About the Role
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Compensation and Benefits, Partner to serve as the subject matter expert in all aspects of Compensation and Benefits(C&B). This role will be offered on a 1.5-year fixed term contract, subject to availability of funding and will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Compensation and Benefits Partner will play a critical role in the development, update and implementation of the compensation and benefits strategy, frameworks, and standards for all GAIN offices, to attract, motivate and retain top talent across the organisation. They will collaborate with key stakeholders, including HR staff, finance, and senior leadership, to design and administer competitive compensation and rewards programs that align with organisational goals and support our commitment to employee engagement and performance.
The role will also be responsible for ensuring all policies, processes and procedures relating to C&B and are reviewed and maintained regularly in addition to conducting the job evaluation process, salary reviews, benchmarking, and market surveys in various markets for all location offices where required.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Plan and execute work on the implementation of the annual and mid-year salary review processes which includes data coordination, modelling, and other analytical support as required in consultation with the Head of HR and the Director of Strategic Operations.
- Lead on the renewal process of monetary and non-monetary benefits by conducting market research and analysis and provide recommendations to ensure salaries and benefits comply with the current legislation, pay equity and GAIN’s policies.
- Lead on the development of all payroll initiatives including recommendations on process improvements in order to streamline and improve efficiency.
- Analyse published and custom cut country salary surveys; review appropriateness of current surveys and research and recommend new opportunities for obtaining salary and benefit data.
- Build Compensation & Benefits capacity in country offices by educating the various teams on GAIN’s Compensation and Benefits approach and framework as well as looking for opportunities and coordinating related trainings that can be provided.
- Remain connected to external trends and regulatory developments around Reward and be part of networks and forums as needed.
About you
The ideal candidate should have experience developing compensation and benefits strategies and frameworks across countries. Experience in a similar role supporting multiple countries is highly preferred. You should be able to design and administer competitive compensation and rewards programs that align with organisational goals.
Expertise in conducting job evaluation processes, salary reviews, benchmarking, and market surveys is required to succeed in this role. The position holder will be required to engage with staff from various departments and senior leadership to design and administer competitive compensation and reward programs.
You should posses advanced MS excel skills and able to interpret complex data, conduct market research, and provide data-driven recommendations. You should be knowledgeable in compensation principles and concepts, (including job analysis, market pricing, and total rewards), market trends, regulatory requirements and best practices. An educational background with a degree or equivalent in business/economics, HR management or related field is required.
About our Offer
The starting gross salary on offer for this role is from KES 4,668,456 – KES 5,337,360 gross per annum, depending on experience.
GAIN has a fair and competitive salary structure that allows for annual progression subject to good performance. In addition, GAIN offers a total of 37 days holiday per year (including annual leave, public holidays and additional office closure days), an attractive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health, travel and life assurance. We are committed to the health of our staff, especially in these challenging times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible and hybrid working, additional leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and confidential counselling.
GAIN also has a strong commitment to professional development. We will support you to grow in your career through both formal and informal training, and are committed to providing opportunities through internal recruitment, secondments, and promotion. All of this is delivered in a supportive and collaborative environment.
About GAIN
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Due to COVID19, conflict in Ukraine and climate change, malnutrition and hunger have worsened significantly since 2019, reversing a decade of progress. There is growing recognition that our food systems need to change if we are to reverse these trends.
GAIN’s Strategy aims to transform food systems to make healthier diets from sustainable food systems accessible to all people and especially those whose are most vulnerable to shocks. By 2027, we aim to improve the access of 1.5 billion people to nutritionally enhanced staple foods, improve the access of 25 million people to healthier diets, and support positive food system change in 10 countries. This is bold and complex, and the only way to achieve this is to work together with partners including governments, businesses, and civil society at the country and global level. These goals, and the ways of achieving them, build on our twenty-year legacy of transforming people’s lives with improved nutrition through concerted action and effective policy change.
Our Working Culture and Environment
We provide a flexible working environment that includes a combination of home and office working opportunities through our global hybrid working policy. This encourages our staff to have a healthy work-life balance and increases staff motivation, enriches employee wellbeing, and improves performance and productivity.
All of our positions are based in one or more of GAIN’s designated offices as stated on our job advertisements. Successful candidates will be based in one of GAIN’s country offices and must have the existing right to live and work within a reasonably commutable distance of the relevant city / cities in which the role is advertised. Please note, that GAIN does not sponsor working visas and relocations.
GAIN reserves the right to withdraw an offer of employment for candidates who are considered to ineligible under the above conditions during or after the recruitment process.
Applicants must have the right to work and be currently based in the advertised country location, to be eligible to apply for this position.
This advert closes on 11th July 2024. Early applications are encouraged. GAIN reserves the right to close this advert early should we receive suitable candidates ahead of the closing date.
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive environment where diversity is valued. We are keen to reflect the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation and therefore welcome applications from talented and committed people from all backgrounds, representing the diverse societies we operate in.
