People Partner

**Do you have a curious mind, think s**trategically and are **passionate about people?**

If you are looking for a different kind of role within the people profession, where you have the opportunity to develop, grow and embrace a new way of working, then this might be your next career move

We have an exciting opportunity for a **People Partner** to join the People & Culture Department at NMS Infrastructure Limited.

**THE COMPANY**

Operating in Sub-Saharan Africa our purpose is to put people and communities at the heart of everything we do. We value and take pride in our people and our partnerships - together we develop and deliver innovative solutions to complex social infrastructure challenges and unlock the potential to impact people’s lives.

We deliver exceptional, much-needed healthcare facilities to rural communities across Africa. Currently we have projects running in Zambia, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Zimbabwe.

**THE PEOPLE & CULTURE DEPARTMENT**

The People & Culture Department currently has a fantastic opportunity for a proven **People Partner **to join it’s forward-thinking, progressive team.

**THE ROLE**

The successful **People Partner** will need to be fluent in both French and English, and ideally have at least 5 years relevant experience.

The **People Partner** will need to establish and nurture relationships with business stakeholders, at all levels, and within the territories we operate. They will act as a trusted advisor, collaborating with leaders to identify their people needs, align people strategies and co-create solutions that drive business success and organisation goals. They will need to be open-minded, have a strong commercial awareness and the ability to recognise risks and consider possible problem-solving mechanisms.

This role will be based in our office in Poole, Dorset however some international travel to our new and existing project countries in Sub-Saharan Africa may be required.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Support organisational change initiatives, providing guidance and coaching to leaders and colleagues during times of transformation.
- Responsible for implementing a robust programme of succession and workforce planning, putting proactive plans in place to support the development of high potential individuals and identifying any skills gaps.
- Coach, influence, guide and constructively challenge to ensure strong people performance.
- Provide high level advice, generalist support across all facets of the employee lifecycle.
- Effective end-to-end case management of employee relations and wellbeing issues.
- Supporting the creation and issuing of employment contracts within the jurisdictions we operate in, offer letters and other People documentation for all new starters.
- Create close, effective relationships with Managers and their teams, acting as a trusted people advisor to identify and achieve shared objectives, coaching, advising and supporting them with their people plans, talent needs and employee relations support.
- Help to shape and evolve the People & Culture department by embracing a new way of working.

**SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE**
- Desirably commercial and/or operational experience.
- Practical experience working with clients, stakeholders and internal resources.
- Understand and drive their own CPD.
- Fluent in French and English.
- Preferably 5 years relevant experience.
- Comfortable using a variety of computer programs such as Microsoft Office.
- A willingness and ability to travel to project country offices.
- They must be enthusiastic, self-driven and approach tasks with a “can do” attitude.

**THE OFFER**

The role is based in our Poole office which has ample, free on-site secure parking. Our office hours are Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm. We also offer 25 days' holiday (plus Bank Holidays), pension and life insurance.