Vice President, People at NewGlobe

NewGlobe supports visionary governments to transform public education systems, the cornerstone of a prosperous, equitable, and peaceful society. With a comprehensive system transformation platform and data-driven educational services, NewGlobe delivers rapid and dramatic improvements in learning outcomes at state and nationwide scale. Through building impactful partnerships and programmes, NewGlobe ensures that all children have access to an education that will develop their full potential and create a foundation for growth and prosperity.

NewGlobe leverages more than a decade of educational experience and proven impact in integrated school management, teacher professional development, instructional design innovation, technological system support, child-centered classroom practice, and parent engagement -  all grounded in learning science - to ensure each teacher is empowered to engage children in transformational learning, and all children have the opportunity to develop to their full potential. Every day, NewGlobe supports governments to solve what were once seen as intractable problems, and by doing so, ensures this generation will be able to grow up to lead more fulfilled lives, while simultaneously building economic prosperity for themselves, their communities, and the globe.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Vice President, People

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

About the Role

• A critical member of the Leadership team, the VP People’s role is strategic in identifying and implementing long-range strategic goals and ensuring that NewGlobe’s People policies, procedures, and programs support the organization’s mission, vision and culture. With the goal of sustaining an engaged workforce, the VP will oversee and provide best practice guidance and consistency in all People areas including employee engagement, performance management, talent management, compensation and benefits and organizational development.
• The ideal candidate is one with a passion for our mission and who brings a proven track record of success in implementing programs to attract and sustain a high performing, engaged, global workforce in a fast paced organization. 
• Based in Nigeria or Kenya, the VP, People currently reports to the President who also acts as the Chief People Officer. If and when a separate Chief People Officer is hired, the VP will report into the CPO. The VP leads a service-oriented team of People professionals in 8 countries. Up to 25% travel to current and new operating markets will be required.

What You Will Do

• Lead and manage the entire employee-life cycle, and the improvement of people-related systems, processes, and metrics that support the achievement of the organization’s business goals and strategic objectives;
• Lead a high performing, team of People team staff and acting as a coach and advisor to the Leadership team;
• Be a business partner with shared service and program leadership to ensure the People Group’s policies and practices are aligned to business objectives and success;
• Developing and facilitating the implementation of the People strategy and annual plans in alignment with the NewGlobe strategic plan; 
• With a holistic understanding of NewGlobe’s goals and a collaborative approach, recommend, design, implement and evaluate long range talent management initiatives and people programs and approaches to maximize productivity and goal achievement; 
• Leveraging all available data for decision-making; 
• Initiate/project manage any system/tech changes for more effective execution of People functions
• Ensure legal and regulatory compliance in all employment related aspects of the organization, maintaining knowledge and understanding of regulations, laws and industry best practices across our operating markets.
• Be the custodian and ambassador of NewGlobe values across all operating markets. 

What You Should Have

• Bachelor's Degree with a reputable institution
• Minimum of ten years of significant progressive leadership experience in operational roles including prior experience leading people function
• Ability to think strategically but also focus on tactical and operational issues
• Global multi-site experience 
• Strong leadership skills and demonstrated ability to work with a very diverse workforce
• Ability to understand and deal with complex People challenges and creatively overcome obstacles to achieve goals.
• Ability to function well in a fast-paced environment where constant change is the norm and the bar for quality is set high.
• Strong relationship building skills - partnerships come naturally
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels – with the CEO,  President, leadership team, and employees
• Strong conflict resolution skills and the ability to influence a variety of stakeholders

You’re Also:

• A detailed doer – You have a track record of getting things done. You’re organised and responsive. You take ownership of every idea you touch and execute it to a fine level of detail, setting targets, engaging others, and doing whatever it takes to get the job done. You can multi-task dozens of such projects at once and never lose sight of the details. Likely, you have some experience in a start-up or other rapid-growth company.
• A networking mastermind – You excel at meeting new people and turning them into advocates.  You communicate in a clear, conscientious, and effective way in both written and oral speech. You can influence strangers in the course of a single conversation. Allies and colleagues will go to bat for your ideas. You have an existing network from prior experience in the country, preferably in the regulatory, education, or business sectors.
• A creative problem-solver – Growing any business from scratch comes with massive and constant challenges. On top of that, NewGlobe works in often fragile, sometimes volatile low-resource communities and with complex government systems. You need to be flexible and ready to get everything done effectively, quickly, and affordably with the materials at hand.
• A relentless advocate –The children we serve and teachers we empower never leave your mind. You know them, get them, have shared a meal with them (or would be happy to in the future). You would never shrink back from shaking a parent’s hand or picking up a crying child, no matter what the person was wearing or looked like.  Every decision you make considers their benefit, experience, and value.
• A malleable learner –You believe you can always do better. You welcome constructive criticism and provide it freely to others.  You know you only get better tomorrow when others point out where you’ve missed things or failed today.
• A curious investigator – You ask why a lot. You don’t just take what you see and accept it. You wonder why it is that way, and are aware that the world we see is created by human choices and actions – and it could be different. You wonder, and see the world as wonderful even when you want to change a part of it that is unjust

Application Closing Date
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