Country HR Head

**Summary**:As a strategic business advisor and coach, the Country P&O Head applies HR consulting skills with data driven and external market insights to deliver an organizational aligned workforce strategy with talent interventions that span diversity and inclusion; talent management; organization design and effectiveness; culture; transformation and change; and employee experience. You champion the People and Organization agenda by advising, coaching and influencing leadership teams to help implement the near and longer term business strategy and plans in the country.**About the Role**:**Major accountabilities**:- Activate business ownership and accountability of diversity, equity and inclusion- Advise business leaders and functional teams on strategic and operational execution, including team effectiveness, change management, organizational design, performance management, talent, retention and engagement- Advise on and handle diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels- Coach leaders on team priorities and objectives linked to purpose and strategy, helping collaborate with other teams, manage across the matrix, remove obstacles and overcome silos.- Contribute actively to the P&O community and network. Act as a leader and collaborate with internal and external partners building P&O thought leadership.- Develop talent and leadership development strategy and plan.**Minimum Requirements**:- University Degree- Minimum 10 years experience HR leadership role in multinational companies- Prior overseas work experience- Ability to drive change, experience with change management- Strong leader with proven track record of leading large teams- Excellent communicator with ability to effectively connect with in-country above country stakeholders- Experienced in creating sound People strategy that aligns with overall country strategy- Ability to connect with different levels of the organization and get the pulse**Why Novartis?**- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:- Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.- Novartis is a proud member of the ILO Global Business and Disability Network and the Valuable 500, promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in workplaces around the world. We also collaborate with international partners, such as Disability:IN, Purple Space, and Business Disability Forum to identify and develop best practice solutions to enable people with disabilities to participate as equal members of our organization.DivisionPeople & OrganizationBusiness UnitPharmaceuticalsLocationEgyptSiteAmiriaCompany / Legal EntityEG02 (FCRS = EG002) Novartis Pharma S.A.EFunctional AreaHuman ResourcesJob TypeFull timeEmployment TypeRegularShift WorkNoNovartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.