HRBP South East Africa at Merck Group

Job description

A career at Merck is an ongoing journey of discovery: our 50,000 people are shaping how the world lives, works and plays through next generation advancements in healthcare, life science and performance materials. For 350 years and across the world we have passionately pursued our curiosity to find novel and vibrant ways of enhancing the lives of others.

Merck is looking to hirean HR Business Partner to lead the implementation, design, development and execution of the Merck globalHuman Resources Strategy forthe South andEast Africa Region. The role is responsible for the enablement of the end to end HR Value chain in order to drive a high-performance culture and build an engaged work force within the region.

Skills

• Relationship Managment- Builds credibility with internal customers in business and in other areas
• Leading and delivering change- delivers diverse change managment support to Business
• Knowledge managment- Effective application of HR information managment systems to best support business outcomes.
• Understands operating principles with in Governance and Risk-ensuring company reputation is protected and risk is mitigated.

Competencies

• Customer Focus -High customer orientation and ability to understand and address the needs of the internal client
• Global Mindset- Combination of openness to and awareness of diversity across cultures and markets with a propensity and ability to see common patterns
• Innovative-Ability to complete tasks at the right time with focus on quality
• Result Orientation-Ability to focus on effective processes that drive accurate and timeous results
• Efficient- Think critically in order to work more efficiently and optimising processes and procedures
• Engaged- Demonstrates energy, dedication and initiative to work

Education & Languages

Typically requires a graduate degree (or equivalent) that provides knowledge of theories, principles and concepts within HR disciplines.

Experience

• At least 8 years HR experience with a combination of HR Operations and HR Generalist roles
• Experience of HR Business Partnering at GM and Executive level
• Broad HR knowledge: Talent, HR Operations, Reward, Recruitment
• Previousresponsibility for African countries outside of South Africa, ideally Kenya
• Exposure to complex matrix/multiple business unit environments
• Ideally experience within multinational consumer goods and/or pharmaceutical industries

What we offer: At Merck, there are always opportunities to break new ground. We empower you to fulfil your ambitions, and our diverse businesses offer various career moves to seek new horizons. We trust you with responsibility early on and support you to draw your own career map that is responsive to your aspirations and priorities in life. Join us and bring your curiosity to life!