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  • Regulatory Affairs Manager – Export

    Regulatory Affairs Manager – Export

    Job description
    Your Responsibilities
    Job Purpose Statement

    To translate the Pharma (Rx) business objectives into an actionable regulatory affairs strategy so as to ensure that GSK standards in respect to regulatory conformance and business continuity are maintained.
    To add value to business by ensuring timely submissions and approvals for new products in WCA markets as well as maintenance of registered licences in alignment with local regulations and corporate.
    Ensure Regulatory compliance by support and compliance to the QMS system

    Key Responsibilities

    Development and coordination of regulatory strategies with the support of the Head of Regulatory for regulatory submissions in WCA and collaboration with the HRA to simplify and improve existing regulatory processes, systems and techniques for the markets supported, to achieve the business objectives.
    Ensure timely submissions and approvals of applications according to regulatory plan and strategy, ensuring continuity of supply and regulatory compliance.
    Management of Regulatory projects to support new initiatives as appropriate to the business.
    Ensure alignment of the regulatory registration submission strategy to commercial strategies and work effectively with key stakeholders and 3rd party service providers.to achieve the desired regulatory outcomes.
    Liaise with Regulatory Authorities and provide appropriate answers on matters relating to Regulatory approvals/queries for GSK Products.
    Ensure alignment of registered details with original dossiers and corporate databases, maintenance of and compliance with Regulatory Databases (OPAL, REQUIRE, GRACE)
    Support the artwork control process to ensure changes and approval are done in time to avoid product stock out or delays in supplies.
    Management of tender activities in relevant markets (as applicable)
    Monitor and keep in touch with changes in the regulatory environments. Provide intelligence to local stakeholders and central team on changes in regulatory environment in the region.
    Working with industry associations to strategically position GSK values and address any issues that would affect the business.
    Support and ensure compliance to the QMS/QRM processes within Regulatory (written standard maintenance/compliance, regulatory issue management, risk management, management monitoring (L1 Audit), deviation handling, CAPA management, training, 3P oversight). Provide regulatory support to GMP inspections as required.

    Competencies (Expertise and Knowledge)
    Knowledge & Application
    The level of technical knowledge required for the role is applied for assessment of the regulatory files, submission of right first-time dossiers to Regulatory Authorities, communication with global and local stakeholders.
    Examples

    Preparation of registration dossier according to local regulations
    Preparation of SmPC and PIL and coordination of their drafts with global and local stakeholders
    Communication with Authorities (submission of official requests, providing answers for Authorities’ request)
    Communication with regulatory third-party service providers to ensure the company objectives are met

    Problem Solving and Innovation

    Works across multiple markets in complex regulatory environment with high unpredictability of regulatory decisions, not yet fully established regulations (evolving in maturity), lack of transparency and dialogue with Regulatory Authorities, different interpretation and application of regulations/guidelines.
    Works in one of the most critical areas in terms of compliance to ensure
    Patients have access to products with minimal possible interruption of supplies because of changing regulatory requirements and GSK continuous improvement of products;Supplied products are compliant with registered details, so there is no risk for patients’ safety or GSK reputation;Risk of mistakes in products information is managed properly to minimize impact of regulatory related mistakes on business.
    Works in one of fast-changing areas where changes are caused by external factors (regulatory requirements and practices), business needs to be aligned for each single country and in line with central procedures of compliance and product improvements. Needs to have the ability to make evaluative judgement.
    Works through local regulatory service providers to provide the regulatory support required in market (i.e. appointments, submissions, follow up, response to queries, regulatory intelligence & advocacy)

    Interaction
    The role involves interaction with multiple stakeholders internally and externally and requires excellent communication, collaboration and negotiation skills
    Internally

    Country level LOCs Quality, Medical, Logistics and Distribution, Legal, Commercial
    Regional Regional Regulatory Affairs
    Global level Global Regulatory Affairs, GMS

    Externally

    Regulatory Authorities
    3rd party service providers
    Pharmaceutical Trade Associations

