JOB PURPOSE

Reporting to the Country HR Director, this position is a key partner to management on broad business issues by integrating HR functional expertise with business strategic objectives. With guidance from Country HR Director, this role provides support to the respective business by driving and delivering employee-centered programmes as well as services to support the digital growth of the business.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Acquiring the desired talent for the respective business units

• Identifying core organizational competencies and individual capability requirements
• Developing diverse, flexible, safe and alternative work arrangements
• Conducting talent succession and retention planning
• Installing Career development and employee assistance practices that assist employees in managing their own career
• Embedding the recruitment, selection and promotion methods to hire, orient and assimilate the desired talent. 

Engaging the workforce

• Installing Performance Management systems that attune individual and team behavior with strategic direction, core values, and Millicom Competencies
• Linking total rewards to capability and performance
• Contributing to the creation of recognition systems that reinforce strategic direction, core values, and Millicom Competencies
• Proposing flexible benefit programs to meet changing employee and employer needs
• Dealing effectively with poor or inadequate performance/discipline challenges and grievances

Organizing High Performing Teams

• Understanding, designing and developing teams
• Developing unit team leaders and supervisors
• Developing programs that reward and reinforce teamwork.

Creating a Learning Culture

• Embedding learning and intellectual capital quickly across the organization by all employees
• Providing feedback on HR measurements and driving the attainment of various HR KPIs within the business.
• Promoting the value of de-briefing and learning from our experiences, mistakes, and successes
• Creating ways to encourage creative thinking and innovation within the business

Facilitating Cultural Change

• Engaging in a continuous process of communications, dialogue, discovery and assessment to deepen everyone’s shared understanding of the organization's vision and desired culture versus its current status
• Shaping and developing collective management skills (Millicom Leadership Competencies) in support of the desired culture
• Aligning and streamline all HR processes, programs, and systems with core values, golden rules and strategic direction
• Designing and organizing structures and people management roles
• Developing strategic change experts, agents and capabilities of all employees to support and implement desired organizational changes

Collaborating with stakeholders

• Developing the knowledge, awareness, and skills of employees to operate in a global environment while being relevant in our marketplace.
• Understanding, developing and maintaining strategic alliances and networks including outsourcing
• Maintaining positive people environment and competitive advantage in the marketplace
• Contribute continuous improvement of HR processes and systems
   

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• A relevant first degree. In addition, a master’s degree, an MBA or a relevant Human Resources certification
• Extensive leadership and successful HR experience in a variety of disciplines, especially employee engagement, recruitment and compensation & benefits
• 8 years proven work experience in HR with at least 3 as an HR subject matter expert
• Previous experience of direct supervision of a team of HR professionals

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Proven ability to work collaboratively and build positive & effective business partnerships 
• Demonstrated analytical thinking, problem-solving and decision making skills
• Proven ability to successfully manage change and deal with ambiguous situations
• Proven ability to interact with all levels of an organization
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• Proven project management skills and project leadership capabilities
• High integrity and personal credibility.
• Good consulting skills
• Skilled Negotiator. 
   

This position is open to people: Local

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