HR Performance Manager at Blue Recruits

HR Performance Manager at Blue Recruits

HR Performance Manager

Job Overview

A leading enterprise located on Nyerere Road in Dar es Salaam is seeking an experienced, rigorous HR Performance Manager. Reporting to HR leadership, this on-site role is responsible for driving the end-to-end performance management lifecycle—including target sign-offs, monthly/quarterly calibrations (2-7-1 distribution model), performance improvement plans (PIPs), talent promotion reviews, and strict code-of-conduct/labor law dispute compliance to ensure 100% legally compliant employee relations.

Key Information

• Role Title: HR Performance Manager

• Location: Nyerere Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (On-Site)

• Position Type: Full-Time

• Salary Range: TZS 3,000,000 – TZS 5,000,000 / Month

• Experience Required: 5+ years in HR, including 3+ years specializing in performance management and/or employee relations

Core Roles & Responsibilities

1. Performance Management & PIP Execution

• Target Setting: Ensure 100% sign-off on quarterly Personal KPI Commitment Letters broken down by month; serve refusals with two witnesses.

• Evaluations & Calibration: Verify monthly performance/behavior data and calibrate staff across the 2-7-1 distribution model (top 20%, core 70%, bottom 10%).

• Review Meetings: Hold mandatory three-party (Employee, Supervisor, HR) review meetings (monthly for sales, quarterly for other roles) to build verifiable evidence chains.

• PIPs & Terminations: Manage 30- to 60-day Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) for C-rated employees; conduct bi-weekly follow-ups, concluding within 2 months and executing compliant terminations upon failure.

• Recognition: Highlight A+ top performers, design recognition programs, and publish success cases.

2. Talent Promotion Review & Succession

• Consolidate nominee performance, career trajectory, core values, and 360-degree feedback into Individual Candidate Files.

• Coordinate P1–P5 departmental reviews and P6+ cross-departmental panels; produce Individual Promotion Review Reports.

• Draft talent nine-box grids, publish promotion outcomes, update successor lists, and maintain the talent pipeline map.

3. Code of Conduct, Employee Relations & Disciplinary Management

• Investigate attendance anomalies, misconduct incidents, and collect signed witness statements.

• Issue show-cause letters/emails, and verbal, written, or final warnings; lead disciplinary hearings with two-witness sign-offs.

• Manage poor-performance, probation, misconduct, and mutual-separation exits strictly in accordance with Tanzanian Labor Law (ELRA).

• Build comprehensive evidence bundles and assist legal counsel during CMA (Commission for Mediation and Arbitration) or labor court proceedings.

4. Mechanism Building & Cross-Functional Alignment

• Maintain original performance/disciplinary archives and build a Performance Dispute & Termination Case Library to update SOPs every 6 months.

• Train supervisors on review meeting techniques, refusal-to-sign scripts, and code of conduct enforcement.

• Sync exit and PIP vacancy data with Recruitment and HR teams to facilitate succession planning and compensation adjustments.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• KPI A: Written Performance Target Sign-off Rate = 100% (including new hires).

• KPI B: On-time Closure Rate of Review Meetings and PIPs ≥ 95%.

• KPI C: Compliant Terminations = 100%, closed within ≤ 2 months of the first review (zero lost arbitration/litigation cases).

Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or above in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Law, or a related field.

• Work Experience: Minimum of 5 years of HR experience, with at least 3 years explicitly focused on performance management and employee relations/labor disputes.

• Functional & Technical Skills:

  • In-depth practical knowledge of Tanzanian Labor Law (ELRA) and CMA arbitration procedures.

  • Expert command of KPI design, forced distribution (2-7-1 model), PIP management, 9-box talent grids, and promotion assessments.

  • Hands-on experience preparing evidence bundles for legal proceedings.

• Key Competencies: Fairness and objectivity, strong evidence mindset, high emotional intelligence during difficult conversations, and absolute confidentiality.

How to Apply

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