (MBA), Economics, Marketing, Communication or similar
  • 5+ years of professional work experience in business administration, human capital management, general management
  • Membership of the Institute of Human Resource Management
  • Professional work experience with a top tier human resources consultancy internationally
  • Passion for the automotive industry and social enterprise in Africa, Administrative management experience
  • Fluency in Kiswahili (the national language of Kenya)
  • Proficiency in Excel, Project, Power Point and Word
Vacancy open until filled.



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