HR Manager SIL Kenya at Optimum Options

The SIL Kenya HR Manager is responsible for completing a range of HR duties that provide support to staff of SIL Team, balancing the day-to-day needs of team members and consultative support to managers, in a timely and accurate manner with a spirit of teamwork and service.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary point of contact for internal SIL Kenya HR life-cycle related processes, including interview, selection, offer letter, onboarding, reviews, promotion and end of service.
• Design and streamline processes in collaboration with others in the HR department to develop improved HR experiences across SIL.
• Provide Staff Management in Kenya, this includes contracts preparation, memos, reviews, compensation and rewards, compliance with legal requirements, medical insurance, leave management and filing of all records.
• Ensure staff in Nairobi receive appropriate care, SIL believes in member care for all staff. This includes onboarding, ensuring that staff understand and participate in SIL events that promote the SIL Culture. Ensure staff are supported during significant life events.
• Work closely with the Assistant HR Director to provide HR support for the Area on various projects for the Area, and participate in HR Area meetings.
• Provide WORKDAY Management; The use of Workday for reports, updates of data and information for staff.
• Immigration, such as work permit processes and Visas for staff and visitors to Kenya.
• Provide logistical and administrative support for events and meetings organised by SIL Kenya.
• Coordinate with the Resource Development (ResDev) team to compile and design SIL Kenya’s quarterly newsletters, ensuring timely and effective communication of organizational updates to stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Human Resources
• IHRM member
• Degree or equivalent experience in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field, preferred.
• Multilingual is a ‘plus’ (English required with French, Swahili and/or Arabic as a second language).
• Able to maintain operational consistency with other team members and actively keep management informed.
• Demonstrated history of providing excellent customer service and a high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to follow procedures, complete tasks with high quality outputs, meets deadlines and works well under pressure and cooperatively with team members.
• A historically demonstrated ability to maintain confidential information.
• Must have strong analytical, mathematical and problem-solving skills, effective organizational and interpersonal skills; strong written and verbal communication.
• Understanding of HR processes and data, common analytical techniques and methodologies to share information and trends with non-HR professionals.