Job Vacancy: Head of
Talent, East Africa
Nova Pioneer is looking for
an outstanding professional who will serve as the organization’s talent
development leader and manage all aspects of our people functions throughout East
Africa.
About Nova Pioneer: Imagine
a world in which every young person across Africa attends a school that truly
sets them up for success in the 21st century.
A school that cares about
individual students and allows them to explore the world around them. A school
that focuses more on developing skills than on memorizing content.
At Nova Pioneer, we have done
more than just imagine this future, we are bringing it to life. Nova Pioneer is
a pan-African, independent network of schools offering high quality, accessible
education from pre-primary through secondary school.
Nova Pioneer uses a unique,
enquiry-based learning approach that encourages students to ask “why” instead
of telling them the “what”. It allows them to form their own thinking through
exploration, investigation and collaboration.
Nova Pioneer currently has 6
schools in South Africa and Kenya with a vision to launch 100 schools and reach
tens of thousands of students across the African continent in the next
decade.
To learn more visit www.novapioneer.com.
About the Role: At Nova Pioneer we believe that attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional people is at the heart of achieving our vision.
About the Role: At Nova Pioneer we believe that attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional people is at the heart of achieving our vision.
We aim to build our
organisation into one of the best environments to work and grow as a
professional across the continent and world: we can only grow as quickly as we
find and develop fantastic talent.
This puts the talent function
at the heart of our organisation and this leadership position represents an
extraordinary opportunity to shape the trajectory of the organization and its
impact on education across the continent.
The Director will lead this priority across East Africa, building and leading a team of strong talent professionals and working closely with the Global Head of Talent to establish and refine systems that we will use across the continent.
Specific responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Talent Development
The Director will lead this priority across East Africa, building and leading a team of strong talent professionals and working closely with the Global Head of Talent to establish and refine systems that we will use across the continent.
Specific responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Talent Development
- Design, lead
and implement a differentiated professional development program for staff
across East Africa, including a robust program to develop emerging leaders
and managers;
- Manage and
continuously refine all elements of the annual performance management
process including: education and support to all levels of management
regarding goal setting, feedback, coaching, appropriate documentation, and
appropriate actions for performance issues
- Support and
develop all departmental and school leaders to ensure they are well
equipped to consistently deliver strong employee development and
performance management
- Plan and
facilitate world class professional development programs to large and
small audiences
- Support the
application and continuous refinement of our competency framework, the
backbone of our professional growth system, and establish the most
efficacious ways to evaluate our staff’s growth and development
Recruitment
- Build and
manage a strong recruitment team that is able to efficiently review
thousands of candidates every year and identify exceptional individuals to
fill hundreds of critical roles as the organization grows rapidly;
- Develop
strategic activities to identify and attract top candidates to Nova
Pioneer such as events, social media engagement, and partnerships with
universities and other major institutions;
- Manage and
continuously refine strong recruitment systems that smoothly move
candidates through a rigorous assessment process, including training and
supporting hiring managers across the organization;
- Develop and
manage systems for cultivating great individuals who are not immediate
candidates but who may be strong members of the Nova Pioneer family in the
future
Talent Support
- Build and
manage our Talent Support (Human Resources) function and create systems
and processes that will enhance and strengthen our team’s work in all
areas of HR administration and systems;
- Lead employee
relations, including serving as a resource for staff, constantly tracking
staff culture, engagement, and satisfaction, and advising the management
team on appropriate actions to improve staff culture;
- Manage and
constantly analyze and refine all compensation and benefits policies for
the organization’s work in the region;
- Manage to
ensure maintain administrative excellence across all HR systems and
processes;
Team and Culture Leadership
- Build and lead
a team to consistently meet the ambitious talent-related goals of
rapidly-growing organization;
- Build an
exceptional culture within your team aligned to the organization’s
aspirations in which individuals constantly push to meet High Expectations
and there are high degrees of collaboration and joy in working together;
- Constantly
track the health of the overall organization culture in East Africa and
work closely with the Managing Director and other senior managers to identify
additional ways of improving culture;
- Design and
lead initiatives to strengthen organizational culture, including coaching
and supporting managers to implement culture-related activities
About You
- Bachelor’s
degree required, Master’s degree a plus
- 8+ years of
experience in results-oriented, fast-paced environments. Some experience
working on modern, progressive human resources/talent experience is
required. Experience in the education sector is plus but not required;
- Exceptional
interpersonal and people management skills – your colleagues and teams
love working with you and you are able to handle a wide range of
personalities and people situations;
- Experience
driving talent planning efforts within an organization with a focus on
systematic people development;
- Excellent
project management and ability to prioritize and effectively manage time
in a complex, fast-moving environment;
- You are a
creative, out of the box thinker, strategist and problem solver
- You build
strong relationships with an ability to inspire and motivate others
- You hold high
expectations for all people and believe in their ability to reach them
- You strive for
excellence in every detail of your work and inspire and challenge everyone
around you to do the same
- You take
pleasure in excellence more than credit or status
- Our culture
resonates deeply with your values—and in particular, you are excited to
challenge yourself by taking risks and getting more feedback than you’ve
ever received before
How to Apply
Does working at Nova Pioneer excite you?
