Deputy Commissioner – Human Resources at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

Key Responsibilities

• Formulation and implementation of HR strategies and policies to support the overall Corporate strategy.
• Forecasting workforce requirements, trends, variances and aligning them to the available budgetary allocations.
• Provide the Authority with an optimum number of well trained, appropriately skilled and highly motivated staff to meet its objectives.
• Drive a high performance culture.
• Maintain ethics amongst staff through employee relations and discipline management.
• Ensure compliance to internal policies and legal standards.
• Develop and maintain competitive remuneration and terms and conditions of service.
• Facilitate implementation of corporate initiatives in the Division: Audit, Integrity, QMS and Risk Management.
• Drive initiatives to improve ethics, culture and facilitate change management.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on HR matters.
• Provide regular reports and HR related advice to the KRA Management and Board of Directors.

Academic Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree Human Resource Management or related field from a recognized institution.
• Master’s degree in a relevant field is an added advantage.
• Professional Qualifications/ Membership to Professional Bodies
• Post graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management/ Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP(K)).
• Membership in a recognized HR professional body

Work experience

• Minimum of 10 years work experience in HR practice with at least five (5) years at a senior management level in a comparable organization.

Competencies

• Good interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills
• Independent minded, ethical and of high integrity
• Ability to identify and deal with operational risk