Human Resource Director at Machakos University

GRADE 14- MKSU/HR/HRD/19

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Responsibilities

• Operationalizing Human Resource Directorate
• Designing Best Human Resource strategies for staff procurement and retention
• Guiding the University Management Board on the best HR practices
• Implementing and reviewing University’s compensation program.
• Designing and reviewing job descriptions.
• Conducting annual salary surveys.
• Developing, analyzing and updating the University’s salary budget.
• Developing, revising and recommending Human Resource policies and procedures.
• Maintaining and revising the University’s staff handbook, policies and procedures.
• Overseeing benefits administration.
• Coordinating exit interviews.
•  Implementing affirmative Action Programs.
•  Maintaining Directorate’s records and reports.
• Overseeing administrative staff meetings.
•  Maintaining the University’s directory and other charts.
•  Recommending new policies, approaches and procedures to University Management Board
•  Communicate to staff any information from the University Management Board.
• Provide secretariat services to the Division’s main committee on a regular basis so as to operationalize the meetings and ensure proper documentation of all deliberations for future reference.
•  Coordinate the periodic collection of evidence used in gauging achievement of performance targets within the Directorate for use in decision making on how to enhance performance.
•  Identify any training needs among staff members in the Directorate and make necessary
  intervention for the same.
•  Oversee all employees in the HR Directorate.
• Identify ways to maximize the value of the University’s employees and ensure all Human
  Resources are utilized efficiently and effectively.
• Participate in staff disciplinary committees for professional guidance and enforcement of
  ethical behavior within the workplace.

Qualifications

• An earned Ph.D. from a recognized university with five (5) years’ experience, three (3) of which in a Senior Administrative position.
• Must have served at the level of lecturer or above if from an academic background.
•  Membership to a relevant professional body.
•  CPS (K) or any other relevant professional qualification.

OR

• Must have an earned Master’s degree with ten (10) years Administrative experience, three (3) of which should be at the level of Senior Assistant Registrar Grade 13 or its equivalent.
• A member of a recognized professional administration or management body.
• Must be Computer literate.