Job Title: Human Resource Officer
Grade: EPZA 7
Ministry /Corporation:
Export Processing Zones Authority
Directorate: Finance,
Human Resource and Administration
Department: Human Resource
and Administration
Section / Unit: Human
Resource
Location / Work station:
EPZA Headquarters, Viwanda Road
Reporting Relationships
Reports to: Principal
Human Resource Officer
Direct reports: N/A
Job Purpose
The jobholder will be responsible of processing payroll, implementation of the EPZA welfare scheme and coordinating the utilization of the HR Information system for accuracy and timeliness of employees’ compensation and benefits. This position shall also implement the Medical, WIBA, GPA and GLC Schemes.
Key Responsibilities /
Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory
Responsibilities
- Participate
in development of the Section’s Work plan
- Prepare
quarterly sectional reports
- Participate
in departmental meetings
- Participate
in committee meetings where necessary
Operational
Responsibilities / Tasks
- Implements
the EPZA medical scheme, processing all medical claims and ensuring that
cover limits are not exceeded, while communicating to staff on any changes
relating to the medial provisions
- Administer
the company GPA and Group Life covers, to ensure that staff and their
families are compensated in cases of injury or death
- Ensuring
adequate availability of drinking water, conducive working environment.
- Assist
in ensuring compliance with OSHA
- Process
payroll, answer payroll questions and facilitate resolutions to any
payroll errors and ensure remittance and returns of all statutory
deductions
- Assist
in providing professional counselling services to EPZA staff where
necessary and liaise with government and professional bodies to promote
mental, physical and emotional health of staff
- Prepares
documentation for compensation of all work injury benefits (WIBA) and GPA
cases
- Assist
in preparing and submitting quarterly reports on Union and welfare management,
gender, disability, HIV/Aids, Alcohol and Drug Abuse
- Record
occupational hazards and incidences, accidents at the workplace and assist
in ensuring their closure through corrective action arising from
incidents, accidents, investigations and hazard reports.
Job Dimensions:
Financial Responsibility:
- Recommend
loans for staff from SACCO, Banks and other financial institutions
Responsibility for
Physical Assets
- Responsible
for physical assets assigned by the institution;
Decision Making:
- Vets
the Staff financial capability in servicing loans
IV.Working conditions:
- Work
predominantly within the office
Job Competencies
(Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelors
Degree in any of the following disciplines: – Human Resource Management or
equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and will work
under supervision of a senior officer
Professional
Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Membership
to a relevant professional body;
- Certificate in computer
proficiency from a recognized institution; and
- Meets the provision of chapter
six of the Constitution.
Previous relevant work
experience required.
- Direct
entry for degree holders
Functional Skills:
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:
• Knowledge of labor laws
• Attention to detail
• Analytical skills • Organized and
accurate
• Numeracy skills • Dependable and able to
respond to management direction
• Employee relations
• Communication skills
• Multi-tasking
• Interpersonal skills
• Excellent Microsoft office skills
How to Apply
Suitably qualified
candidates should apply in confidence clearly indicating the job Reference
Number on the Job Application form. The Job Application form can be downloaded
by Clicking Here
Candidates should
also attach a detailed curriculum vitae, copies of academic and professional
certificates, testimonials and national identity card
The applications should be
sent to epza.jobadverts@epzakenya.com addressed to:
Ag.Chief Executive Officer,
Export
Processing Zones Authority,
Administration
Building, Viwanda Road, Off Nairobi-Namanga Road, Athi River,
P.O
Box 50563-00200, NAIROBI.
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Additional requirement
Successful candidates will
be expected to fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution by
providing originals of
the following documents:
1. Police Clearance
Certificate from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations
2.
Clearance/Compliance Certificate from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
3.
Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority
4.
Clearance from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)
5.
Clearance from recognized Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)
All applications should be
sent online in PDF format to be received not later than Monday,2nd January 2023,Mid
Night East Africa Time.
Export Processing Zones
Authority is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and gender
equality. Women and persons with disability are encouraged to apply. Please
note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Any form of canvassing
will lead to automatic disqualification.