Job Description

Country People & Talent Manager (m/f/x) - Guinea (Conakry)

Enabel is the Belgian agency for international cooperation. With our partners, we develop ideas and implement projects addressing urgent global challenges, such as climate change, social and economic inequalities, demographic trends, peace and security.

We have over 25 years' experience in areas ranging from education, health care and social protection, food systems, environmental protection and biodiversity, economic development and employment, financial and administrative governance... The Belgian government, the European Union, several financial partners, the governments of other countries and the private sector call on Enabel's expertise. We also work with public departments, research institutes and civil society organisations to enable meaningful social change.

With 2,500 staff, Enabel manages more than 200 projects in more than twenty countries, in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Background

Enabel's 2023-2027 Cooperation Programme in Guinea aims to strengthen the economic, social and environmental resilience of vulnerable populations, particularly young people and women.

It focuses on inclusive and sustainable economic development, human development, the promotion of sexual and reproductive rights and respect for fundamental rights.

Enabel Guinea is looking for a Country People & Talent Manager to strengthen its team.

The Country People & Talent Manager is responsible for translating and implementing Enabel's People & Talent (P&T) strategy in the national context. This role ensures that HR practices actively support the organisation's mission, foster an inclusive and high-performance environment, and are aligned with both local realities and the global transformation agenda.

As P&T Manager in Guinea:

• You will ensure that HR operations are managed effectively at country level, ensuring consistency, compliance and alignment with Enabel's strategic objectives: plan staffing needs and support budget development, ensure consistent implementation of HR strategies, advise and support managers in the application of HR processes...
  
  
• You will ensure the compliance and efficiency of HR processes for national staff: manage local administrative processes, act as the local HR contact point for expatriates, oversee administrative and logistical integration, ensure compliance with local laws and internal rules;
  
  

• You will ensure that employees are supported in their development and wellbeing through learning opportunities and a culture of continuous growth;
  
  
• You will ensure a high level of engagement and retention by regularly monitoring indicators, reinforcing the workplace culture, identifying and reducing the causes of turnover, and implementing succession planning and internal talent development actions;
  
  
• You will provide managers with the necessary knowledge and tools by offering advice in line with the Code of Conduct, training and coaching them, acting as a strategic HR advisor, and supporting performance management through the definition of clear objectives;
  
  
• You will ensure that organisational changes are implemented effectively by steering HR transformation initiatives and supporting managers and their teams throughout the process.

The P&T Manager reports directly to the Country Director. He or she is a member of the Management Board in Guinea, and works in close partnership with the HR experts in Brussels, and the Regional P&T Business Partner in particular.

Your profile

Required qualifications

• Master's degree in human resources or another discipline with a specialisation in human resources.

Required experience

• Proven experience in operational human resources management, including recruitment, performance management, coaching and change management, ideally in an international/multicultural context.

Required skills and knowledge

• You are familiar with operational HR management, HR administration and compliance issues.
  
  
• You are comfortable advising and coaching managers, and managing change.
  
  
• You are familiar with the analysis and use of HR data.
  
  
• You will be innovative and actively contribute to improving HR practices in collaborative governance and distributed leadership, promoting an inclusive and agile culture, initiatives to improve the employee experience, innovative approaches to talent management and engagement.
  
  
• You have a strong intercultural awareness and your values include ethics and integrity.
  
  
• You have a good knowledge of international HR practices.
  
  
• You have solid communication skills, the ability to build trust and facilitate dialogue in a complex environment.
  
  
• You have excellent ability to adapt and are eager to acquire new skills and knowledge.
  
  
• You are fluent in spoken and written French and English.
  
  
• Knowledge of the country's social legislation is an asset.
  
  

You commit to respecting the vision, mission and values of Enabel ( https://www.enabel.be/content/enabel-vision-mission-values).

We offer you

• A stimulating and fulfilling role in an international environment.
  
  
• A contract of 24 months You are based in Conakry
  
  

• The salary package of this function corresponds to our salary scales (Class 6) and comprises the monthly gross salary as well as Enabel expatriate benefits such as a remoteness, assignment and hardship allowance, (capped) coverage of housing expenses, a moving compensation, an installation compensation, (capped) coverage of school expenses for children accompanying, an insurance package for the whole family, including repatriation insurance, and an annual round-trip flight ticket for each family member.
  
  
• In case of expatriation without the (dependent) members of the family, up to six additional round-trip flight tickets to the country of origin or another destination (capped in accordance with Enabel rules).
  
  

The amounts vary in function of relevant recognised experience for the function and family composition.

Following this procedure a recruitment reserve of successful applicants may be constituted, which may be sourced in the next three years for similar job openings.

Our vacancies are open to anyone who fulfils the conditions listed in the job offers. Enabel is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in its workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability status or any other factor other than competence.

Are you interested?

Apply here on-line with an application letter and your updated CV, at the latest by 29th March 2026

Only applications that are registered here via our on-line portal will be considered.