Job Title: People & Culture Manager

Industry: Legal Services

Reporting To: Managing Partner

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Contract Term: Full-Time

About the Client:

Our client is a dynamic and future-focused professional services firm committed to becoming a leading hub for innovative solutions in its field. They are known for embracing complexity, pushing boundaries, and driving tangible impact for clients and stakeholders across various sectors. As part of their growth strategy and pursuit of market leadership, they are seeking to onboard a People & Culture Manager to lead a high-performing, values-driven HR function.

Job Purpose:

The People & Culture Manager will lead the transformation of the organizations workplace culture and talent strategy by embedding the company's core values. This strategic role blends operational excellence with visionary leadership across culture transformation, performance management, learning and development, employee engagement, and workforce planning.

Key Responsibilities

Culture Transformation & Employee Experience:

• Embed the organizations values into recruitment, onboarding, development, and performance processes.
• Design and execute initiatives that drive employee engagement, retention, and productivity.
• Build a high-performance culture through leadership alignment, internal communication, and structured learning.
• Champion Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) practices.

Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning:

• Collaborate with leadership to align talent acquisition with growth goals.
• Lead the full recruitment cycle and ensure seamless onboarding.
• Drive job design, workforce optimization, and succession planning.
• Develop a future-proof leadership pipeline to support growth.

Performance Management & Learning Development:

• Implement a data-driven performance framework aligned with business KPIs.
• Design and deliver learning programs that align with business needs.
• Lead leadership development initiatives to build commercial awareness.
• Use HR analytics to assess learning outcomes, performance, and engagement.

People Operations, Compliance & HR Technology:

• Oversee HR operations including compliance, payroll, onboarding, and benefits.
• Collaborate on HR technology improvements and automation initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with labor laws and update HR policies accordingly.
• Drive efficiency and scalability in HR processes.

Employee Relations & Engagement:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership and staff on HR matters.
• Promote employee well-being, psychological safety, and motivation.
• Conduct engagement surveys and implement follow-up action plans.
• Support the development of career pathways and growth plans.

Strategic HR Management & Reporting:

• Deliver strategic HR reports and insights to leadership.
• Track and report on HR metrics including turnover, engagement, and productivity.
• Contribute to organizational design, headcount planning, and HR budgeting.
• Ensure HR practices align with governance and compliance standards.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of HR leadership experience, preferably in fast-paced, high-performance environments.
• Proven track record in culture transformation, talent strategy, performance management, and DEIB initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Kenyan labor laws and compliance.
• Experience with HR analytics, HRIS, and process automation.
• Strong stakeholder management, conflict resolution, and change management skills.
• Excellent strategic thinking, problem-solving, and communication abilities.

How to Apply:

Qualified and interested candidates are invited to submit their CV and cover letter via our Career Page.

Application Deadline: 8th August 2025

For inquiries, contact: +254 784 155 512

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.