Senior Officer – People and Culture

Busara

Senior People Officer role implementing talent acquisition and HR strategies at Busara. Enhancing employee experience and promoting diversity and inclusion in a consulting environment.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeNairobi • 🇰🇪 KenyaSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Implement talent acquisition and staffing processes.
Support performance and talent development efforts.
Coordinate employee engagement activities.
Ensure effective HR administration.
Promote diversity, inclusion, and well-being.
Lead and implement key people initiatives that align with Busara's strategic talent objectives across five core themes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management or relevant field.
4 years of experience as a HR generalist and at least 1 year in a senior officer capacity.
Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills that enable you to work with people at all levels of an organization, motivate others, and influence people's attitudes when necessary.
Strong written and spoken communication and presentation skills that allow you to inform and advise others clearly.
Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities at a time.
Ability to innovate new strategies, initiatives that engage, inspire, and motivate employees to perform at their best.
Critical thinking skills – ability to analyze situations and come up with the best possible solutions
Collaborative mindset – can coordinate and work well with a team towards a singular outcome
Leadership mindset – takes initiative in situations, demonstrates ability to balance objectivity and empathy in managing complicated scenarios.
Agility and adaptability – easily and quickly adapt to changing circumstances.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, WIBA, and insurance records are current; notify the provider of any changes.
Promote diversity, inclusion, and well-being.
Create and coordinate staff engagement and wellness activities across Busara offices.
Develop comprehensive and structured well-being programs.
Plan and organize company-wide events (town halls, Barazas, research festival, team building)
Manage the administration of the medical and pension benefits for all employees.

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Hard Skills & Tools

talent acquisitionstaffing processesHR administrationperformance developmentemployee engagement

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillsstakeholder managementcommunication skillspresentation skillsorganizational skillstime managementcritical thinkingcollaborationleadershipadaptability

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management