People and Talent Manager

The position holder will lead the strategic direction and implementation of recruitment, onboarding, capacity development, performance management, succession planning, and employee engagement to attract, retain, develop, and engage high-quality talent aligned with organizational goals and safeguarding principles.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of people, talent, and organizational development strategies aligned with business objectives
• Lead workforce planning, succession management, talent development, and change management initiatives
• Manage end-to-end recruitment, onboarding, internal mobility, and employer branding activities
• Ensure transparent, inclusive, and competency-based hiring practices while enhancing candidate experience
• Oversee performance management processes, including goal setting, reviews, coaching, and manager capability building
• Design and deliver learning, capacity-building, and leadership development programs
• Drive employee engagement, wellbeing, recognition, and organizational culture initiatives
• Monitor HR metrics, maintain HRIS data integrity, and produce people analytics and management reports
• Support budget planning and cost-effective management of recruitment, learning, and talent development activities
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures, data protection standards, and audit requirements

Requirements

• BA Degree level in fields such as Management, Human Resource Management and related fields
• Minimum 7 years plus relevant experience and of which at least 3 years in managerial position in Talent acquisition and Learning and development areas or demonstrated equivalent combination
• Ability to communicate effectively and authoritatively on area of expertise
• Ability to develop effective working relationships across a network
• Proficient using Microsoft Applications
• Ability to effectively organize and manage multiple training initiatives
• Experience providing full-scope training materials, from analysing needs to lesson planning, development, and implementation
• Experience creating yearly training plans and materials for all departments
• Excellent skills in presentation, facilitation, coaching, and creative thinking
• Adept with a variety of multimedia training platforms and methods
• Tangible experiences in developing guidelines or SOP is a must
• Event management experience
• Ability to influence without power
• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC)
• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Program Participants and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work
• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted

Skills

• Talent Acquisition
• Learning and Development
• Training Needs Assessment
• Training Material Development
• Training Implementation
• Yearly Training Planning
• Presentation Skills
• Facilitation Skills
• Coaching Skills
• Multimedia Training Platforms
• Standard Operating Procedures Implementation
• Event Management
• Microsoft Applications
• Performance Management
• Succession Planning
• Staff Engagement
• Recruitment Strategies
• Onboarding Management
• Safeguarding Implementation
• Gender Equality and Social Inclusion

Languages

English