People and Culture Lead

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• Serve as a member of the Academy Leadership Team and trusted advisor to the Head of Academy and school leaders on people, culture and organisational matters. • Lead workforce planning, recruitment and selection, onboarding and talent acquisition to attract and retain the talent required to achieve the Academy’s strategic objectives. • Support organisational change and provide guidance on people-related implications, implementation and organisational effectiveness. • Lead initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, wellbeing, psychological safety and organisational culture, including staff listening, engagement surveys and recognition programmes. • Lead talent management, succession planning, leadership development, learning and development, training needs analysis and management capability-building initiatives. • Lead implementation of performance management processes, supporting goal setting, feedback, performance improvement and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. • Provide expert guidance on employee relations, grievances and disciplinary matters, fostering constructive relationships and ensuring fairness, consistency and compliance. • Participate in labour relations processes and support implementation of relevant collective bargaining agreements. • Serve as the lead for adult safeguarding at the Academy and ensure compliance with employment legislation, organisational policies and safeguarding requirements. • Oversee HR service delivery across the employee lifecycle, ensuring consistent implementation of policies, procedures and service standards. • Partner with Finance on payroll inputs, benefits administration and employee records, while ensuring confidentiality and appropriate management of employee information. • Contribute to AKES, Kenya-wide HR strategies and lead designated HR initiatives, projects or functional portfolios as assigned by the Head of People & Culture. • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Organisational Development, Business Administration or a related field. • Master’s degree in Human Resource Management, Organisational Development, Leadership, Education Management or a related discipline is preferred. • Professional HR qualification (CHRP-K, CIPD, SHRM, HRCI or equivalent) and full membership of the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM).