General Manager Human Resource & Administration - (KET 2) (1 Position) at Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO)

Job purpose

• This job is responsible for matters relating to optimal utilization of human resources in compliance with Human Resource Management Act 2012 and Labour laws.
• The job is also responsible for overall leadership to Human Resource Services, Learning & Development, Administration, Insurance, Security, Records and Property functions in the Company.

Key Responsibilities;

• Providing leadership to Staff in the Directorate;
• Advising Management on development and review of the organisational structure to maximise on organisational effectiveness;
• Coordinating staff establishment to ensure optimal recruitment, overseeing placement, contracting and retention of staff;
• Advising on the Company’s remuneration strategy and appropriate terms and conditions of employment;
• Promoting and maintaining harmonious employee relations;
• Overseeing development and implementation of policies, strategies and guidelines relating to the Directorate;
• Overseeing succession management in the Company;
• Overseeing employee development and career management programmes to improve individual and corporate performance;
• Overseeing implementation of staff performance management;
• Leading the development and implantation of appropriate change management initiatives;
• Providing oversight in quality assurance for the Directorate;
• Preparing the Human Resource & Administration Directorate budget and accounting for the same;
• Ensuring that employees adhere to the Company code of conduct in accordance with the Public Officers’ Ethics Act;
• Overseeing Insurance, Records, Property Management and Administrative functions in the Company;
• Overseeing Security Services in safeguarding Company assets;
• Managing the implementation of risk mitigation measures and updating of the Directorate’s Enterprise Risk Register;
• Ensuring pension administration adheres to Retirement Benefits Authority requirements; and
• Ensuring administration of company Medicare scheme and coordinate welfare activities.
• Ensuring adequate utilization of resources and budget allocation for the Directorate;
• Guiding the Company on relevant employment legislations and statutes relating to human resource;
• Enforcing compliance of legislations to promote fairness and harmony in the Company;
• Formulating reward management and remuneration policies and strategies that attract, retain and motivate employees to higher productivity;
• Preparing board papers and other reports for Board and Management;
• Coordinating disciplinary and appeals cases in the Company;
• Implementing Board decisions on matters relating to human resource in the Company;
• Submitting statutory and periodic reports to various government agencies;
• Implementing various government Circulars relating to human resource in the Company;
• Accounting for resource use in line with prevailing laws, policies and regulation;

Qualifications & Skills required

• A Master’s Degree in a relevant field with a Bachelor’s in Human Resource Management or related field.
• Full member of the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM) and in good standing.
• Post graduate diploma in Human Resource HRM or CHRP Certification
• Practising Certificate from IHRM
• Undertaken a leadership development programme/training lasting not less than 4 (four) weeks from a recognized institution;
• The job holder requires knowledge and relevant post admission experience of not less than twelve (12) years, with at least eight (8) years at senior managerial level.

REF: KET/5/1C/40/124/VOL I