People and Culture Officer (Maternity Cover)

The People & Culture Officer will be responsible in ensuring that staff access timely and quality support across various facets of the Human Resources function. They will provide solutions to basic employees and management queries and directing them to subject matter experts within the team as required. The incumbent will ensure prompt delivery and adhering to best HR practices according to Plan International policies on matters, staff welfare, employee pay and benefits administration, filing among others. This role will also be responsible for administering and maintaining the HR Information System and compliance.

This role will require an individual who is able to work effectively with limited supervision as well as someone who demonstrates excellence in managing different stakeholders.

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Type of Role: Fixed Term

Reports to: Country People & Culture Manager 

Closing Date: 23 November 2023

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girlsâ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.