Job Title: HR Associate
Location: 80% Kigali, 20% Lake Kivu region
Compensation: Commensurate with Experience
Start date: March 2023
About Kivu Choice:
Kivu Choice is the sister company to Victory Farms, the largest aquaculture platform in East Africa, based in Kenya. We launched our Rwandan business in Q4 of 2021 and have since built a vertically integrated aquaculture company with associated hatchery, cage production, distribution, and sales operations. Over the next 5 years our plan is to scale to become the largest and most sustainable protein producer in the country, producing and distributing over 50 million fish meals per year across Rwanda, DRC, and Burundi.
About the Role
We are looking for an ambitious and people-oriented Human Resources Associate to lead our talent acquisition, development, and retention initiatives. This role will encompass recruitment activities such as sourcing, screening, and reviewing job applications as well as onboarding new hires. The position will offer great opportunity for growth in the People and Culture division.
What you will do:
- Create and deploy various hiring strategies and initiatives around sourcing and hiring practices, talent attraction, employer branding, outreach and partnership programs.
- Coordinate new hire onboarding processes to ensure smooth integration into the team.
- Support all departments with training and upskilling programs.
- Implement performance and compensation management initiatives for utmost retention of our talents
- Review and maintain best practices for human resource management
- Coordinate head count forecast and ensure synchronization with the recruitment plan
What we’re looking for:
- Meaningful experience in Human Resources and recruitment roles
- Must be a people person with an attitude for talent development
- Strong interpersonal skills and effective communication skills
- Excellent mentoring, coaching, and people management skills
- Well versed with HR Processes, systems and procedures
- Excels in a startup environment by staying organized, not being afraid to take initiative and willing to jump in and help wherever needed
- Experience using HR Systems and Performance Management tools
- Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda, French is a plus
What we offer
- The opportunity to be part of a high impact mission, high growth company, and enjoyable work environment
- Competitive salary based on level of experience and position fit
- Annual bonus tied to individual, department, and company performance
- Health Insurance, best available in Rwanda
- Flexible and hybrid schedule with remote work available
- 18 paid leave of absence
To apply, send your CV and Cover Letter to recruiting@kivuchoice.com
