Imagine Worldwide is hiring a Senior Human Resource Business Partner

Imagine Worldwide is hiring a Senior Human Resource Business Partner to serve as the primary HR partner across our African country portfolios of Malawi and Tanzania. You will deliver end-to-end human resources leadership, ensuring consistent implementation of our global people strategy, local compliance, effective talent management, and alignment with our organisational values.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the primary HR partner to designated country portfolios, advising leadership on workforce strategy, structure, and people-related risk.
• Translate organisational and People strategy into actionable country-level plans.
• Provide guidance on organisational design, workforce planning, reporting structures, and operating model alignment.
• Support change management initiatives and transformation efforts within country teams.
• Use HR metrics, dashboards, and workforce data to inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with country leadership to conduct workforce planning aligned to growth projections.
• Lead and coordinate recruitment processes for country portfolios, ensuring quality, diversity, and alignment to competency frameworks.
• Support hiring managers in structured selection, interviewing, and decision-making processes.
• Oversee onboarding to ensure effective integration of new hires into the organisation and culture.
• Act as a trusted advisor on employee relations matters, including performance concerns, disciplinary processes, investigations, and conflict resolution.
• Ensure compliance with local labour legislation in each supported country, working with local legal advisors, PEOs, or Employers of Record where required.
• Provide guidance on employment contracts, policy interpretation, and HR risk mitigation.
• Drive implementation of the organisation’s performance management framework across country portfolios.
• Coach and equip managers to set objectives, provide feedback, and manage performance effectively.
• Support development planning, coaching interventions, and targeted capability-building initiatives.
• Champion organisational values and culture across supported countries.
• Support employee engagement initiatives and feedback mechanisms.
• Identify organisational climate trends and recommend appropriate interventions.
• Provide input into compensation benchmarking aligned to global frameworks and local market standards.
• Support salary review cycles and incentive processes at the country level.
• Coordinate effectively with payroll providers, PEOs, or Employers of Record.

What We're Looking For

• Honours Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources, Organisational Psychology, Industrial Psychology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8–10 years’ HR experience, with at least 5 years operating at a senior HR Business Partner or HR Lead level.
• Demonstrated experience providing end-to-end HR leadership across multiple business units or countries.
• Experience working with remote or hybrid teams across multiple countries.
• Strong generalist HR capability across organisational design, talent management, employee relations, performance management, and compliance.
• Ability to operate both strategically and hands-on.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• High cultural intelligence and ability to work across diverse environments.
• Strong conflict resolution and mediation capability.
• Ability to interpret HR data and translate insights into practical solutions.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• High level of adaptability, resilience, and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.

Nice to Have

• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Experience working across multiple African countries or emerging markets preferred.
• Experience in high-growth or scaling organisations advantageous.
• Experience in non-profit, social impact, education, or development sectors is advantageous.

Team & Environment

You will report to the Executive Head of People, working closely with Country Directors, functional leaders, and the broader People team. We champion organisational values and culture across supported countries and promote inclusive practices and equitable people processes across geographies.

Benefits & Compensation

• Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Work Mode

This is a global position supporting teams in Malawi and Tanzania.

Imagine Worldwide is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.