Kenya People Manager at BasiGo

You might like this job if: 

• You’re passionate about building and supporting high performing teams to do their best work
• You enjoy the challenge of working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment 
• You’re an ambitious and self-driven multi-tasker, proactively finding solutions to problems that don't exist yet and support a growing start-up’s needs
• You love Nairobi, and want to help clean up the city’s air

Roles and Responsibilities:

Talent Leadership, Strategy, & Culture

• Collaborate with, and advise the BasiGo Executive and leadership team to inform key strategic talent issues such as building culture, DEI, organizational design, and performance management
• Create a culture where feedback, open and honest communication, honesty, integrity, health & safety, and ethics is expected and rewarded
• Continuously work to create a work environment that the team loves to be a part of, and undertake initiatives to ensure we build a culture that authentically resonates throughout BasiGo

Talent Acquisition & Onboarding

• Support the organization to attract the best talent looking to work in e-mobility in E.Africa by developing and managing hiring tools and SOPs, crafting JDs, screening candidates, and working with recruiters
• Manage new employee contracting and onboarding processes to ensure each new employee is set up for success. 

Performance Management, Learning, and Development

• Support the BasiGo leadership team and managers to manage employee performance by managing tools and processes to track OKRs, and conduct regular performance reviews
• Design and schedule training programs to ensure all BasiGo employees are trained on any relevant policies and best practices
• Working with the BasiGo leadership team, identify scalable opportunities to support employees to gain work relevant skills, and grow in their careers via (in house and external) training, and mentorship.

Human Resources Admin & Management

• Build scalable, nimble, and team-forward people operations (HRIS, payroll, contracting, onboarding, offboarding, disciplinary issues, employee issues and emergencies)
• Policy and process design, communication, implementation and iteration - design and iterate on team policies that keep us nimble and that support the team to thrive, while also adhering to relevant labor laws, OSH requirements, legislation and international best practice
• Oversee employee benefits programs, including health insurance, bonus units and other perks.

Our ideal candidate would have:

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Relevant certifications and memberships including CHRP, SHRM etc. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Social sciences, or related discipline (a Master’s degree) is an added advantage.
• 5+ years of experience in a Human Resource function. Ideally at a fast growing, high performing company.
• High degree of understanding with the Kenyan labor and employment act(s)

Skills & Attitude

• Accurate and precise attention to detail
• Mature, respectful, empathetic, with a high degree of integrity and respect of confidentiality
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
• Excellent interpersonal disposition with strong verbal and written communication skills