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Ubuntu Impact

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GROUP HR MANAGER

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Key Responsibilities

1. Group HR Strategy and Governance

  • Develop and implement a 3 – 5 year group HR strategy aligned with company goals.
  • Design group-wide HR policies, grading structures and frameworks.
  • Advise CEO and Board on people risk, talent strategy, and workforce sustainability.
  • Advise senior leadership on workforce planning, organizational design, restructuring, and change management.
  • Lead organizational design and restructuring initiatives.


2. Talent acquisition & onboarding

  • Approve manpower plans for each subsidiary, oversee executive recruitment and critical roles hiring.
  • Implement group-wide recruitment standards and employer branding.
  • Build workforce forecasting models.
  • Ensure efficient onboarding, role specific orientation and integration for new hires across sites.
  • Lead change management processes during mergers, expansions, or restructuring to ensure smooth transitions.


3. Performance & Talent Management


  • Design and enforce group-wide performance management framework, implement performance appraisal systems, set KPIs, and provide feedback mechanisms.
  • Identify group-wide training needs and coordinate professional development programs.
  • Design and manage training, upskilling and leadership development programs, promote internal mobility and cross company talent sharing.
  • Lead succession planning for critical and leadership roles.
  • Monitor performance data from yearly talent review programs and provide insight into leadership.
  • Encourage a culture of continuous learning, growth to employees and support career pathways.


4. Compensation & benefits


  • Design and maintain group grading and salary bands.
  • Manage benefits programs, retirement plans, insurance and negotiate with vendors for group level efficiencies.
  • Work closely with Chief Financial Officer/Finance Manager and finance team to administer payroll policy coordination to ensure timeliness and accuracy.
  • Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices in compensation and benefits.
  • Ensure internal equity and market competitiveness.



5. HR Systems & Analytics

  • Implement and manage Group HRIS.
  • Produce monthly and quarterly HR dashboards and track.

i. Turnover

ii. Engagement

iii. Performance ratings

iv. Succession coverage

v. Training ROI

vi. Headcount cost ratios

  • Standardize HR processes (onboarding, off boarding, promotions, transfers).
  • Maintain headcount, budget tracking, and HR KPIs at group and business-unit level.
  • Work with HSE teams to align HR activities with safety programs, incident reporting, and fitness for duty protocols.
  • Champion employee wellness, mental health, and absence management programs.



6. Compliance & Risk Management

  • Ensure compliance with Tanzania labour laws.
  • Oversee disciplinary and grievance frameworks.
  • Manage investigations at executive level.
  • Maintain central employment contract governance.


7. Culture & Engagement

  • Define company's core values.
  • Lead group-level engagement surveys and town halls.
  • Drive leadership accountability for culture.
  • Support change management during expansion.


Key Performance Indicators

  • Group employee turnover within target range.
  • 100% performance review completion
  • Succession coverage for all critical roles
  • HR cost as % of revenue within target
  • Employee engagement score improvement
  • Zero material labour law violations
  • Time-to-fill for critical roles.
  • Leadership bench strength index
  • 100% employees with clear KPIs and individual development plans


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