Senior HR Business Partner

The Senior HR Business Partner provides advisory services to Africa Region units and leadership teams, contributing to business and talent strategy, career management framework, policy formulation, and implementation of people management related agenda. The role involves leading complex projects, providing strategic HR advice, and partnering with clients to support organizational effectiveness and talent management.

Responsibilities

• Provide advisory services to Africa Region units and leadership teams on business and talent strategy, career management, policy formulation, and people management.
• Establish close partnership with clients to think strategically about business models and support business strategies.
• Provide in-depth analysis and insight on talent availability and needs considering local cultural context.
• Provide guidance on change processes and engagements and advise on capacity building for affected staff.
• Use HR analytics to map staffing landscape and trends in client areas.
• Partner with managers to develop talent strategies and frameworks including staffing levels, skills mix, workforce diversity, and succession planning.
• Advise on job definition, candidate selection, reassignment, mobility, and exit strategies.
• Advise staff and managers on HR policies and practices and provide expert strategic advice to develop innovative HR solutions.
• Contribute to policy development and reviews.
• Support client managers and staff in talent and performance management, including motivating staff, managing performance deficiencies, and establishing performance expectations.
• Advise on developing a high performance culture and talent identification and career development options.
• Provide expert support on managing complex cases such as performance, health, and exit.
• Assist in identifying learning and development needs and design capacity building interventions.
• Mentor junior staff.
• Contribute to Corporate HR programs and deliverables.
• Advise and support managers in organizational effectiveness interventions and development of high-performing teams.
• Lead or participate in HR projects, working groups, and task forces at client or corporate level.
• Leverage HR resources within the Bank to support effective HR management.
• Support managers and staff in establishment, leadership, development, and management of high-performing units and teams.
• Support effective functioning of the Bank's matrix organization at all levels.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Human Resources Management, Organizational Development, Business Administration, Public Sector Management, or related disciplines.
• Eight or more years of relevant HR experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledgeable about HR best practices and institutional HR policies, priorities and practices.
• Ability to tailor HR advice based on client needs in support of business needs.
• Ability to develop innovative HR solutions to complex problems.
• In-depth understanding and knowledge of the Bank's business and matrix organization.
• Ability to advise and provide integrated approaches to policy development initiatives.
• Experience resolving complex HR issues that lack precedent.
• Ability to advise and assist client managers in strategic staffing, including skills mix, staffing levels, recruitment, reassignments, exit strategies, and processes.
• Ability to roll out the annual Talent and Performance Management cycle.
• Experience in skill learning needs assessment and design and implementation of customized capacity-building engagements.
• Ability to lead, contribute and project manage organizational changes and apply organization development skills such as design of OD interventions, facilitation, team building, conflict resolution, and learning needs analysis.
• Fluency in both English and French.
• Excellent workflow project management and task organization skills.
• Demonstrated analytical skills and proficiency with analytical tools.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to maintain client relationships and provide evidence-based advice and solutions.
• Ability to identify needed resources and find solutions to obstacles affecting key deliverables.
• Leadership in teamwork, collaboration, and inclusion.
• Ability to share best practices, trends, knowledge, and lessons learned across units and with clients and partners.

Skills

• Human Resources Management
• Organisational Development
• HR Best Practices
• Institutional HR Policies
• Strategic Staffing
• Talent Management Expertise
• Performance Management
• Capacity Building
• Learning Needs Assessment
• Organizational Change Management
• OD Interventions Design
• Facilitation
• Team Building
• Conflict Resolution
• Project Management
• Analytical Skills
• Workflow Management Skills
• Client Relationship Management
• Policy Development
• HR Advisory Services

Languages

English, French