Human Resources Business Partner at Equity Bank Kenya

Job description

• Develop specific people agenda to support business strategy
• Provide advice and support to line managers and staff on various HR services and practices.
• Implementing HR strategies and policies.
• Ensure staff productivity by implementing perfomance management and reward strategy
• Manage staff retention through attrition trend analysis and advising appropriate interventions to minimise business impact.
• Review manpower plans for allocated business units and ensure that they are updated as appropriate.
• Participate in the acquisition of talent by ensuring the right job profiles conducting interviews and onboarding.
• Guide business in developing the right organization strucures and supporting job descriptions inorder to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
• Communication and management of the Bank’s change initiatives as “change catalysts” within the business unit.
• Support the HR Director in inculcating a shared mindset and foster employee loyalty to the Bank’s values.
• Coordinating the process of performance appraisals, ensuring timely submission of reports and their analysis.
• Act as counsellors, coaches and mentors to staff and line managers on HR related matters.
• To develop the competence framework and ensure the development of the right skills to support business perfomance
• To coordinate and influence the development of a performance culture through effective implementation of integrated performance management with appropriate measures of success.
• To foster hamonius employee relations within the business.

Qualifications & Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree in business , HR or related discipline
• Higher diploma in HR management.
• Ideally 3-5 years’ work experience within the HR function directly in, or closely supporting, executive and/or line operations
• Excellent Knowledge of labour laws in Kenya
• Member of IHRM professional body
• Excellent understanding of financial business.
• Expert knowledge; exhibits an exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness.
• Excellent business acumen and strategic thinking.

Skills Requirements and Attributes

• Assertive and able to challenge the status quo
• Highly driven with ability to set stretching goals for self and team while continually pushing for results.
• Analytical skills, strong people management skills and customer focus with proven ability to build and sustain effective relationships across the organization
• Ability to communicate effectively at different levels and across cultures
• Attention to details and follow through on assignments to completion

Complexity and Judgement

Accumulate bits of information to diagnose and anticipate business challenges.Trends are noticed and proactivity applied in support of Business strategy.
Plan and carry out sequential projects while considering contingencies and alternatives.