Talent Services Assistant (Ukunda) at Komaza Kenya

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About The Team

Over the last year, Komaza’s team has grown from 150 to 450 people across Kilifi and Kwale Counties, with plans to double again in the next 18 months. Our Talent Services team enables and supports all office and field staff with benefits and salary administration as well as all the “traditional” HR responsibilities. The department also collects and analyzes employee and work related data, and develop solutions and systems that improve the employees’ productivity work environment. We combine innovative modern HR practices with a customer service mentality to support our rapidly growing team. 

About This Role

To support our ambitious growth, Komaza needs a process- and detailed-oriented Talent Services (TS) Assistant to support our data-driven, service-oriented Talent Services department in our Ukunda office. Working closely with the Director of Expansion in Kwale and Talent Services team at Kilifi HQ, the TS Assistant is directly responsible for engaging in all HR related challenges facing our field teams in Ukunda. This role requires somebody who has HR/Talent Services experience varying from knowing the Kenyan labor law by heart, leave administration, to benefits calculation and disciplinary issues. 

What You Will Do

• Maintain and update past and current records both in employee files and in the HRMIS
• Manage employee leave in terms of data entry, validation, and planning
• Maintain reliable communication between the office and field by providing updates on institutional and HR policy developments, and responding to all HR related queries from staff
• Promote employee safety, welfare, wellness and health by  ensuring that employees observe and comply with safety measures and by timely reporting of incidents to HQ
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Kenyan HR law to support informed decision making

What You Should Have

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field
• IHRM membership
• Minimum of 1-2 years work experience in a HR role
• In-depth knowledge of the Kenyan labor laws, related acts, and modern HR best practices
• Experience in organizations with a minimum workforce base of 100+ staff
• Experience working with field teams

You’re Also

• Energetic, enthusiastic, flexible & self-motivated to do what is necessary to get the job done
• Comfortable working in a startup culture that is dynamic, unstructured, and frequently changing with ambitious international expansion plans
• Self-directed and intellectually curious, seeking feedback in the pursuit of continuous improvement
• A collaborative problem solver who seeks the opinions of other teammates and departments in the development of creative and sustainable solutions
• Able to work independently with minimum supervision