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Human resources policy and talent management
Service — HR Management & Training

Making human resources a genuine performance lever

We support the structuring of your HR policies and talent management, aligning your human capital with your strategic ambitions.

Overview

HR policies aligned with your strategy, not just with compliance

APEX INTERNATIONAL's human resources management practice supports organizations in structuring their HR policies: recruitment, career management, compensation, performance appraisal. We work to turn the HR function from an administrative back office into a true strategic partner to senior management.

Our approach is based on a close analysis of your current and future skills needs, to build realistic, motivating HR policies aligned with your growth strategy, while respecting the applicable regulatory framework.

APEX INTERNATIONAL HR consultants working with an HR department
Objectives

What structuring your HR should bring you

Attract the right talent

Structure effective, attractive recruitment processes for top candidates.

Retain your teams

Design career paths and a compensation policy that motivate and retain staff.

Anticipate needs

Implement workforce and skills planning suited to your growth.

Objectify performance

Deploy fair appraisal tools aligned with your strategic objectives.

The most common HR challenges
Challenges we see

The most common HR challenges

  • High turnover in key positions, difficult to curb.
  • Long, poorly structured recruitment processes.
  • Performance management perceived as arbitrary by teams.
  • An HR function confined to administration, rarely involved in strategic decisions.
Our approach

An HR policy built with your leadership and operational teams

We systematically involve senior management, managers and the HR function to design policies that are genuinely adopted.

HR diagnosis

Analysis of current recruitment, career management and compensation practices.

Market benchmark

Comparison of your HR practices with the standards of your sector and labor market.

Design & rollout

Development of target HR policies and support for their operational implementation.

Our methodology

Building a high-performing, lasting HR policy

HR diagnosis

Assessment of current practices and the expectations of employees and managers.

Policy design

Development of recruitment, career, compensation and performance policies.

Tooling

Implementation of the HR tools and processes needed to apply them in practice.

Rollout & training

Support for managers in adopting the new HR practices.

Our solutions

Concrete HR policies and tools

Recruitment policy

A structured sourcing, selection and onboarding process for new talent.

Jobs and skills mapping

A reference framework of the roles and skills needed for your strategy.

Compensation grid

A coherent, fair and competitive pay policy for your market.

Performance appraisal system

Annual appraisal tools aligned with your strategic objectives.

Career management plan

Career paths and internal mobility to retain your talent.

Onboarding program

A structured welcome program for new employees.

Our value add

An HR function elevated to strategic partner

Our approach goes beyond mere administrative compliance to position the HR function as a central driver of your performance: anticipating skills needs, retaining key talent, and aligning teams with the organization's strategy.

Our knowledge of African labor markets allows us to propose realistic, competitive HR policies, tailored to the specifics of each country in which we operate.

HR policy design workshop facilitated by APEX INTERNATIONAL
Engagement process

What a typical HR structuring engagement looks like

Weeks 1-2Diagnosis of current HR practices and stakeholder expectations.
Weeks 3-4Market benchmark and design of target HR policies.
Weeks 5-6Development of the associated HR tools and procedures.
Weeks 7-8Manager training and operational rollout of the new policies.
Expected results

What a structured HR policy brings you

0Coherent, documented HR policy
0Average duration of an HR structuring engagement
0HR tools aligned with your strategy
0Full view of the employee lifecycle
HR management case study led by APEX INTERNATIONAL
Case study

Reducing turnover at a banking sector company

Context: A regional banking institution was seeing high turnover among its high-potential young managers, without a clear understanding of the reasons behind it.

Engagement: APEX INTERNATIONAL conducted an HR diagnosis including retrospective exit interviews, reviewed the career management policy and designed a new compensation and internal mobility framework.

Outcome: The voluntary departure rate among young managers dropped markedly in the year following the rollout of the new career management framework.

Frequently asked questions

Your questions about human resources management

We ensure our recommendations comply with the applicable regulatory framework, bringing in local legal experts when needed.

We point you toward solutions suited to your size and means, fully independently of vendors.

Yes, supporting managers in adopting new HR practices is an integral part of our methodology.

Yes, particularly as part of our recruitment policies, to strengthen your attractiveness to top talent.

Your talent deserves an HR policy to match

Let's discuss structuring your HR policy

An initial conversation to assess your organization's HR priorities.

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