Position Title: Manager Human Resource
Statement of Purpose: Reporting to the General Manager HR and Administration, the Manager Human Resource will be responsible for various HR and administration duties throughout including recruitment, mobilisation, welfare, strategic planning and training.
Statement of Purpose: Reporting to the General Manager HR and Administration, the Manager Human Resource will be responsible for various HR and administration duties throughout including recruitment, mobilisation, welfare, strategic planning and training.
Major Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities:
Human Resources Responsibilities
- Recruitment, Mobilisation and induction of new
employees, Terminations and resignations, Promotions and transfers
- Salary, compensation and benefits (comparison
including research)
- Performance issues, Staff welfare and
counselling, solve conflicts
- Advise unit heads on HR issues and local labour
laws
- Arrange training and monitor training data,
Writing job descriptions, Policies and procedures, Strategic personnel
planning
- HR Systems
- Organising staff events (annual party, team
building etc)
- Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal
requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal
risks and ensuring regulatory.
- Partners with legal department and as
needed/required.
- Provides day to day performance management
guidance to line management (coaching, counselling, career development,
disciplinary actions).
Administrative Responsibilities
- Monitor all office and administration
activities including maintenance and insurance
- Work closely with other managers and assist in
achieving the company’s strategic goals
- Initiate and implement, in consultation with
the General Manager Finance and Administration, activities that benefit
the company, staff and clients in terms of culture, working environment,
staff relations and job skills among others.
- Insurance packages and rates (health, fleet,
building, workers comp etc.)
- Policies and procedures
- Company leases
- Management events and meetings
- Maintenance/administrative suppliers and rates
- Administration activities including
housekeeping and maintenance, security
- Travel and ticketing including accommodation
for external guests – Board and others
- overseeing day to day office activities
- Record attendance and checking attendance
register
- Preparing/generating various MIS reports
Key Skills and Competencies
- Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Fluent English
- Excellent verbal and written communication
skills.
- Develop strong trusting relationships in order
to gain support and achieve results.
- Keen interest in how the company operates so
as to create value by enabling you to link your actions more effectively
to the organisation’s strategy.
- Good knowledge of “Best Practices” in HR
Delivery.
- Must have sound change management skills -
problem solving, innovation, process improvement, influence, consultation,
Conflict resolution, communication and leadership.
- Leadership: An experienced team leader
- Influencing, leading and delegating abilities
- Ability to initiate/manage cross-functional
teams and multi-disciplinary projects.
- Critical thinking, decision making and problem
solving skills.
- Planning and organizing – Organisational
abilities
- Result oriented: Ability to achieve the target
within given time
- Negotiating skills
- Adaptability – Efficient under pressure,
always meet deadlines
- Personal Credibility: demonstrate behaviours
that convey competence, integrity, accountability, confidentiality and
related ethical qualities to earn the trust and respect of all
- IT competency
Key Performance Indicators
- Staff retention
- Staff performance
- Punctuality
- Reduced turnaround time
- Resources utilisation
- Documentation of all departmental and
institutional procedures
- Cost containment
- Retention of qualified and satisfactory
departmental staff
- Staff training and continuous education
Academic / Professional
Qualifications
- Degree in business management/Administration –
HR Option
- Higher Diploma in Human Resource will be
an added advantage
- At least 4-7 years experience in a similar
position.
Interested candidates who adequately
possess the stated qualifications and skills should apply by sending their
updated CV to hr@asteriskkenya.com