People and Talent Manager

The Opportunity

The position holder will be responsible to lead the strategic direction and implementation of end to end recruitment process, onboarding, capacity development, performance management, succession planning, and employee engagement. The role ensures Plan International Ethiopia attracts, retains, develops, and engages high-quality talent while aligning HR practices with organizational goals, values, and safeguarding principles.

Key Responsibilities Include: - 

• Support the development and implementation of people, talent, and organizational development strategies aligned with business objectives.

• Lead workforce planning, succession management, talent development, and change management initiatives.

• Manage end-to-end recruitment, onboarding, internal mobility, and employer branding activities.

• Ensure transparent, inclusive, and competency-based hiring practices while enhancing candidate experience.

• Oversee performance management processes, including goal setting, reviews, coaching, and manager capability building.

• Design and deliver learning, capacity-building, and leadership development programs.

• Drive employee engagement, wellbeing, recognition, and organizational culture initiatives.

• Monitor HR metrics, maintain HRIS data integrity, and produce people analytics and management reports.

• Support budget planning and cost-effective management of recruitment, learning, and talent development activities.

• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures, data protection standards, and audit requirements.

Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed per the appropriate procedures.

• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;

• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work.

• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.

Job Requirements

• BA Degree level in fields such as Management, Human Resource Management and related feilds

• Minimum 7 years plus relevant experience and of which at least 3 years in managerial position in Talent acquisition and Learning and development areas (not necessarily gained in an NGO or INGO) or demonstrated equivalent combination. 

• Ability to communicate effectively and authoritatively on area of expertise.

• Ability to develop effective working relationships across a network.

• Proficient using Microsoft Applications

• Ability to effectively organize and manage multiple training initiatives.

• Experience providing full-scope training materials, from analysing needs to lesson planning, development, and implementation.

• Experience creating yearly training plans and materials for all departments

• Excellent skills in presentation, facilitation, coaching, and creative thinking.

• Adept with a variety of multimedia training platforms and methods.

• Tangible experiences in developing guidelines or SOP is a must.

• Event management experience

• Ability to influence without power

How To Apply

The closing date for the application is October 23, 2026. Qualified candidates should submit their application with the links

provided below.

• For Internal applicants: - Link

• For External applicants: - Link 

This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia.

 Please note that: 

   Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• We are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated links.

• Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to Apply

 More information about Plan International can be found on http://plan-international.org 

 References will be taken and background and anti-terrorism checks will be carried out in conformity with Plans Child Protection Policy. Plan operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all persons meeting the skills and experience required.

 As an international child centered community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.

 Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.