Browns Plantations tea estates in Kenya are a leading producer and exporter of premium Kenyan tea, committed to sustainable farming practices, upholding human rights, environmental stewardship, and community empowerment.

THE JOB

Reporting to the Talent Manager, the Job holder assists in developing training and learning materials, rollout of learning programmes with key focus of implementation of 70:20:10 learning model across all operational areas.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with the Talent Manager and line managers in diagnosing problems, identifying training and development and coming up with learning solutions to meet the identified needs.
• Manage and implement learning & development strategies in liaison with other management staff. These include deployment of learning materials, secondments, managing apprentices, management trainees, internship, and attachment programmes.
• Work with the Talent Manager in delivering learning solutions to realize 70:20:10 learning model and maximize efficiency in the workplace.
• Participate in developing and implementing effective onboarding programmes.
• Monitoring, evaluating, and reviewing the progress of learning through questionnaires, surveys, and discussions with managers on eventual impact of training and engagement programmes in the workplace.
• Participate in drawing and management of relevant budgets considering the costs of planned programmes and assessing the return on investment of any training or development programmes in the workplace.
• Comply with the statutory requirements relating to training including NITA re-imbursement for approved training as per the annual targets.
• Participate in developing information & knowledge sharing platform within the company by carrying out skills audit/inventory, creating of knowledge database and facilitating the sharing of these, as benchmarks, within and with other industry players.
• Assist the Talent Manager in implementation of Projects: Rolling out Talent related systems modules, supporting performance management/succession plans, organizing company events and development of effective internal communication culture through employee engagement programmes and employee surveys.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in human resource management or any other related field.
• Post graduate qualification in organizational development, human resources management or a related field will be an added advantage
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in HR management, training and/or staff development preferably within the agricultural sector.
• Demonstrated competence in organizational design, planning, service delivery, and evaluation.
• Good understanding of operations of a training department.
• Knowledge of the tea growing & manufacturing process is an added advantage.
• Computer literate with knowledge of ERP.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good leadership, organising and planning skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision.
• Proven strong supervisory, administrative, and interpersonal skills.

• Work with the Talent Manager and line managers in diagnosing problems, identifying training and development and coming up with learning solutions to meet the identified needs.
• Manage and implement learning & development strategies in liaison with other management staff. These include deployment of learning materials, secondments, managing apprentices, management trainees, internship, and attachment programmes.
• Work with the Talent Manager in delivering learning solutions to realize 70:20:10 learning model and maximize efficiency in the workplace.
• Participate in developing and implementing effective onboarding programmes.
• Monitoring, evaluating, and reviewing the progress of learning through questionnaires, surveys, and discussions with managers on eventual impact of training and engagement programmes in the workplace.
• Participate in drawing and management of relevant budgets considering the costs of planned programmes and assessing the return on investment of any training or development programmes in the workplace.
• Comply with the statutory requirements relating to training including NITA re-imbursement for approved training as per the annual targets.
• Participate in developing information & knowledge sharing platform within the company by carrying out skills audit/inventory, creating of knowledge database and facilitating the sharing of these, as benchmarks, within and with other industry players.
• Assist the Talent Manager in implementation of Projects: Rolling out Talent related systems modules, supporting performance management/succession plans, organizing company events and development of effective internal communication culture through employee engagement programmes and employee surveys.

• Excellent communication skills.
• Good leadership, organising and planning skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision.
• Proven strong supervisory, administrative, and interpersonal skills.
• Computer literate with knowledge of ERP.

• Bachelor's degree in human resource management or any other related field.
• Post graduate qualification in organizational development, human resources management or a related field will be an added advantage