    The communication needs to be clear, specific and consistent across all stakeholders both internal and external. It needs to be adapted to manage the diversity, harness the commitment & contribution of stakeholders internally and externally and collaborative to deliver the goal for the organization.
    Multi-Cultural Awareness
    The role involves interacting with multiple countries with racial/ethnic diversity as well as variance in socio-economic environment. These factors need to be considered while working on regulatory strategy as well as interacting with internal and external stakeholders since alignment with the country’s and state authorities’ vision is essential for regulatory strategy or advocacy initiatives to be successful.
    Therefore, the role holder should have the

    Ability to write and speak in English and French Intermediate/upper-intermediate level;
    Ability to work within diverse cultures and differing levels of organizational maturity;
    High degree of comfort and positive engagement working as a member of a multifunctional and multicultural team
    Constant search for Innovation, contributing with passion, and performance achieved with Integrity
    Ability for multitasking, quick adaptation, agility and ability to make decisions/influence outcomes that include assessment of the potential impact, attention to detail.

    Impact

    Impacts business targets ensuring all new submissions, regulatory variations and renewals are agreed with logistics, commercial teams and in the countries, so they have minimal impact on supplies.
    Influences on continuous product supply by ensuring alignment of registered details with original dossiers in multiple countries in WCA (as assigned) and working through third party service providers to achieve desired outcomes as per plan.
    Impact on compliance (in complex/dynamic regulatory environment) ensuring that the standards of governance and oversight are applied, and that risks and issues are appropriately managed.

    Why You?

    Bachelor’s Degree. Pharmacy or appropriate scientific degree
    Minimum 3 years Regulatory Experience in the industry. Good working knowledge of regulations, current industry practices, and experience with seeking out, interpretation and application of regulatory guidance.
    Excellent communication influencing and negotiation skill
    Masters or PhD (would be an added advantage)
    Qualification in project management (would be an added advantage)

  • Commercial Management (Consumer Health) – Future Leaders Programme

    Commercial Management (Consumer Health) – Future Leaders Programme

    Job Description
    We are seeking graduates to join our Consumer Healthcare Marketing and Sales Graduate Programme commencing in September 2018.
    We need leaders of the future, nowThe aim of our Future Leaders programme is clear. We expect you to become a leader – both within our business and in your own professional field. We’ll give you the structured training, differentiated development, experiences and opportunities you need to succeed at the very top. So you can help us to make a bigger, more positive impact on the world.
    What will the programme be like?
    Our Sales and Marketing programmes will stimulate your early career development through broad-ranging experiences. Your development will come through challenging job rotations, supported by formal learning and coaching.
    We’ll give you a breadth of experience across the key areas of our commercial business, including marketing, sales and customer management. You will attend a number of ‘core’ training courses and also have the opportunity to shape your development and attend courses that are specific to your needs and interests. From the start, our challenging rotations will help you deliver the standards of commercial excellence we’d expect from a future leader.
    Timeline & Assessment Process
    Our robust recruitment process includes online application, online testing, telephone interviews and assessment centre.Before submitting your application, please ensure that you meet the essential criteria for the programme that you are applying to and that you provide this information accurately.
    Click the ’Apply Now’ button to submit your application.
    You will be requested to enter your personal information and then submit your responses to several questions about your basic qualifications, interest and motivation to work for us. Please note that if you do not meet the essential requirements of the programme, you may receive an automatic response, declining your application.
    Afterwards we’ll ask you to complete our online based assessment to give us a better idea of your strengths and suitability for the programme. We hope that it will give you the opportunity to find out more about us as we find out more about you.
    If you are invited to complete the online assessment, make sure you take time to read the instructions. There will be an expiry date from which you can no longer take the online tests so please be aware of the deadline set. We would like to advise you to review your email daily to check whether you have been sent the assessment.
    If you are short-listed after these selection steps, the last 2 steps of the process are a telephone/face to face interview and a full day assessment centre.
    Assessment dates will be communicated to shortlisted candidates.
    Why You?

    Undergraduate degree with high academic qualifications – applicants must be track for or have achieved a minimum grade of 3.00 in their undergraduate degree
    Maximum 2 years’ experience
    Excellent command of English
    Excellent communication and presentation skills
    Strong time management and organizational skills with an analytic and result oriented mind-set
    Innovative, proactive and accountable
    Willingness to work in dynamic and challenging environment with enthusiasm
    Good command of MS Office skills
    Location mobility is required and must be able to travel during the 3 years of the programme.
    Academic excellence with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
    Proven leadership ability and initiative.
    Outstanding communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.

    Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies
    GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK’s commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.

  • Finance Business Partner, Consumer Healthcare – CH

    Finance Business Partner, Consumer Healthcare – CH

    Your Responsibilities:
    To support the Head of Finance in all aspects of Business Partnering and Management Reporting and Control. Responsible for all elements of the management P&L and commercial performance of East Africa CH. To work closely with commercial departments as a business partner to deliver the short, medium and long term objectives.
    Key Responsibilities:

    Business Management, Business Partnering and Decision Support

    Driving a process of continuous improvement in business partnering which enhances the understanding of the Executive and Senior Management teams of their key financial performance drivers and business performance issues.
    Support the Sales and Marketing teams in strategic brand decisions- efficient investment behind brands, timely delivery of profitable NPIs, Nielsen report analysis and reviews.
    Drive and challenge business units on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plans.
    Ensure viability of Business Cases and Proposals for promos, NPI and ad- hoc projects.
    Participating in and contributing to Senior Management meetings as requested by the Head of Finance.
    Supporting the Head of Finance in contributions to the development and delivery of Corporate Plans and objectives for the Organization.
    Dedicated Finance Business Partner to Sales and Marketing.

    P&L Management

    Active management of gross margins, cogs, cogs mix and gross to net ratios for East Africa.
    Ensure proper governance on revenue recognition including accuracy and adequacy of Sales Accruals on the balance sheet.
    Own the month- end accrual process for A&P and General OPEX.
    Drive performance and decisions of various P&L components for East Africa CH.
    Review, monitor and highlight variances.
    Investigating exceptions and facilitating corrective action.

    Budgeting and Forecasting- East Africa CH Operations

    Support the complete budgeting & forecasting process for East Africa CH operations.
    Own the budgeting & forecasting process for specific market cluster within the East Africa CH business.
    Work with various stakeholders in planning strategies and methodologies for the budgeting process.
    Ensure accuracy of budgets and rolling forecasts submitted to above country.
    Play a key role in the profit reviews.
    Represent Finance at the monthly sales & marketing/ pre- DRM meeting to provide insights and drive alignment of content and output with the overall business objective.
    Drive implementation of budget assumptions in Price reviews- ensure tracking mechanism is in place.

    Reporting and Governance

    Deliver monthly Sales, OPEX, A&P and Finance Dashboard to all relevant internal stakeholders.
    Timely submission of the various regional/ above country reports on sales, PV analysis, innovation, gross margins, headcount, working capital.
    Ensure compliance to International Finance Reporting Standards ( IFRS).

    Why You?
    Basic qualifications:

    Bachelors degree in Finance
    Recognized, professional accounting qualification
    Minimum 6 years experience in a busy finance environment

    Preferred qualifications:
    Strong business partnering experience

  • Marketing Activations Manager

    Marketing Activations Manager

    Job description
    Purpose Statement
    Your Responsibilities:

    Accountable for accelerated share, sales and profit growth for assigned brand portfolios over 3>1 plan.
    Develop growth strategy of the East Africa CH business for assigned brands through adaptation and adoption of global category and brand strategies.
    Partner with Category & Area marketing teams to deliver winning marketing and innovation plans for East Africa based on actionable commercial, competitor and consumer insight to drive East Africa brand share and equity ahead of competition
    Accountable for brand performance tracking for assigned portfolios across East Africa and recommend remedial action
    Partner with Area Marketing manager and other functional stakeholders (e.g. Finance, Regulatory and GMS) to ensure co-delivery of Winning Formula and commercial goals
    Share best practice across the Africa Area
    Ensure compliance with global category guidelines and local regulatory requirements

