CAREER OPPORTUNITY WITH NBC - HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER

Position: Human Resources Business Partner 

Reporting to: Head of Human Resources 

Location: Dar es salaam 

Job Level: AVP 

Purpose: 

The role holder will own the HR Business Partner relationship with specific 

business function(s) and will effectively integrate into the management team of 

the function. This role will also work to support the Head of HR in the 

development and delivery of the business areas' HR agenda and strategy. The 

HRBP will work in partnership with business leaders and in collaboration with HR 

colleagues on the implementation of the general HR agenda, which may include: 

 Organization change and its impact on people. 

 Reward and pay round processes. 

 Performance Development. 

 Resourcing. 

 People capability build/Talent development. 

 Employee Engagement. 

Main accountabilities: 

Strategic Partnership: 

 Ownership of the relationship with respective function 

 Internal client relationships in relation to specific HR activity 

 To be an active and influential player enabling the effective diagnosis of 

business 

 issues/ strategy and goals, turning these into People Plans (E.g. STP, MTP) 

 Take a proactive role in the development of the HR Priorities and lead the 

implementation of this and other major change as required within your 

business areas. 

 Drive business leadership teams, through the interpretation of these priorities 

turning them into real action plans 

 Provide active leadership, in partnership with business leadership teams, on 

HR issues such as reward, employee relations, talent, performance, 

organization development/change, culture, leadership and learning and 

development 

 Challenge, provoke and coach business leaders on how to engage 

employees and address resulting people issues and build people capabilities 

effectively. 

 Drive the raising of the performance bar and build a strong and rigorous 

performance development culture (consistency checks, quality of PDs, health 

checks, PIPs). 

 Demonstrate thorough understanding of the business through the design and 

implementation of HR initiatives that address specific business needs. 

 Work with management to ensure high engagement levels. 

 Follow through EOS plans for own business after survey 

Manpower Planning & Talent Management 

 Effective manpower/people plans designed for specific initiatives 

 Follow through of resourcing to ensure effective people cover 

 In conjunction with development partners ensure the implementation of talent 

review process in business unit: ½ yearly plans. 

 Follow through on development plans for teams in business units (training, 

internal transfers, assignments, job swaps, etc). 

 Ensure strong bench strength in the business unit. 

Operational Support 

 Ensure understanding of group policies and governance processes, driving 

compliance as appropriate within own business area 

 Provide MI reports for own area 

 Participate in projects that may come up in the HR function 

Technical skills / Competencies 

 Strong interpersonal skills: verbal and written communication, natural service 

ethic. 

 Excellent team player. 

 Self motivated and results orientated with ability to think independently. 

 Good analytical skills. 

 High level of adaptability; keen to learn new material. 

 Structured, organized and disciplined approach to work with data. 

 Strong personal judgment. 

 Drive / Tenacity. 

Creativity/solution orientated. 

 Client focused with strong relationship management and influencing skills 

 High energy 

 Transformational change management 

 Commercial awareness/Business acumen 

 coaching and facilitation 

 Knowledge, Expertise & Experience 

 Essential 

 3 years HR generalist experience or HR consultancy experience. 

 A Degree in Human Resource Management or a relevant professional 

Qualification and evidence of continued professional development. 

 Full range of distinctive capabilities and at least 70% of technical capabilities. 

 Change Management experience 

 Experience in recruitment, performance and reward management. 

 Functional HR Planning & execution. 

 Comprehensive understanding of the NBC People Process 

 Excellent recruitment skills for BA4/AVP roles 

 Knowledge of Employment Law 

 Computer Literacy - Word, Excel & PowerPoint 

 Experience in Talent Management 

Preferred 

 Resourcing experience, & Employee relations experience 

 Full range of distinctive, technical capabilities and experience in high 

performance organization or world class HR consultancy 

Post graduate qualification 

Other Requirements Specific to the Role 

 May be required to travel within the Region

NBC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Applicants are invited to submit their CV's, copies of certificates, 2 referees and their contacts to;

Grace Mgondah Casmir

Senior Human Resources Business Partner

National Bank of Commerce (NBC)

7th Floor, NBC house

P.O. Box 1863

Dar es Salaam

Fax: +255 22 2113749
E-mail: humanresources@nbctz.com

If you are not contacted by NBC within thirty (30) days after the closing date, you should consider your application as unsuccessful. Please send all applications before 27th June 2014.