About Deloitte

Deloitte is a leading provider of world-class professional services dedicated to providing value added solutions to our clients. We take pride in our reputation for providing a globally consistent quality service, an integrated approach and world-class expertise. Deloitte is renowned for its innovative and collaborative culture, where talented people work closely with like-minded individuals to achieve collective success. 

Deloitte East Africa provides seamless cross-border services to multinationals, large national enterprises, small and medium sized enterprises and the public sector, across four (4) countries in the region: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.

A career with Deloitte offers you the opportunity to engage with and work alongside leading corporations within the East African region, and an opportunity to start and grow your career within a dynamic and rewarding environment. You will get the support, coaching and training needed to advance your career in Kenya and within the East Africa market.

What impact will you make?

At Deloitte we have a clear purpose, to make an impact that matters to our clients, our colleagues and our communities. From professional development to leadership opportunities and career advancement, we empower our people to be their very best - because that’s how you make an impact.

What impact will you make?

Every day, your work will make an impact that matters, while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration and high performance. As the undisputed leader in professional services, Deloitte is where you’ll find unrivalled opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential.

Main Purpose of Job:

This role will be responsible to support the Associate Director: Africa Transformation, Diversity & Inclusion (AD ATDI), in developing and driving long and short-term strategy and guiding the Africa Member Firm approach as it relates to all diversity and inclusion initiatives across our workforce.

This individual will contribute towards thought leadership, insights, measurement and strategic thinking, action planning and execution while partnering with key strategic stakeholders, both globally, in South Africa and the Regions, in order to drive and align the culture of the African Member Firm, as it relates to the global strategic imperatives in respect of Diversity & Inclusion.

This incumbent will supervise over, guide and support, the required actions from HRBP’s and Talent Partners. Will be responsible to oversee and manage Consultant In addition, this individual will be responsible to facilitate change management initiatives/interventions with the leadership of the firm in order to empower the leaders of our business with the tools and skills to enhance and uplift the strategic imperatives from a D&I perspective.

The ideal candidate will be a highly strategic individual, with excellent, judgement and decision making, out the box thinking, and excellent project management and change management capabilities.

Qualifications & Experience

Required

Relevant Honours/Postgraduate Degree

10 years in either HR, or Talent Management or Diversity and Inclusion

Exceptional Project Management

Exceptional Change Management

Excellent Judgement & Decision Making Skills

Deadline orientation in a fast-paced environment

Demonstrated experience articulating a vision, translating it into executable strategy and driving cross-functional teams to deliver against the plan

Experience in translating external and internal trends into innovative practices

Proven track record of presenting to and facilitating firm initiatives with multiple stakeholders

Excellent Communication and Inter-personal experience at all levels within an organization

Preferred

5 of the minimum 10 years’ experience should be in people management with 2+ years D&I experience as an advantage.

Key Performance Areas:

Strategic Impact

• Interrogates, clearly understands and communicates to team the agreed strategic objectives of both own Service Area and that of the client Service Line/s

Client Impact: External/Internal

• Manages quality and timeliness of day-to-day deliverables of team in area of expertise to client

Operational Effectiveness

• Manages day-to-day operations and delivery by team to clients

Development/Growth of Team

• Recruits, mentors and guides team members and shares expertise and knowledge with counselees on an ongoing basis

Budgets / Profitability

• Provides input into annual budget to superior for drafting of budget for Service Area

Differentiators for this specific role

• Lead, inspire and develop subject matter expertise and strategy in regards to Diversity & Inclusion to produce measurable results directly aligned to the requirements of the Global Diversity & Inclusion and Talent & Transformation Strategies.

• Support the Associate Director drive leadership awareness, commitment and accountability for the employee experience and diversity action plans across the business

• Support the Associate Director in partnering with Global, Africa HRBP’s, Talent Acquisition, Reward and Analytics, Clients and Industries to guide on the implementation of D&I strategies as it relates to D&I eminence, leadership development, recruitment, performance management, promotion and succession, employee engagement and retention and in measuring progress and effectiveness of the diversity and inclusion strategy, for their respective areas.

• Influence and support decisions relating to people practices and HR priorities through data analysis, measurement and recommendations for business that aligns with the firms shared values & beliefs and Global D&I strategies and best practise.

• Partner with Communications (C&I) for relevant Communication and Eminence plans and campaigns for regular communication in regards to D&I initiatives, events and progress

Key Competencies required / Talent Standards Capabilities:

Leadership Capabilities

Living our Purpose - Acts as a role model, embracing and living our purpose and values, and recognizing others for the impact they make

Influence - Influences clients, teams, and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships with increasingly senior people

Performance drive - Delivers exceptional client service; maximizes results and drives high performance from people while fostering collaboration across businesses and borders

Strategic direction - Understands key objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligns people to objectives and sets priorities and direction

Talent development - Develops high-performing people and teams through challenging and meaningful opportunities

Professional Capabilities:

Knows the business and industry:   Knows how member firm business works and keeps up-to-date on industry activities, marketplace trends and leading practices

Manages to results:   Takes responsibility for assigned areas and contributes to the successful realization of common goals

Manages and executes projects:      Prepares and manages work plans to ensure efficient and timely completion of work

Solves problems:       Identifies and solves problems objectively using analysis, experience and judgment

Manages quality and risk:     Understands and applies quality assurance and risk management procedures in all areas of work performed

Manages change and ambiguity:      Is adaptive and flexible in the face of change and ambiguity

*Please note that this job advertisement provides a summary of the capabilities required and all candidates shortlisted will receive a full list of capabilities.