    Essential Job Responsibilities

    Build category defining brands our consumers will love
    Develop actionable local insights (consumer, shopper, expert and competitor) that build on Africa insight to generate locally relevant Task Maps driving focus at LOC
    Ensure the Brand Heart is brought to life and consistently activated across all touch points to build long term brand equity
    Identify investment priorities with appropriate mix between advertising and in-store efforts in collaboration with sales channel, Area marketing and category management.
    Develop winning creative briefs and lead co-creation with agency partners to adapt global creative executions by exception addressing validated local insights and improving ROI
    Deliver excellence in commercial delivery to become first choice for shoppers, customers and experts
    Develop winning Market Activation Plans (MAPs) in the context of the trade and competitor environment in partnership Area Marketing teams.
    Define optimal channel focus and mix, and develop inspiring activation toolkits (to include key visuals, promotion and activation guidelines) to drive winning LOC execution
    Contribute to the development of the shopper strategy, driving LOC teams to win the war in the store with powerful visibility for our brands in the ‘last metre’ across modern, traditional, pharmacy & expert channels
    Collaborate on expert marketing strategies to strengthen “expert recommended” differentiation for relevant brands
    Use science and innovation to improve lives
    Recommend innovation plans across East Africa markets
    Brilliant in-market execution of new product launches using global launch models and best practice
    Validate, localize and consistently deploy winning claims working closely with Area Marketing, Category, regulatory, medical and activation teams
    Deliver high quality products and service at the right time and cost
    Work with Supply Chain partners to optimize gross margins and COG‘s
    Deliver complexity reduction and value engineering initiatives to simplify supply chain and remove cost
    Manage assigned brand portfolio to maximize sales and profit for GSK
    Work with Finance to analyze the P&L and identify the impact of alternative actions
    Shape talent and culture by living our values and developing our people in a high performance culture
    Build one Africa mindset and cross functional team for brand
    Leverage Marketing Way as “the way GSK does marketing”
    Share best practice with LOC team members and Area Marketing.
    Have regular field visits with in-market sales and activation teams
    Live the GSK values & behaviors and compliance with all GSK codes of practice.
    Impact measurement in driving business to first and best FMCH
    Responsible for tracking brand equities and recommending remedial action
    Innovation planning, sequencing, implementation planning, tracking and learning

    Competencies

    (Expertise and Knowledge) Briefly describe HOW the level of knowledge required for this role is applied / used within the role. Provide examples
    Strategic Thinking: Role will directly develop strategic application of Africa CH Category tools & approaches into “fit for Africa” approach
    Communication Evaluation & Development: Role will use GSK and leading industry practices to evaluate fit-for-use communication approaches, and where required guide development of “East Africa-specific” Integrated Marketing programs
    Financial Planning & P&L approach: role will optimize investments and profitability of brand X packs X markets to recommend best financial approach across A&P investment, pricing strategies to help deliver the East Africa level P&L for the category
    Measuring & Tracking: Role will directly identify appropriate projects for measuring and also key criteria for tracking execution of the same as well as delivery against business goals
    Leadership: role will directly interact with General Manager, multiple Category Team stakeholders, Area marketing and sales teams to inspire confidence in strategy and drive aligned delivery
    Ability to Influence: collaborate across shopper / insights / brand / category / expert / regulatory / GMS teams to rollout ‘best for Africa’ solutions irrespective of point of origin.
    Lead through adversity: role will require high level of resilience and flexible thinking to respond to challenging external environment that Africa presents. In addition, ability to deliver results fast in a changing internal environment where new ways of working need to be established and resistance may be met
    Problem Solving & Innovation
    Briefly describe the level of problem solving that the role requires and provide examples of why. Consider the difficulty of the problems to be solved and the extent to which judgment and analysis must be exercised.
    High degree of judgment and analysis will be required in the role, for example:
    Trading off purist/data-led approaches versus being pragmatic to overcome specific in-country issues
    Driving responsiveness of plans based on competitive dynamics as well as P&L requirements
    Interaction
    Briefly describe the nature of interaction that the role requires. Consider the interpersonal and communications skills typically required by the job, the extent to which the job requires cooperation and tact in dealing with others both inside and outside the organization, and the complexity of that interaction.
    The role will interact with a very wide cross-section across seniority and functions in GSK CH ( LOC LTs, Area-market teams) across Marketing, Sales, GMS, Regulatory, Legal, Finance
    In addition, the roles will be ambassadors for GSK with external agency leadership and teams.
    Impact
    Briefly describe the level of Impact that the role requires. Consider the impact this role has on business objectives, the sphere of influence and the required level of personal impact. Indicate whether impact is on a single or multiple areas of the business. At what level of the organization does this role operate?
    Provide examples
    The role will actively contribute to the performance of the LOC Marketing Team.
    The role needs to span frequent interactions with Country Commercial leaders, Area Marketing Managers with periodic connections with Category Teams.
    The role holder must influence and motivate LOC activation, expert, regulatory, shopper & channel sales teams to activate plans with excellence.

