Job Title: Senior Regional Human Resources Specialist
Hiring Organization: Research
Triangle Institute
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Research
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 05/07/2024
Position Description
Reporting
to the Senior Regional Human Resource Manager, the Senior Regional HR
Specialist is responsible for managing HR Administration for designated
projects in the region; including coordinating effective delivery of HR
services and HR programs and initiatives; interpreting and applying HR
policies, rules and regulations; facilitating consistent application of
internal RTI procedures and process in compliance with designated countries
labor law. Promotes a collaborative environment with other HR stakeholders and
RTI Centers of Excellence with a focus on a project-oriented approach and a
contribution to maintaining a positive employee experience and high morale.
He/she supports implementation of RTI Global HR initiatives, local labor law
compliance, RTI employee benefits management, and effective employment
administrative process. Supports project HR initiatives to attract, develop,
motivate, and retain the most suitable talent for the projects and facilitates
a successful performance excellence environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide
operational HR support to all Regional Office staff including full cycle
HR management and compliance.
- Designated
resource for HR Information System training and continued field HR teams’
support.
- Facilitate
project HR planning process for effective HR programing and adaptation of
Global HR initiatives.
- Implement
HR programs for designated projects in areas of; talent development,
compensation and benefits, talent management and any other HR initiatives
for the Africa Region projects.
- Review
and approve Employment Administration requests in HRIS and other systems
for designated countries/projects/assignments.
- In
collaboration with Talent Acquisition team, support project recruitment in
the region; including assisting with the development of Job Descriptions,
posting vacant position on RTI recruitment system (iCIMS), responding to
applicants, short listing, interviewing, and completing the full cycle of
recruitment and selection.
- Facilitate
orientation and induction of staff, provide information to staff members
on their employment conditions and entitlements, including on-entry
briefing.
- In
consultation with Regional HR managers, assist in fostering of project
staff learning initiatives, recommending capacity building on short-term
courses that are beneficial to the project team, and in accordance with
RTI University course availability and individual learning plans.
- Review
employee learning material and relevant tools for inclusion on translation
and ensure diversity and inclusivity for all RTI HR programs.
- Support
the Regional Human Resource managers in coordinating regional activities
such as due diligence, performance management, compensation & benefit
reviews, HRIS projects, HR assessments, capacity building, training, etc.
- Facilitate
Private Medical Insurance (PMI) and other staff benefit vendor engagement
for designate projects including other staff benefits such as Work Injury
Benefits (WIBA), Group Life Insurance (GL) etc.
- Working
in concert with Snr Regional Human Resource Manager to review, disseminate
and ensure full compliance of HR policy guidelines, employee handbooks,
benefit summaries, salary scales etc. and ensures they are compliant with
local labor laws.
- Collaborate
with key HR stakeholders and Centers of Excellence (COE) to facilitate
compliance with USAID rules and regulations, RTI policies, values, ethics,
procedures and strategies, and internal control framework and proper
functioning of the HR policy framework.
- Support
project leaders and HR representatives on the full cycle of HR management
as a generalist for projects without designated HR professionals.
- Maintain
HR files (including non-personnel files) and compile HR tools as
appropriate.
- Serve
as backup to Project HR Managers on project HR administration in the
region.
- Focus
on continuous innovation for improvement of HR programs as a valued member
of the Africa HR team.
- Complete
special projects and perform other duties as required.
Qualifications
- MA
degree and 6 years related experience or equivalent combination of
education and experience. Experience working with HRIS applications is
desired.
- Working
knowledge of and experience in local labors and employment laws and legal
resources in the Region
- Familiarity
with international development systems and policies.
- Ability
to prioritize issues and make recommendations to policies.
- Ability
to establish and maintain effective working relationships with project
staff, leaders, HR stakeholder as well as RTI clients.
- Must
be detail oriented and highly organized. Able to support and respond to
the needs of the project HR teams as quickly as possible to enable
consistent project service delivery.
- Must
work well in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Must
have strong negotiation skills.
- Must
exhibit a flexible work attitude: the ability to work productively in a
team environment and a matrix organization which requires the ability to
meet unexpected demands.
- Must
possess strong computer skills: ability to work with Microsoft Office
product suite and HR systems.
- Strong
writing and presentation skills in English languages, with ability to
communicate well within and across diverse groups and perspectives. French
language is an added advantage.
- Must
have the ability and willingness to travel outside country of residence as
required.
