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Manager Leadership Development

World Wide Fund For Nature (Wwf) Kenya

full time Nairobi Posted 1 day ago

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources, organisational Development, Psychology, Education, or a related field. (For example: Associate Diploma in People Management CIPD Level 5)

  • Minimum 7 years of experience in leadership development, talent development, organisational development, or similar fields.

  • Experience designing and delivering leadership development programmes in global, multicultural organisations.

**Leadership Development Strategy & Framework ****

  • Develop and implement an organisation-wide leadership and management development strategy aligned with organisational priorities and culture aspirations.

  • Define leadership capability frameworks, management expectations, and leadership pathways for different employee groups (e.g., first-line managers, senior leaders, functional leaders, executive leadership).

  • Translate organisational values and desired behaviours into practical leadership expectations and development interventions.

  • Ensure leadership development supports organisational transformation, new operating models, and culture change.

Management & Leadership Capability Building****

  • Design and deliver scalable leadership and manager development programmes for global and geographically dispersed teams.

  • Build core management capabilities, including:

  • People leadership,

  • Inclusive leadership,

  • Leading in complexity and ambiguity,

  • Performance management,

  • Coaching and feedback,

  • Change leadership,

  • Employee engagement,

  • Team effectiveness,

  • Psychological safety and wellbeing,

  • Cross-cultural and remote leadership

  • Develop targeted onboarding and transition programmes for newly appointed managers and leaders.

 Learning Design & Programme Management****

  • Lead the design, sourcing, facilitation, and evaluation of leadership development interventions, including: (Leadership academies, manager essentials programmes, Workshops and virtual learning, Coaching and mentoring initiatives, Action learning, Peer learning communities, Leadership retreats, Self-directed learning pathways)

  • Manage external vendors, facilitators, coaches, and learning partners.

  • Ensure programmes are inclusive, accessible, and culturally relevant across regions and contexts.

Leadership Effectiveness****

  • Support leaders in navigating organisational transformation and change processes.

  • Facilitate leadership team effectiveness initiatives and team development interventions.

  • Promote leadership accountability, collaboration, and shared ownership in a matrixed operating environment.

Stakeholder Partnership & Advisory****

  • Act as a trusted advisor to leaders and managers on leadership effectiveness and team development.

  • Partner with functional leaders to identify capability gaps and tailor interventions.

  • Collaborate with DEI, safeguarding, wellbeing, and People & Culture colleagues to ensure integrated leadership practices.

Measurement, Insights & Continuous Improvement**

  • Develop measures to assess leadership effectiveness and learning impact.

  • Use employee engagement data, performance insights, 360 feedback, and organisational metrics to identify development priorities.

  • Monitor programme effectiveness and continuously improve learning offerings.

  • Report on leadership capability progress and return on investment.

  • DEI, safeguarding and wellbeing teams

  • External facilitators, leadership coaches, and learning providers