# People & Culture Lead Job Aga Khan Academy Canonical URL: https://primejobalerts.com/jobs/people-culture-lead-job-aga-khan-academy Company: Aga Khan Academy Category: Accounting Location: Kenya Work type: Full-time Work arrangement: On-site Published: 2026-09-11 Expires: 2026-10-27 ## Job Description HR Jobs. Aga Khan Academy Jobs. People & Culture Lead. Managing HR operations, driving staff engagement, talent retention, and compliance, requiring an HR Degree, IHRM certification, and 8–10 years’ HR management experience. ### Role Summary The People and Culture Lead provides strategic and operational leadership for the people agenda at Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa. As a member of the Academy Leadership Team, the role serves as a trusted advisor and thought partner to school leaders on people, culture, organisational effectiveness and employee experience. The role also contributes to selected Kenya-wide HR initiatives and projects, supporting the broader strategic priorities of Aga Khan Schools in Kenya. ### Key Responsibilities - Serve as a member of the Academy Leadership Team and trusted advisor to the Head of Academy and school leaders on people, culture and organisational matters. - Lead workforce planning, recruitment and selection, onboarding and talent acquisition to attract and retain the talent required to achieve the Academy’s strategic objectives. - Support organisational change and provide guidance on people-related implications, implementation and organisational effectiveness. - Lead initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, wellbeing, psychological safety and organisational culture, including staff listening, engagement surveys and recognition programmes. - Lead talent management, succession planning, leadership development, learning and development, training needs analysis and management capability-building initiatives. - Lead implementation of performance management processes, supporting goal setting, feedback, performance improvement and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. - Provide expert guidance on employee relations, grievances and disciplinary matters, fostering constructive relationships and ensuring fairness, consistency and compliance. - Participate in labour relations processes and support implementation of relevant collective bargaining agreements. - Serve as the lead for adult safeguarding at the Academy and ensure compliance with employment legislation, organisational policies and safeguarding requirements. - Oversee HR service delivery across the employee lifecycle, ensuring consistent implementation of policies, procedures and service standards. - Partner with Finance on payroll inputs, benefits administration and employee records, while ensuring confidentiality and appropriate management of employee information. - Contribute to AKES, Kenya-wide HR strategies and lead designated HR initiatives, projects or functional portfolios as assigned by the Head of People & Culture. ### Qualifications and Experience - Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Organisational Development, Business Administration or a related field. - Master’s degree in Human Resource Management, Organisational Development, Leadership, Education Management or a related discipline is preferred. - Professional HR qualification (CHRP-K, CIPD, SHRM, HRCI or equivalent) and full membership of the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM). - Minimum of 8–10 years’ progressive HR experience, with at least 3–5 years in a management or senior HR leadership role. - Demonstrated experience partnering with senior leaders on people and organisational matters, with strong experience in employee relations, organisational development and culture-building. - Experience leading recruitment, performance management, talent development, organisational change and people-related projects. - Experience within an international school, IB environment, educational institution or mission-driven organisation is highly desirable. - Experience operating within a complex, multi-stakeholder environment is an advantage. ### How to Apply Click here to apply ## Apply Use the canonical Prime Job Alerts page for full application instructions and source verification.