Senior, part-time (about 10-12 hours/week) fully remote consultancy partnering with Educate!'s CEO and executive team on people decisions across Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania.
Act as a senior people business partner to the CEO and executive team
Give an independent view on org design, team composition, and succession as the organization scales
Pressure-test decisions before they are made and surface risks others may miss
Turn global policy and country employment law into practical options, covering cost and impact on trust
Advise on live, high-consequence cases such as restructures, exits, performance issues, grievances, and investigations
Decide when a global standard should apply and when local context should change how it is applied
Identify where current policy gets in the way of good outcomes and recommend fixes
Coach team members through interpersonal and cross-cultural dynamics in a multi-country matrix organization
Design and, where useful, facilitate sessions to unstick a team
Shape messaging for restructures, policy changes, and leadership transitions before they are announced
Edit and stress-test internal communications for clarity, honesty, and consistency
Advise on what to say, what to hold back, and when to say it
Requirements
8+ years in senior HR, people, or organizational development roles (startup people leadership, executive HR business partnering, or advising a CEO)
Strong writing, with the ability to turn difficult people decisions into communications that people accept
Comfortable as an outside voice: direct with senior leaders, discreet, and not attached to executing the work personally
Alignment with Educate!'s Five Culture Tenets
Passing a standard background check and a safeguarding review
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