Posted:Oct 14
By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Information Technology and Services
Description:
Safaricom is the leading provider of converged communication solutions in Kenya. In addition to providing a broad range of first-class products and services for Telephony, Broadband Internet and Financial services, Safaricom seeks to uplift the welfare of Kenyans through value-added services andย support for community projects. With over 29 Million subscribers and an estimated market share of 67%, the Company has the widest modern mobile network coverage in Kenya and prides in its experienced shareholders, attractive tariffs, a nationwide network of effective dealers, high caliber staff and management enabling it to maintain its position as the regionโs mobile market leader.
Job Description
Job Description
- Reporting to the COE Lead, Capability and Skills the Capability & Skills Lead will be responsible for shaping a future-ready workforce by driving strategic learning, upskilling, and reskilling initiatives. You will partner with business leaders to align capability development with organizational priorities, embed a culture of continuous learning, and deliver measurable impact at scale.
Responsibilities
Key accountabilities and decision ownership
Health and Safety
- Uphold the company code of conduct, policies and procedures, ensuring integrity and accountability in every aspect of your work.
- All employees have a responsibility to adhere to safety, health, and wellbeing policies, guidelines and procedures in all actions and decisions.
- Champion and uphold the company’s Code of Conduct, policies, and procedures—demonstrating integrity, accountability, and ethical leadership in all actions.
- Ensure full compliance with Health, Safety, and Wellbeing standards, embedding these principles into all learning and capability initiatives.
- Partner with business leaders to identify and close critical skill gaps through targeted learning and development plans.
- Drive a culture of continuous learning, with a strong focus on upskilling and reskilling for current and emerging roles.
- Design intuitive, learner-centric experiences using modern learning models, tools, and technologies to build future-ready capabilities.
- Apply expertise in learning design and digital learning technologies to create scalable, blended learning pathways.
- Continuously research and integrate best practices to innovate learning approaches and experiment with emerging technologies and methodologies.
- Demonstrate and build advanced facilitation capabilities across the organization to enhance learning delivery and engagement.
- Leverage innovative learning technologies to embed a strong learning culture and enable capability transformation at scale.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to deliver skill transformation programs aligned to business strategy.
- Establish and track baseline metrics to evaluate the business impact of learning interventions and behavioural change.
- Co-create and implement learning solutions with communities of practice, subject matter experts, and third-party providers.
- Influence and align stakeholders across the business and broader ecosystem to embed a learning culture that fuels growth and innovation.
- Design and own learning standards, frameworks, and policies, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment with strategic goals.
- Define and maintain career pathway frameworks that empower employees to navigate and grow their careers.
- Use data and learner insights to continuously improve the learner experience and inform decision-making.
- Lead learning campaigns and engagement initiatives that inspire curiosity, growth, and a sense of ownership among employees.
- Establish and embed a coaching culture, including standards, accreditation, and the development of internal coaching faculties.
- Collaborate with the COE Lead, Capability & Skills to design and implement leadership, performance, and talent development initiatives that address capability and knowledge gaps.
Core competencies, knowledge, behavior and experience
- Capability and skills need assessment.
- Creating learning experiences.
- Competency and contribution models.
- Capability and skills tools and technology.
- Learning impact assessment and ROI.
- Analytics and reporting.
- Is non-hierarchical and collaborative, has transparency and trust in teams.
- Critical thinker has ability to find new solutions.
- Willingness to "roll up one's sleeves," work and study outside of one’s comfort zone and encourage the team toward such behavior.
- Creates a culture of innovation based on experimenting and data-driven decision making.
- Owns one career development and seeks feedback.
- Embraces change and believes in Agile values and principles.
- Demonstrates a passion for creating a learning organization.
Business and Customer Skills
- Driven and result-oriented “doer”.
- Skilled communicator and coach.
- Able to persuade and influence diverse stakeholders.
- Business Acumen.
- Owns customer expectations and results.
Mindset and Behaviors
- Is non-hierarchical and collaborative, has transparency and trust in teams.
- Critical thinker, has ability to find new solutions.
- Willingness to "roll up one's sleeves," work and study outside of one’s comfort zone and encourage the team toward such behavior.
- Creates a culture of innovation based on experimenting and data-driven decision making.
- Owns one career development and seeks feedback.
- Embraces change and believes in Agile values and principles.
- Catalyst — engage hearts and minds to unleash full potential of employees, customers, partners and other stakeholders.
Qualifications
Must have technical / professional qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree and Higher National Diploma in HRM.
- 5yrs relevant experience in HR management, with specialization in learning and development.
- Extensive experience in leading and executing end to end learning and development process.
- Experience in Coaching and building Line manager capability in performance / productivity management and development.
- Good stakeholder management experience.
Salary: Discuss During Interview
Education: Diploma, High/Secondary School
Employment Type: Full Time