AGL (Africa Global Logistics) is the leading multimodal logistics operator (port, logistics, maritime, and rail) in Africa. The company is now part of the MSC Group, a leading maritime and logistics company.
Thanks to its expertise developed over more than a century and to more than 23,000 employees in 50 countries, AGL provides its African and global customers with global, tailor-made, and innovative logistics solutions, with the ambition of contributing to the transformation of Africa in a sustainable way.
AGL is also present in Haiti and Timor.
Are you looking for a rewarding experience in an international environment? Do you want to make an impact in a company that puts Africa at the heart of its project?
Join AGL, the leading multimodal logistics operator on the African continent!
The HR Manager will collaborate with the Managing Director, Regional HR Manager, and Heads of Departments to provide strategic and operational support to deliver business and people-centric HR solutions.
1. Initiating and facilitating the development and implementation of HR Policies
- Initiating and developing HR Systems and processes for approval
- Monitoring the effective implementation of HR policies
2. Strategic Leadership & Culture
- Develop and lead the overarching human capital strategy aligned with corporate goals.
- Drive organizational culture, values alignment, and employee value proposition.
- Champion change management, DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion), and workforce transformation programs
- Proactively “feels the pulse” of the organization and actively engages the leadership into action.
3. Coordinating the recruitment, selection, induction, and placement of staff, including.
- Liaising with HOD's to identify vacancies
- Liaising with the CFO to determine budgets for vacant positions.
- Providing technical support in the selection process through interviews
4. Payroll Management
- Ensuring that individual staff salaries and benefits are paid on time
- Ensuring that individual staff pay structures are in conformity with their terms of service
- Ensuring that statutory deductions and contributions are remitted in time
- Interpreting the terms and conditions of service relating to the payroll
5. Employee experience, People Operations & Compliance
- Lead employee engagement, recognition programs, and HR service delivery models
- Oversee performance management systems, goal alignment, and incentive frameworks
- Promote a data-driven HR culture through dashboards and KPIs
- Key contact for all Union-related matters, including but not limited to Union/CBA negotiations.
- Participation in key disciplinary and grievance processes
- Contribute to the implementation and monitoring of policies and procedures based on relevant legislation and contemporary HR management practices
- Oversee employee engagement, termination, promotions, and increase leave administration processes with accuracy and efficiency
- Ensure full compliance with Kenyan labor law, international standards, and internal policies
- Technical support and lead in collective bargaining agreements, grievance resolution, and union engagement
- Establish and enforce ethical and governance standards across HR practices
6. Talent Management
- High-Potential management, executive coaching, and leadership development
- Lead workforce planning, strategic recruitment, and internal mobility
- Developing, managing, and monitoring coaching/training programs for key people
- Support to create a culture that fosters performance excellence, personal investment, and commitment among teams
- Building and proactively managing talent pipelines to fulfill resourcing and succession needs
7. Training, Learning & Capacity Building
- Oversee L&D strategy, including technical training, leadership academies, and compliance learning
- MBA in HR Management
- Graduate in a relevant field (HR, Social Sciences, Psychology, Law)
- At least 8 years of significant experience of senior broad-based HR partnering, working in international commercial, matrix, fast-paced and complex organizations, 3 of which must be at senior level.
- A strategic mind-set with a demonstrated ability to interpret business goals into robust people strategies
- A commercial focus with demonstrated ability to identify and deliver commercial outcomes
- Strong influencing and problem-solving skills
- A willingness to work across all aspects of HR business partnering, and comfortable to work self sufficiently
- Strong organization and prioritization skills and able to successfully manage and deliver multiple projects simultaneously
- Excellence in building and managing effective relationships, including with senior leaders and stakeholders.
- A proven ability to analyze, interpret and communicate complex and fast-moving information to senior stakeholders
- Excellent verbal communication, writing, researching and editing skills
- Strong IT skills and ability to learn new systems easily
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