Director, Human Resources at AIC Kijabe Hospital

Position Supervises

• Assistant Manager – Training & Development,
• Assistant Manager – Compensation & Benefits,
• HR Officer – Resourcing,
• HR Officer – Staff welfare

Purpose of the Job: To glorify God by ensuring provision of Human Resource services and training to facilitate achievement of objectives for all departments at the hospital.

Key Result Areas;

The jobholder’s accountability areas are as follows;

• Effective and efficient HR planning and staff recruitment
• Continuous staff appraisal, training and career development
• Fair and equitable compensation of employees
• Maintenance of appropriate working environment
• Effective cost control
• Ensure reliability of the human resource database
• Effective operational cost control of the department’s financial resources
• Successful implementation of quality control standards for services offered by the department
• Effective supervision of employees assigned to the department
• Maximization of productivity in the department
• Continuous process improvement of services offered by the department
• Ensure customer satisfaction for the consumers of the services offered by the Hospital

Knowledge and Skills Required:

The Job holder must possess;

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Social Sciences or equivalent;
• A Post Graduate Degree or Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management;
• CHRP (K) and membership of Institute of Human Resource Management in good standing;
• Minimum eight (8) years of experience out of which five (3) must have been in a senior management role in a similar-sized organization;
• Must have demonstrated ability to handle departmental budgets, resources, processes, projects and relationships;
• Thorough knowledge of Labour Laws governing employment in Kenya;
• Highly organized and must be able to demonstrate ability to handle multiple and conflicting priorities, and work under strict deadlines;
• Must have high standards of integrity and ethical practice;
• Must be capable of functioning effectively both as a team player and a team leader;
• Should be an effective communicator with the ability to handle both internal and external communication;
• Should demonstrate ability to identify and respond to risk areas within the department;
• Should have effective people management and conflict resolution skills;
• Must have good working knowledge of MS Office packages;
• Must be a born again and committed Christian with evidence of maturity in faith;
• Ability to translate and communicate biblical values / hospital ethics in personal life and professional life;
• Must be an honest person full of integrity in their personal conduct and handling of job responsibilities.