As a member of the SMT you are accountable for all HR, people and organisational requirements to enable the organisation to reach its strategic goals. This will include identifying and driving strategic and tactical HR initiatives, as well as supporting other programmes that will have an impact on the organisation and its people. The Head of HR will manage a team including an L&D Manager, HR Coordinator, Travel Coordinator and HR Officer.

​HR Strategy, Organisational Effectiveness and Culture

Work with leadership to create an HR strategy (and related intiaitives) that build the capabilities and capacity of the organisation to deliver our strategic goals (including scale)

Create a collaborative working environment and culture where teams can work remotely and in person feeling engaged and part of “one team”

Continue to develop a culture that supports our growth strategy, energises our people and supports the delivery of quality outcomes

​Performance Management, Leadership and Learning and Development 

 Develop our Performance Management strategy and approach (process, systems and behaviours) to ensure that we get the best possible outcomes from, and for, our people and use data points to help continue to build a high performing organisation

Support the L&D Manager to create a Leadership Development and Learning Development strategy and approach that supports the organisation’s needs as it continuous to expand

Responsibility for the Reward and Recognition Strategy ensuring equity, and alignment with our equalities and localisation policies

​HR Policies and Compliance 

Ensure that there is a full suite of accessible. up to date HR policies that are compliant with all legislation wtihin the countries that Lively Minds operates in

 Develop appropriate monitoring and compliance systems across Lively Minds including for any third party contractors that may operate on our behalf

 Research and preparation for HR and staffing requirements for new country entry, including set up of new offices

Employee Life-cycle Management and Employee Relations (including new country entry strategies)

Over-see the day to day tactical HR activities within Lively Minds and participate and, where required, lead activities such as senior level recruitment process

Lead on employee relations, managing risk in line with organisational policies and relevant labour laws

Ensure travel processes are achieving value for money and that the Travel Coordinator is providng an excellent service

Oversee security, health and safety and duty of care in consultation with the Senior Management team

To succeed in this role you will need to….
• be an excellent People person with significant strategic HR and people management
experience
• be passionate about driving the development of culture, values and behaviours to
sustain the pace and quality of Lively Minds operations
• have experience of working in at least one country in the global South that has a
diverse workforce and operates in challenging environments (and have the passion
to operate across others)
• have the ability to flex, work with ambiguity and scale and demonstrate resilience
• be a clear communicator who can bring others with you on a change journey – we
are an evolving orrganisation that will continue to change and adapt as we grow
• advise and support the organisation from a HR lens as it continues to grow and
develop, including across borders
Technical abilities
Essential
• Experience leading an HR function within an NGO/social enterprise (operating in at
least one country in the Global South)
• Ability to work across a diverse, multi-ethnicity team and create a positive working
culture with strong values
• Ability to manage a complex and varied workload and to deliver under pressure
• Ability to travel frequently to Ghana and Uganda plus others across Africa

Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Desirable
• Experience working in the NGO sector- ideally in an organisation that has
succesfully scaled
• Lives in Ghana or Uganda
• Change management qualification