Human Resource Manager at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital

V/FT/34/2023

Main Duties and Responsibilities 

• Oversee and ensure planning for all human resources required in the hospital in collaboration and coordination with other heads of sections and units of the hospital and thus contribute to its overall strategic planning.
• Coordinate the implementation of the human resource management component of hospital strategic plan within the vision, mission and culture of the hospital and other national and international human resource management frameworks.
• Coordinate and report on all the human resource issues in the hospital.
• Ensure and maintain an up-to-date hospital human resource register, staff contracts, and liaise with his/her supervisor to ensure a balanced staff placement in order to maintain optimal utilization of all human resources of the hospital.
• Ensure that the human resource section of the hospital has all human and nonhuman resources required to offer human resource management services in the hospital.
• Work in liaison with relevant departments to formulate human resource policies and procedures for the hospital within the framework of local and international labor laws and policies and communicate the same to all stakeholders in the hospital.
• Coordinate human resource processes of recruitment, placement and induction, compensation and maintenance, welfare, performance and reward management, disciplinary, and separation in the hospital.
• Coordinate and provide human resource management services and service delivery in the hospital ensuring that they meet the expected standards and compliance in the hospital.
• Supervise human resource management section staff to ensure they offer timely services within the expected standards.
• Ensure and coordinate continuous staff training needs assessment and implement the appropriate training and development programmes for effective and efficient performance and productivity.
• Ensure and provide continuous staff motivation and inspiration through the appropriate performance and reward management programmes and practices in the hospital.
• Ensure attraction, retention and maintenance skilled, experienced and competent human resources in the hospital through, good leadership and sound human resource practices, and competitive salaries and remunerations within SRC recommended frameworks.
• human resource management and relations compliance in the hospital.
• Oversee and coordinate monitoring and evaluation of progress and achievement of the human resource management section’s programmes, procedures, processes and services in the hospital, and prepare and disseminate periodic reports appropriately.

Minimum Academic Qualifications 

• Bachelors’ Degree in Management or Social Sciences from a recognized  institution.
• Masters’ Degree in Human Resource Management or any relevant and related qualification from a recognized institution.
• At least 8 year’s working experience at a Senior Management level in Human Resource Management, 3 of which should have been at supervisory level.
• Leadership/Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Computer literate.
• Registration with the Institute of Human Resource Management.
• A valid practicing license will be an added advantage
• Experience in public service will be an added advantage
• Demonstrated professional competence and leadership capability.