Principal Human Resource and Administration Officer
ADVERT NO. EXT/9/04/2023
Duties and responsibilities
at this level will entail:
- Human resource planning;
recruitment; appointment; discipline; industrial relations; staff welfare;
and performance appraisals;
- Staff training and development;
- Assisting in design of human
resource policies;
- Managing records;
- Designing and managing human
resource management information system.
- Overseeing the provision of
efficient office services, telephone services, registry services, office
equipment and supplies, cleanliness of grounds and offices, transport
services, including the drivers;
- Ensuring proper facilitation of
officers travelling within and without the country;
- Coordination of prompt payment of
bills;
- Guiding and training staff under
him/her;
- Upkeep of institute’s assets
register,
- Supervision of constructions and
maintenance works,
- Developing work plans for the
section;
- Monitoring and evaluating
officers in the section.
Job Specifications
For appointment to this scale, a candidate must meet the following requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human
Resource/Personnel Management/Public Administration/Business Management or
any other relevant qualifications from a recognized Institution;
- Master’s Degree in any of the
above fields;
- Relevant Professional
qualification and membership,
- At least Eight (8) years’ work
experience four (4) of which should have been a Senior Human Resource and
Administrative Officer KW5 or its equivalents
- Attended a Senior Management
course lasting not less four (4) weeks.
- Shown merit and ability as
reflected in work performance and results.
- Membership of a professional body
- Proficiency in computer
applications;
- Fulfill the requirements of
Chapter 6 of the Constitution
How to Apply
Interested candidates who meet the
requirements should submit soft copies of their application(s) with detailed CV
and testimonials to the Institute’s email address: recruitment@kewi.or.ke and
hard copies to be sent or hand-delivered to KEWI Headquarters – along Ole
Shapara Avenue South C, Nairobi by 17th May, 2023.
The applications for positions should be
addressed to:
The Chief Executive Officer
Kenya Water Institute
P.O Box 60013-00200
Nairobi
In addition to the above indicated
requirements, applicants will be required to meet the requirements of Chapter
Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya on Leadership and Integrity.
The following clearances will be required from successful candidates upon offer
of job and not at the application stage.
- Certificate of Good Conduct;
- Clearance from the Ethics and
Anti – Corruption Commission;
- Certificate of Compliance from
the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB);
- Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Tax
Compliance Clearance; and
- Certificate of Clearance from the
Credit Reference Bureau (CRB).
KEWI is an equal opportunity employer and
encourages all qualified persons; including Women, Persons with Disability and
persons from Minority groups to apply. Only successful candidates shall be
contacted for interviews.
