Human Capital Senior Associate Enko Education

At Enko Education, human resources (HR) is focused on understanding what people need to deliver their mission and what is crucial for the growth of the network. If you’re a people-person looking to evolve in a very vibrant environment which will challenge both your creativity and your rigour in the exciting world of HR within the education industry, this is the best place to dive in. We’re in search of a qualified and resourceful HR generalist to support our HR department in ensuring smooth and efficient business operations while designing strong HR sustainable tools and systems.

The HC Senior Associate will have both administrative and strategic responsibilities, helping us to plan and administer important processes in the field of employee life cycle management, compensation and benefits management and performance management. . The Human Senior Associate structures the domain of Human Capital within Enko Education. S/he designs, develops and implements processes and products and ensures compliance to internal standards and external legislation at all times and throughout the group. S/he ensures adequate and timely reporting on HR Data and uses analysis of HR data for supporting strategic group choices and individual schools

At Enko Education we understand that our business thrives when our personnel thrive, and that starts by hiring the right HR professionals.

Objectives of this Role

Assist in developing and executing people procedures and policies, providing guidance and interpretation for school’s operations
Participate in development of HR systems, including metrics, queries, and standard reports for ongoing company requirements
Assist in administering benefits, compensation, and employee performance programs
Suggest new procedures and policies to continually improve efficiency of the HR department and organisation as a whole, and to improve employee experience
Ensure legal compliance of HR state and federal regulations and applicable employment laws, and update policies and/or procedures as required
Ensure the buy-in of HR processes and products by school operations, by managing change and promoting HR products added-value.
Daily and Monthly Responsibilities
Contracts & Amendments for the Central Office + School Leadership
Keep Employment Contracts Library up to date and improve them when needed
Accompany and monitor Objective Setting process (Scorecards)
Accompany and monitor the Performance Appraisal process
Prepare & Organise Comp & Ben Calibration sessions
Maintain and update HR Reference Documents, templates and’ how to’
Keep HR Dashboards up to date and accurate
Respond to reporting requests from internal and external stakeholders
Process Monthly Payroll and manage Employee database
Management of the medical insurance contract for the platform
Feed budget tracker with all necessary data from payroll
Manage the employment cost budget exercise across the network by guiding HoS/FO & supporting the CPO during budgeting process
Design, promote and roll-out the HC products communication plan
Train teams on some managerial aspects of their mission included on performance management
Skills and Qualifications
Master degree in HR, business, or a related field
3 to 5 years of HRBP experience
Bilingual french/english (ability to fluently talk, run meetings, write and read).
Excellent interpersonal skills, ethics, and cultural awareness
Details-oriented and reliable in terms of respect of deadlines
Assertiveness or leadership posture
Resourceful, creative, problem-solving aptitudes
Advanced knowledge of Google suite including an advanced mastery of google sheets and comfortable learning ability of new technical systems as needed
Preferred Qualifications and aptitudes
Proven experience working in an HR department
Natural interpersonal and communication skills (perfect writing communication skill)
Strong detail-oriented and resourceful mindset
Knowledge of HR laws and regulations in few african countries (southern, west and central)
Hard working and flexibility.
What’s next ?

A holistic discovery conversation with someone in the HR team to confirm the degree of correlation between your aspirations, profile and role
A focused conversation about understanding your skills: technical and behavioural
A case study
A career interview with your future manager to discuss your past experiences and motivation
About Enko Education

Enko Education is a fast-growing group of African international schools, increasing access to the world’s best universities for learners across Africa.

Enko Education has developed innovative programmes leading to globally recognized and sought-after qualifications. Since the opening of its first school in Yaoundé, Enko Education has established an African group of 13 international schools in 9 countries in Africa. More than 3,000 students from primary to secondary benefit from international education at a fraction of the cost charged by other international schools on the continent. We provide individualised counselling to our learners to support them in selecting the right universities and then securing both admission and financing for their studies. We offer an outstanding learning experience striving to educate our learners with Africa at heart and the world in mind.

The Enko Education model has already yielded outstanding results with graduates currently enrolled in some of the most prestigious universities worldwide such as Yale College in the USA, Sciences Po and Ecole Polytechnique in France and the University of Toronto in Canada.

We are financially supported by international development institutions and funds including Proparco, I&P, BIO Invest, Oiko Credit and Liquid Africa.