Human Resources Manager

Vista Group is a financial services holding company whose objective is to become a world-class pan-African financial institution and to participate in economic and financial inclusion across Africa.

Vista has established partnerships with several international financial institutions in order to implement its growth strategy in the MSME sector (SME banking services, leasing, factoring, microfinance, women's banking services, etc.), trade and supply chain financing, corporate banking as well as bancassurance.

Vista Group is ambitious in seizing all opportunities in its markets in order to become a leading financial institution through innovative banking and insurance products. 

For more information, we invite you to visit our website : https://vistabankgroup.com

Reporting to his subsidiary's Chief Executive Officer, the Human Resources Manager will be in charge of overseeing all aspects of workforce management and payroll, ensuring the company’s attractiveness and the implementation of the HR strategy, overseeing talent development and ongoing employee training, contributing to the creation of a corporate culture and the improvement of the work environment, and participating in managing labor relations and preventing conflicts.

The incumbent will be responsible for the following key activities :

1. Ensure comprehensive workforce and payroll management

2. Ensure the company’s attractiveness and the implementation of the HR strategy

3. Ensure talent development and ongoing training for employees

4. Contribute to building a corporate culture and improving the workplace environment

5. Participate in managing labor relations and preventing conflicts

Education

• Master’s degree (Bac +5) in Human Resources Management, Labor Law, Management, or a related field.

Experience

• Between 6 and 8 years of professional experience in a similar role.
• Significant experience in general human resources management.
• Experience in a regulated environment or in the insurance or financial services sector is a plus.

Hard skills

• Proficiency in labor law and collective bargaining agreements.
• Expertise in recruitment and talent management.
• Proficiency in compensation and payroll management processes.
• Knowledge of HR information systems (HRIS) and HR management software.
• Proficiency in change management and internal mobility techniques.
• Ability to develop HR dashboards and metrics.

Soft skills

• Active listening and empathy.
• Leadership and the ability to bring teams together.
• A sense of confidentiality and ethics.
• Rigorous adherence to legal and regulatory obligations.
• Sense of responsibility and results-oriented approach.
• Diplomacy and mediation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Location : The role is based in Sierra Leone.