    Why You?Basic qualifications:

    University degree
    Formal training in Sales and Marketing

    Work Experience
    7-10 years of work experience in similar field

  • Regional HR Manager

    Regional HR Manager

    Job Description Summary
    Job Category 
    General Multi Disciplinary HR: HR Generalist skill set
    Job Family – Multi Disciplinary HR: Develops / implements a variety of human resource programmes. Anticipates and plans for long-terms human resource needs and trends in partnership with business management.
    Job Family Group – HR: Designs, implements, and monitors human resource programmes and policies, including recruitment, learning and development, performance management, compensation, benefits, employee relations, etc. Anticipates and plans for long-term human resource needs and trends.
    Job Description

    Coach and develop line managers in the delivery of key HR activities, build their leadership and people management capability
    Respond to complex, escalated queries around HR policies, processes and ways of working
    Diagnose and as needed, reframe the business need through active inquiry
    Proactively promote pragmatic and best practice approaches and interventions that drive the HR and business agenda forward
    Diagnose and/or deliver change projects in line with the HR and business agenda
    Successfully manage progress and track key HR Operations department milestones, deliverables and metrics
    Facilitate interventions focused on business LT development
    Coach and build line manager capability to create a positive employee environment
    Key delivery channel for initiatives developed by the HR CoEs, HRBLs and Global HR Ops; One HR – working in partnership to deliver the HR agenda and enhance the customer experience
    Actively contribute to standardisation and continuous improvement of HR Services through VOC feedback and solution mind set in order to increase HR’s effectiveness and enhance the customer experience
    Continuously look to increase the value HR adds to the business
    Efficiently manage and contribute to key governance forums (Customer Board, HR Business Meeting, HR Council)
    Resolve ER/IR issues and implement strategies to reduce such issues and enhance performance.
    Understand the HR Risk environment, identify and mitigate potential HR risks
    Share collective responsibility for managing the reputation of HR and HR Risk
    Can be the Local Process Owner for Assess and Develop in the market.
    Depending on the country / cluster may be responsible for analyzing soft skills development requirements across the businesses and translate them into appropriate development programmes.
    Maintain the relationship with third party development provider like NIIT and CoE.
    Determine the annual training budget across businesses in the country / cluster
    Build annual development plans for all businesses
    Communicate the Global Learning offering and ensure that it is fully leveraged across the country / cluster.

    Coaching leaders – Increases line leader capability through building rapport, diagnosis of issues and identifying solutions:

    Encourages, supports and educates managers so that they can more effectively manage their people, including best use of tools, processes, interventions
    Uses a coaching approach; demonstrates the value of coaching and having a developmental mind set to others
    Has the passion and courage to challenge positively, give constructive feedback, make tough calls and to engage in real debate

    Organisation Design – Using standardised and validated processes and techniques, designs how an organisation channels its resources, defines its structure, jobs and work processes, motivates performance and shapes the patterns of informal interactions.

    Ensure that the current organisation design is driving the business strategy effectively and the business needs are managed
    Ensure that the standard Organisation Design Process and Tools are used to improve existing organisational design

    Strategic Consulting – Improves organisational performance through the analysis of existing business problems and the development of plans for improvement. Transfers knowledge of internal and external best practices from one organisation to another.Uses methodologies, frameworks or other tools to guide the identification of problems and formulate recommendations for more effective or efficient ways of performing business tasks.

    Ensures that during each critical phase of the consulting cycle associated with a unit-wide change/transformation project organisational performance is supported.
    Understand the relevant business problems and build solutions and supports around these needs
    Understand what business to understand needs and motivates associated plans to address strategic business problem or opportunity

    Business Know How – Understands GSK’s internal and external business environment and applies that knowledge and insight in the context of HR activity in order to improve business performance.

