About Standard Chartered

We are a leading international bank focused on helping people and companies prosper across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

To us, good performance is about much more than turning a profit. It's about showing how you embody our valued behaviours - do the right thing, better together and never settle - as well as our brand promise, Here for good.

We're committed to promoting equality in the workplace and creating an inclusive and flexible culture - one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation. This in turn helps us to provide better support to our broad client base.

The Role Responsibilities

The role holder will partner with business / function leaders in Zimbabwe to deliver the People Plan, aligned to the relevant global business / function People Plan and the Group People Strategy.

Strategy

• Provide strategic guidance and partnership to business leaders, enabling delivery of the [Business/Function] People Plan in Zimbabwe
• Provide local context and insights to the Cluster Head of HR to facilitate local adoption of the global People Plan
• Identify, prioritise and develop organisational capabilities and behaviours to build a workforce that is future-ready

Business

• Effectively partner with, challenge and influence business leaders to deliver the right outcomes on people-related decisions, focusing on key agenda items such as Diversity & Inclusion and Wellbeing
• Be a disruptor, driving culture change and delivering global and/or local change initiatives in Zimbabwe
• Lead country People Forums for] and drive projects and deliverables that relate to the Zimbabwe's People Plan
• Collaborate with Global HRBPs to deliver an adaptable, right-sized, right-shored operating model focused on improving productivity across Zimbabwe
• Provide advice on country-specific implications of OD activity and conduct reviews on key OD aspects to optimise the shape of the workforce

Processes

• Identify areas for improvement in HR processes, providing feedback and escalating issues where appropriate to relevant COEs to enhance client experience and improve productivity within HR

People and Talent

• Develop and deploy an effective talent strategy to ensure high-quality succession pipelines exist for critical roles within Zimbabwe
• Play an active role in key talent decisions, including senior hiring
• Collaborate with colleagues within HR, including Global HRBPs, to facilitate internal movement of key talent
• Lead the team to deliver specific projects and deliverables, as determined by the HR and Business& Function's scorecard
• Set and monitor job descriptions and objectives for direct reports and provide feedback and rewards in line with their performance against those responsibilities and objectives.
• Set appropriate tone and expectations from their team and work in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including risk and control partners.
• Employ, engage and retain high quality people.

Risk Management

• Understand and help manage the people-related risk profile of the Business/Function, including operational and reputational risk, to Group Standards
• Provide oversight of complex employee relations issues involving senior people, significant litigation, and high profile or broad business issues

Governance

• Embed the Group's values and code of conduct, as it relates to the role remit, to ensure that adherence with the highest standards of ethics, and compliance with relevant policies, processes and regulations form part of the culture within [Business/Function]

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Lead the HR function to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank's Conduct Principles
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key Stakeholders

Internal

• Business Leaders in Zimbabwe
• CEO Zimbabwe
• HR CoE Teams
• HRBAs
• ER Specialists
• HR Delivery Specialists
• Global HRBPs
• Head HR South & Southern Africa

External

• Regulators
• Government agencies (Federation of Unions, Ministry of Manpower/Labour)

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and the Group's brand and values within the role's remit
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures

Our Ideal Candidate

• Academic or Professional Education/Qualifications: Degree or Professional Qualification
• Licences and Certifications/accreditations: Desirable - Professional certifications in HR
• Professional Memberships: Desirable - Membership with professional associations
• Languages: English

Apply now to join the Bank for those with big career ambitions.

To view information on our benefits including our flexible working please visit our career pages. We welcome conversations on flexible working.