HR Business Partner at Safaricom Kenya

The specific purpose of this role is to be a strategic partner providing professional long term strategic guidance and operational support to meet the evolving people management needs of core Business Unit or Division it supports.

Responsibilities for the HR Business Partner Job

• Key accountabilities and decision ownership
• Support the HoD HRBPs in formulating and implementing value adding strategic HR Functional plans that deliver business results
• Support the HoD HRBPs and in liaison with the COE colleagues to deliver best practice, customer and solution focused HR function, on:
• Recruitment, Retention And Contract Management
• Employee Inductions And Deployment
• Performance Management
• Rewards Management
• Training Needs Analysis And Capability Building
• Change Management
• Talent Management Routines And Succession Planning
• Provide professional and timely employee relations advice and guidance to managers and colleagues. Provide coaching and support as required, and be comfortable influencing and challenging where appropriate.
• Interpret and provide advice on HR policy and variations across the BU or Division, supporting managers in the practical implementation of HR policies, employment legislation and best practice.
• Provide advice and guidance for disciplinary hearings and other types of hearings and where appropriate offer advice and guidance to the panel.
• Support in managing organizational change, redundancy and redeployment, in line with legislation, policy and good practice.
• Deputize for the HoD HRBP as requested at Business and other strategic meetings

Requirements for the HR Business Partner Job

• Good Understanding of the Safaricom business and the work of the functional Business Unit
• Good understanding of clients and the organizational culture
• Ability to be innovative and a creative problem solver
• Good analytical skills including the ability to think strategically and creatively
• Ability to inspire trust and build values based relationships
• Understanding HR Policies and procedures deeply as well as Kenya HR labour Laws.
• Service Orientation -responsive to client needs, questions and concerns in an accurate timely manner.

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• Degree in Business Management or related field with ideally a HND in HR
• Knowledge of HR with a minimum of deep knowledge in 2 HR practice areas
• Ideally 3-5 years’ work experience within the HR function directly in, or closely supporting, executive and/or line operations.