    Understand the GSK strategy and how it’s interpreted in own business area and HR
    Ensure understanding of external business landscape affecting GSK strategy (e.g., competitors, trends, changes and technology)
    Lead the HR representation during the strategic planning process in the business to better understand the link between business strategy and workforce strategy

    Leading and delivering change – Delivers diverse change projects in support of the company’s strategic agenda within a culture of empowerment through personal leadership and using GSK standard tools

    Understands the case for change and actively supports change initiatives.
    Understands the level of readiness for change and works with the customer in overcoming obstacles
    Ensures efficient uses of tools/resources to progress change and ensures it’s sustainable.
    Understands the ER and IR relations implications of change initiatives and ensures delivery accordingly to ensure best outcomes.
    Uses standard GSK change methodologies (ADP) and coaches others in their application.

    Industrial Relations / Employee Relations – Understands Employee, Industrial Relations and Reputational risks arising from business plans and activities and ensures effective strategies to manage these successfully within local environments.

    Ensure compliance to GSK ER/IR processes and policies and appropriate behaviours
    Understand the ER/IR landscape and apply to the environment identifying any risks with relevant business and assist in creating strategies to address gaps
    Understand the ER/IR risks arising from business plans and build options to move forward from relevant experts

    Culture Development – Understands the business agenda, is able to translate this into the desired culture in an engaging, inclusive way and reinforces through personal leadership, effective team work and use of the GSK Change Framework.

    Lead drivers of culture and identify the factors that would support or prevent culture change role modelling desired values and behaviours in all interactions
    Ensure the GSK Leadership expectations are in practice and integrated in daily work across the businesses
    Ensure leaders behaviours and attitudes reflect positive support to the culture of the organisation

    Relationship Management – Builds credibility with internal customers in business and in other areas of HR

    Is business and organisationally aware, is able to build strong partnerships with leaders through delivery in line with businesses’ needs and effective use of consulting skill
    Handles issues in a conciliatory, patient but determined manner demonstrating appropriate challenge. Uses the issue to influence and embed GSK ways of working.
    Builds a strong network across HR. Works across boundaries to meet GSK’s needs.
    Within context of the employment environment, builds effective relationships with management, employees and employee representatives such as trade unions and works councils.
    Enables others to deliver.

    HR Service Delivery – Drives and delivers effective HR Operations across businesses to deliver successful business outcomes

    Quickly builds their understanding of business needs and applies the appropriate HR solution.
    Has strong process skills. Manages work from beginning to end in a rigorous and disciplined manner.
    Applies GSK tools and approaches to deliver pragmatic solutions – re-balances different tools and approaches in a flexible manner over time.
    Seeks to continuously improve the effectiveness of HR Operations and solutions.
    Aware of the cost implications of any activity and looks for the most cost effective option.

    HR Governance & Risk – Understands clear operating principles, structures and accountabilities and applies to HR activity so as to ensure HR risks are mitigated, company reputation is protected and related fiduciary, legal and policy duties are carried out.

    Keeps fully abreast of employment law and contextual issues that may impact GSK and ensures that policies are implemented effectively and consistently across businesses.
    Ensures that the spirit of GSK policies is embedded through the design and application of HR practices.
    Understands current HR risks; uses judgement to assess, proactively identify and mitigate against potential risks.
    Proactively identifies ER and IR underlying issues and takes appropriate action.
    Feeds back ideas as to how to improve GSK policies and processes.
    Understands how HR works in GSK, HR Strategies, the HR Operating Model and role within it.

    Knowledge Management – Effective application of HR information, including knowledge management systems, to support best decision making for successful business outcomes

    Shares and re-uses best practice.
    Has a broad understanding of technology and how it can support HR goals.
    Is up to date with internal and external best practice in HR Operations. Knows where to find and how to access information within GSK.
    Invests in own on going professional education and development.
    Maintains curiosity about the business and external trends and applies that knowledge in the context of HR activity to support improved business performance

    Why You?Basic qualifications:

    Functional Excellence in at Least One Area – Has a depth of experience in one field of HR, e.g. ER, IR, compensation and benefits, talent management,
    HR operational implementation systems and processes, organisational development or design.
    Raising Standards – Experience of participating and influencing HR teams in order to raise standards within the function and improve the collective profile of HR within the business.Demanding Operational environments – Experience delivering HR solutions within demanding operational contexts. i.e. talent and workforce planning, resourcing, performance management, change management, consultation and reward issues, across a range of functions and job types.
    Operational excellence – Demonstrates a good track record of translating business objectives into HR solutions through appropriately setting direction, objectives, targets and metrics. Is able to deliver against demanding targets and meets criteria of time, cost, quality and performance.

