Deputy Director Human Resource Management and Development at County Government of Turkana

Requirement for Appointment
For appointment to this grade a candidate must have:

• Served in the grade of Senior Assistant Director of Human Resource Management for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Sociology, Public/Business Administration or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Have relevant knowledge and experience of not less than six 6 years in the professional field, three 3 of which should be at supervisory or managerial level;
• Membership to the Institute of Human Resource Management in good standing;
• Demonstrated a thorough understanding of National goals, policies, objectives and the ability to translate them into human resource management policies and programs;
• Master’s degree in Human Resource/Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, Public/Business Administration, will be an added advantage;
• Has undergone a four week management course;
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results; and
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, administrative capabilities and initiative in the general organization and management of the human resource and a thorough understanding of the human resource issues and emerging human resource management practices/ techniques

Duties and responsibilities in the field office will entail;

• Analysing the human resource management and development structures and systems;
• Determining and proposing methods/strategies for handling the human resource management and development function;
• Initiating and developing human resource management and development policies; proposing performance improvement strategies that are adaptive to the changing environment and technology;
• Researching on human resource best practices that will guide the development of human resource management and development policies, standards and regulations;
• Institutionalization of performance management including staff Performance Appraisal System;
• Preparing briefs on Collective Bargaining Agreements/Labour Union matters;
• Participating in tripartite discussions;
• Ensuring compliance with there numeration policy;
• Identifying and liaising with development partners for technical support of training programmes including the development of training proposals;
• Ensuring the development and maintenance of an up-to date;
• Human resource development data; identifying, designing and implementig training
• monitoring the selection of candidates for in-service training; :
• reviewing and harmonizing the in-service training programmes
• Budgeting for training funds; and monitoring the utilization of the training revolving Fun and preparing reports;
• processing of secondment and unpaid leave cases; and administration of the medical, mortgage, car loan and pension schemes.