Head, Learning, Development and Talent

Reporting to the Group HR Director, the role holder will be tasked to provide a framework for identifying learning options/curriculum/programs to meet business and staff needs, skill gaps and competency acquisition or development. This role also assesses the staff talent and skills level in the organization, identifies, manages and develops high potential and talent through accelerated development, retraining, internal resourcing and external recruitment as may apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall design and execution of the Group’s learning and development strategy, including design and implementation of responsive staff training and development programmes, within the Group Strategy.
• Develops, manages and or maintains relationships with internal / external customers/stakeholders/supplies relating to own HR Area.
• Is accountable for the departmental risk and governance, develops and maintains risk and compliance controls, processes, documents and registers.
• Drive capability building on leadership, coaching and mentorship for senior management across the Group to support Business.
• Support organizational culture programmes through effective learning and development strategies that align with company values.
• Represents the Group HR Function and or the Bank at external Regulatory/Industry/Corporate forums/meetings relating to own HR Area.
• Develop and manage the department budgets within approved Group HR Budget.
• Support development of learning and development programmes across the Group subsidiaries.
• Input into the continuous development of the KCB Leadership centre as a learning and development support service.
• Leads and manages the department team of Staff (performance, learning and development, recognition, disciplinary and grievance handling).

The Person

For the above position, the ideal candidate should meet the following requirements:

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in human resource management or a related field; a master’s degree is an added advantage.
• Possess a recognized professional certification in Human Resource Management.
• Have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in Human Resources.
• Demonstrate at least 5 years’ experience in a senior role specializing in Learning and Development.
• Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Performance and Talent Management.
• Possess at least 5 years of proven experience in People Management