    Preferred QualificationsBusiness Management / Economics

  • HR Manager

    HR Manager

    Job description
    Your Responsibilities
    Job Description Summary
    Job Category
    General Multi Disciplinary HR: HR Generalist skill set
    Job Family
    Multi Disciplinary HR: Develops / implements a variety of human resource programmes. Anticipates and plans for long-terms human resource needs and trends in partnership with business management.
    Job Family Group – HR: Designs, implements, and monitors human resource programmes and policies, including recruitment, learning and development, performance management, compensation, benefits, employee relations, etc. Anticipates and plans for long-term human resource needs and trends.
    Job Description

    Coach and develop line managers in the delivery of key HR activities, build their leadership and people management capability
    Respond to complex, escalated queries around HR policies, processes and ways of working
    Diagnose and as needed, reframe the business need through active inquiry
    Proactively promote pragmatic and best practice approaches and interventions that drive the HR and business agenda forward
    Diagnose and/or deliver change projects in line with the HR and business agenda
    Successfully manage progress and track key HR Operations department milestones, deliverables and metrics
    Facilitate interventions focused on business LT development
    Coach and build line manager capability to create a positive employee environment
    Key delivery channel for initiatives developed by the HR CoEs, HRBLs and Global HR Ops; One HR – working in partnership to deliver the HR agenda and enhance the customer experience
    Actively contribute to standardisation and continuous improvement of HR Services through VOC feedback and solution mind set in order to increase HR’s effectiveness and enhance the customer experience
    Continuously look to increase the value HR adds to the business
    Efficiently manage and contribute to key governance forums (Customer Board, HR Business Meeting, HR Council)
    Resolve ER/IR issues and implement strategies to reduce such issues and enhance performance.
    Understand the HR Risk environment, identify and mitigate potential HR risks
    Share collective responsibility for managing the reputation of HR and HR Risk
    Can be the Local Process Owner for Assess and Develop in the market.
    Depending on the country / cluster may be responsible for analyzing soft skills development requirements across the businesses and translate them into appropriate development programmes.
    Maintain the relationship with third party development provider like NIIT and CoE.
    Determine the annual training budget across businesses in the country / cluster
    Build annual development plans for all businesses
    Communicate the Global Learning offering and ensure that it is fully leveraged across the country / cluster.
    Coaching leaders – Increases line leader capability through building rapport, diagnosis of issues and identifying solutions:
    Encourages, supports and educates managers so that they can more effectively manage their people, including best use of tools, processes, interventions
    Uses a coaching approach; demonstrates the value of coaching and having a developmental mind set to others
    Has the passion and courage to challenge positively, give constructive feedback, make tough calls and to engage in real debate
    Organisation Design – Using standardised and validated processes and techniques, designs how an organisation channels its resources, defines its structure, jobs and work processes, motivates performance and shapes the patterns of informal interactions.
    Ensure that the current organisation design is driving the business strategy effectively and the business needs are managed
    Ensure that the standard Organisation Design Process and Tools are used to improve existing organisational design
    Strategic Consulting – Improves organisational performance through the analysis of existing business problems and the development of plans for improvement. Transfers knowledge of internal and external best practices from one organisation to another.
    Uses methodologies, frameworks or other tools to guide the identification of problems and formulate recommendations for more effective or efficient ways of performing business tasks.
    Ensures that during each critical phase of the consulting cycle associated with a unit-wide change/transformation project organisational performance is supported.
    Understand the relevant business problems and build solutions and supports around these needs
    Understand what business to understand needs and motivates associated plans to address strategic business problem or opportunity
    Business Know How – Understands GSK’s internal and external business environment and applies that knowledge and insight in the context of HR activity in order to improve business performance.
    Understand the GSK strategy and how it’s interpreted in own business area and HR
    Ensure understanding of external business landscape affecting GSK strategy (e.g., competitors, trends, changes and technology)
    Lead the HR representation during the strategic planning process in the business to better understand the link between business strategy and workforce strategy
    Leading and delivering change – Delivers diverse change projects in support of the company’s strategic agenda within a culture of empowerment through personal leadership and using GSK standard tools
    Understands the case for change and actively supports change initiatives.