Does working at Nova Pioneer excite you?
If so, then apply now!
To apply, please CLICK HERE complete our online recruitment form.
To apply, please CLICK HERE complete our online recruitment form.
We cannot process
applications that are emailed to us.
Job Vacancy: Talent
Leader, East Africa
Nova Pioneer is looking for
an outstanding professional who will serve as the organization’s talent
development leader and manage all aspects of our people functions throughout
East Africa.
This
is an ideal opportunity for a results-oriented, passionate talent professional
who has a broad-based understanding of the various elements required to build a
world-class systems for attracting, developing and retaining exceptional
people.
About Nova Pioneer: Imagine
a world in which every young person across Africa attends a school that truly
sets them up for success in the 21st century.
A school that cares about
individual students and allows them to explore the world around them. A school
that focuses more on developing skills than on memorizing content.
At Nova Pioneer, we have done
more than just imagine this future, we are bringing it to life.
Nova Pioneer is a
pan-African, independent network of schools offering high quality, accessible
education from pre-primary through secondary school.
Nova Pioneer uses a unique,
enquiry-based learning approach that encourages students to ask “why” instead
of telling them the “what”.
It allows them to form their
own thinking through exploration, investigation and collaboration. Nova Pioneer
currently has 6 schools in South Africa and Kenya with a vision to launch 100
schools and reach tens of thousands of students across the African continent in
the next decade.
To learn more visit www.novapioneer.com.
About the Role: At Nova Pioneer we believe that attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional people is at the heart of achieving our vision.
About the Role: At Nova Pioneer we believe that attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional people is at the heart of achieving our vision.
We aim to build our
organisation into one of the best environments to work and grow as a
professional across the continent and world: we can only grow as quickly as we
find and develop fantastic talent.
This puts the talent function
at the heart of our organisation and this leadership position represents an extraordinary
opportunity to shape the trajectory of the organization and its impact on
education across the continent.
The Director will lead this priority across East Africa, building and leading a team of strong talent professionals and working closely with the Global Head of Talent to establish and refine systems that we will use across the continent.
Specific responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Talent Development
The Director will lead this priority across East Africa, building and leading a team of strong talent professionals and working closely with the Global Head of Talent to establish and refine systems that we will use across the continent.
Specific responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Talent Development
- Design, lead
and implement a differentiated professional development program for staff
across East Africa, including a robust program to develop emerging leaders
and managers;
- Manage and
continuously refine all elements of the annual performance management
process including: education and support to all levels of management regarding
goal setting, feedback, coaching, appropriate documentation, and
appropriate actions for performance issues
- Support and
develop all departmental and school leaders to ensure they are well
equipped to consistently deliver strong employee development and
performance management
- Plan and
facilitate world class professional development programs to large and
small audiences
- Support the
application and continuous refinement of our competency framework, the
backbone of our professional growth system, and establish the most
efficacious ways to evaluate our staff’s growth and development
Recruitment
- Build and
manage a strong recruitment team that is able to efficiently review
thousands of candidates every year and identify exceptional individuals to
fill hundreds of critical roles as the organization grows rapidly;
- Develop
strategic activities to identify and attract top candidates to Nova
Pioneer such as events, social media engagement, and partnerships with
universities and other major institutions;
- Manage and
continuously refine strong recruitment systems that smoothly move
candidates through a rigorous assessment process, including training and
supporting hiring managers across the organization;
- Develop and
manage systems for cultivating great individuals who are not immediate
candidates but who may be strong members of the Nova Pioneer family in the
future
Talent Support
- Build and
manage our Talent Support (Human Resources) function and create systems
and processes that will enhance and strengthen our team’s work in all
areas of HR administration and systems;
- Lead employee
relations, including serving as a resource for staff, constantly tracking
staff culture, engagement, and satisfaction, and advising the management
team on appropriate actions to improve staff culture;
- Manage and
constantly analyze and refine all compensation and benefits policies for
the organization’s work in the region;
- Manage to
ensure maintain administrative excellence across all HR systems and
processes;
Team and Culture Leadership
- Build and lead
a team to consistently meet the ambitious talent-related goals of
rapidly-growing organization;
- Build an
exceptional culture within your team aligned to the organization’s
aspirations in which individuals constantly push to meet High Expectations
and there are high degrees of collaboration and joy in working together;
- Constantly
track the health of the overall organization culture in East Africa and
work closely with the Managing Director and other senior managers to
identify additional ways of improving culture;
- Design and
lead initiatives to strengthen organizational culture, including coaching
and supporting managers to implement culture-related activities
About You
- Bachelor’s
degree required, Master’s degree a plus
- 8+ years of
experience in results-oriented, fast-paced environments. Some experience
working on modern, progressive human resources/talent experience is
required. Experience in the education sector is plus but not required;
- Exceptional
interpersonal and people management skills – your colleagues and teams
love working with you and you are able to handle a wide range of
personalities and people situations;
- Experience
driving talent planning efforts within an organization with a focus on
systematic people development;
- Excellent
project management and ability to prioritize and effectively manage time
in a complex, fast-moving environment;
- You are a
creative, out of the box thinker, strategist and problem solver
- You build
strong relationships with an ability to inspire and motivate others
- You hold high
expectations for all people and believe in their ability to reach them
- You strive for
excellence in every detail of your work and inspire and challenge everyone
around you to do the same
- You take
pleasure in excellence more than credit or status
- Our culture
resonates deeply with your values—and in particular, you are excited to
challenge yourself by taking risks and getting more feedback than you’ve
ever received before
How to Apply
Does working at Nova Pioneer excite you?
Does working at Nova Pioneer excite you?
If so, then apply now!
To apply, please CLICK HERE to complete our online recruitment form. We cannot process applications that are emailed to us.
To apply, please CLICK HERE to complete our online recruitment form. We cannot process applications that are emailed to us.
Nova Pioneer is looking for
an outstanding professional who will serve as the organization’s Director
of Talent to manage all aspects of our people functions throughout East
Africa.
This is an ideal opportunity
for a results-oriented, passionate talent professional who has a broad-based
understanding of the various elements required to build a world-class systems
for attracting, developing and retaining exceptional people.
Watch Ryan’s video
here- https://goo.gl/PrqKzK
About Nova Pioneer: We
are a school that cares about individual students and allows them to explore
the world around them.
A school that focuses more on
developing skills than on memorizing content.
Nova Pioneer is a
pan-African, independent network of schools offering high quality, accessible
education from pre-primary through secondary school.
Nova Pioneer uses a unique,
enquiry-based learning approach that encourages students to ask “why” instead
of telling them the “what”.
We have 2 schools in Kenya
and 4 in South Africa with a vision to launch a total of 100 schools across the
African continent.
To learn more visit https://www.novapioneer.com
About The Role: At
Nova Pioneer we believe that attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional
people is at the heart of achieving our vision.
We aim to build our
organization into one of the best environments to work and grow as a
professional across the continent and world: we can only grow as quickly as we
find and develop fantastic talent.
This puts the talent function
at the heart of our organization and this leadership position represents an
extraordinary opportunity to shape the trajectory of the organization and its
impact on education across the continent.
The Director will lead this
priority across East Africa, building and leading a team of strong talent
professionals and working closely with the Global Head of Talent to establish
and refine systems that we will use across the continent.
Full details of the role are
here - https://goo.gl/SVimUS
Specific responsibilities
will include, but are not limited to:
Talent Development
- Design, lead
and implement a differentiated professional development program for staff
across East Africa, including a robust program to develop emerging leaders
and managers;
- Manage and
continuously refine all elements of the annual performance management
process including: education and support to all levels of management
regarding goal setting, feedback, coaching, appropriate documentation, and
appropriate actions for performance issues
Recruitment
- Build and
manage a strong recruitment team that is able to efficiently review
thousands of candidates every year and identify exceptional individuals to
fill hundreds of critical roles as the organization grows rapidly;
- Develop
strategic activities to identify and attract top candidates to Nova
Pioneer such as events, social media engagement, and partnerships with
universities and other major institutions;
Talent Support
- Build and
manage our Talent Support (Human Resources) function and create systems
and processes that will enhance and strengthen our team’s work in all
areas of HR administration and systems;
Team and Culture Leadership
- Build and lead
a team to consistently meet the ambitious talent-related goals of
rapidly-growing organization;
- Build an
exceptional culture within your team aligned to the organization’s
aspirations in which individuals constantly push to meet High Expectations
and there are high degrees of collaboration and joy in working
together.
- Read more
about our culture here- https://goo.gl/XQcKDa
About You
- 8+ years of
experience in results-oriented, fast-paced environments. Some experience
working on modern, progressive human resources/talent experience is
required. Experience in the education sector is plus but not required;
- Exceptional
interpersonal and people management skills – your colleagues and teams
love working with you and you are able to handle a wide range of personalities
and people situations;
- Experience
driving talent planning efforts within an organization with a focus on
systematic people development;
- Excellent
project management and ability to prioritize and effectively manage time
in a complex, fast-moving environment;
- You are a
creative, out of the box thinker, strategist and problem solver
- You build
strong relationships with an ability to inspire and motivate others
- You strive for
excellence in every detail of your work and inspire and challenge everyone
around you to do the same
- Our culture
resonates deeply with your values—and in particular, you are excited to
challenge yourself by taking risks and getting more feedback than you’ve
ever received before
- Bachelor’s
degree required, Master’s degree a plus
How to Apply
Does working at Nova Pioneer
excite you?
We cannot process
applications that are emailed to us so please apply here https://goo.gl/SVimUS and
ensure that you complete the form on the right hand side of the web page.