About the job

Are you passionate about building things that will scale? Do you consider yourself a strategic thinker who enjoys roles that demand strong business acumen? Are you passionate about people? Is enabling personal and professional growth in others rewarding to you? Do you process outstanding project management skills and can drive flawless processes and experiences?

ABOUT US

In 2035, Africa will have the largest workforce in the world and will need to catalyse transformation by empowering its largest untapped resource - its people. Fuelled by this, the African Leadership Group is an ecosystem of institutions with a shared vision to harness Africa's abundant human capital and transform the continent and the world by selecting, developing, and connecting 2 million young leaders to opportunities by 2030. ALG was founded over 15 years ago by Fred Swaniker, a serial entrepreneur recognised by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of 2019. ALX and The Room are two brands of the African Leadership Group.

ALX is our training arm, focused on developing skills for the fourth industrial revolution (software engineering, devops, data science, etc.) to ensure that Africa is able to compete effectively as the world undergoes a digital transformation. To cement this, through our legal entity African Leadership International (ALI), we have signed an agreement to acquire Silicon Valley based Holberton Inc. – a project-based, college alternative educating the next generation of software engineers. This will give us ownership of the advanced technology program that will enable us to provide global organizations access to significant untapped pools of talent that can bridge the growing global shortage of technology talent. For more on this, please read this article here.

The Room our talent placement arm, is a community that our young talent join to access global work opportunities. To learn more about us, please read this article about why we launched The Room & this article about the impact of our development programs on African youth. View this pitch deck to see how we present ourselves to employers.

ABOUT THE PEOPLE TEAM

Why - The People Experience & Development team (PXD) exists to support the organisation and its leaders to maximize staff success as a function of engagement, satisfaction and performance.

How -We do so by fulfilling our staff’s needs of safety, belonging, esteem and growth, as well as, their physiological needs.

What - Our “products and services” for staff include (amongst others) online and in person community events and rhythms, tools and products for collaboration and communication, as well as, training programs for both staff and managers and systems to foster teams’ performance and development.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Training and Development Programs: Design and deliver in person and online training programs, retreats, and learning initiatives that address identified skill gaps and enhance Managers and Staff's performance. This includes both technical and soft skills training.
• Performance and Development Journey: Establish performance management processes, including goal setting, performance reviews and feedback mechanisms to support employee development and growth.
• Talent Assessment: Conduct comprehensive talent assessments to identify high-potential employees and key areas for development within the organization.
• Talent Analytics: Utilize data and metrics to measure the effectiveness of talent development initiatives, identify trends, and make data-driven recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Career Development: Provide guidance and support to employees in identifying and pursuing career development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• Learning and Development Tools: Research, select, and implement learning technologies and platforms that support employee development, such as learning management systems (LMS), e-learning modules, and other digital tools.

REQUIREMENTS:

• +5 years of combined experience in Management Consulting, Operations, Program Management, Talent Development, and/or Business Analyst roles
• Builder: Great ability and passion to build things that will scale
• Business Acumen: Strategic thinker who is keen and quick in understanding and dealing with decisions that impact the business beyond the People function
• Operations: Outstanding project management skills and can drive flawless processes with attention to detail, while constantly looking for opportunities for optimization and improvement
• Interpersonal Skills: Strong relationship builder across all ranks with excellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence
• Energetic: Strong passion to succeed, comfortable under pressure, and with a big desire to have fun in the process
• Techy: Tech savvy with good knowledge of Google Suite (or Microsoft Office), Miro, and other Design tools
• Creative: Innovative and creative problem solver; you have a naturally curious mind to stay ahead of the curve on industry trends and can exercise ingenuity in finding new ways of doing things

NICE TO HAVE:

Experience working in fast-growth startups, tech companies, design firms and/or consulting firm experience in social impact and/or education organizations

ROLE KPIs:

• Managers' performance and development
• Staff’s performance and development
• Staff’s and Manager’s sense of growth
• Staff satisfaction and engagement with our development initiatives and products