    Understands the level of readiness for change and works with the customer in overcoming obstacles
    Ensures efficient uses of tools/resources to progress change and ensures it’s sustainable.
    Understands the ER and IR relations implications of change initiatives and ensures delivery accordingly to ensure best outcomes.
    Uses standard GSK change methodologies (ADP) and coaches others in their application.
    Industrial Relations / Employee Relations – Understands Employee, Industrial Relations and Reputational risks arising from business plans and activities and ensures effective strategies to manage these successfully within local environments.
    Ensure compliance to GSK ER/IR processes and policies and appropriate behaviours
    Understand the ER/IR landscape and apply to the environment identifying any risks with relevant business and assist in creating strategies to address gaps
    Understand the ER/IR risks arising from business plans and build options to move forward from relevant experts
    Culture Development – Understands the business agenda, is able to translate this into the desired culture in an engaging, inclusive way and reinforces through personal leadership, effective team work and use of the GSK Change Framework.
    Lead drivers of culture and identify the factors that would support or prevent culture change role modelling desired values and behaviours in all interactions
    Ensure the GSK Leadership expectations are in practice and integrated in daily work across the businesses
    Ensure leaders behaviours and attitudes reflect positive support to the culture of the organisation
    Relationship Management – Builds credibility with internal customers in business and in other areas of HR
    Is business and organisationally aware, is able to build strong partnerships with leaders through delivery in line with businesses’ needs and effective use of consulting skill
    Handles issues in a conciliatory, patient but determined manner demonstrating appropriate challenge. Uses the issue to influence and embed GSK ways of working.
    Builds a strong network across HR. Works across boundaries to meet GSK’s needs.
    Within context of the employment environment, builds effective relationships with management, employees and employee representatives such as trade unions and works councils.
    Enables others to deliver.
    HR Service Delivery – Drives and delivers effective HR Operations across businesses to deliver successful business outcomes
    Quickly builds their understanding of business needs and applies the appropriate HR solution.
    Has strong process skills. Manages work from beginning to end in a rigorous and disciplined manner.
    Applies GSK tools and approaches to deliver pragmatic solutions – re-balances different tools and approaches in a flexible manner over time.
    Seeks to continuously improve the effectiveness of HR Operations and solutions.
    Aware of the cost implications of any activity and looks for the most cost effective option.
    HR Governance & Risk – Understands clear operating principles, structures and accountabilities and applies to HR activity so as to ensure HR risks are mitigated, company reputation is protected and related fiduciary, legal and policy duties are carried out.
    Keeps fully abreast of employment law and contextual issues that may impact GSK and ensures that policies are implemented effectively and consistently across businesses.
    Ensures that the spirit of GSK policies is embedded through the design and application of HR practices.
    Understands current HR risks; uses judgement to assess, proactively identify and mitigate against potential risks.
    Proactively identifies ER and IR underlying issues and takes appropriate action.
    Feeds back ideas as to how to improve GSK policies and processes.
    Understands how HR works in GSK, HR Strategies, the HR Operating Model and role within it.
    Knowledge Management – Effective application of HR information, including knowledge management systems, to support best decision making for successful business outcomes
    Shares and re-uses best practice.
    Has a broad understanding of technology and how it can support HR goals.
    Is up to date with internal and external best practice in HR Operations. Knows where to find and how to access information within GSK.
    Invests in own on going professional education and development.
    Maintains curiosity about the business and external trends and applies that knowledge in the context of HR activity to support improved business performance

    Why You?Basic qualifications:

    Functional Excellence in at Least One Area – Has a depth of experience in one field of HR, e.g. ER, IR, compensation and benefits, talent management, HR operational implementation systems and processes, organisational development or design.
    Raising Standards – Experience of participating and influencing HR teams in order to raise standards within the function and improve the collective profile of HR within the business.
    Demanding Operational environments – Experience delivering HR solutions within demanding operational contexts. i.e. talent and workforce planning, resourcing, performance management, change management, consultation and reward issues, across a range of functions and job types.
    Operational excellence – Demonstrates a good track record of translating business objectives into HR solutions through appropriately setting direction, objectives, targets and metrics. Is able to deliver against demanding targets and meets criteria of time, cost, quality and performance.