Human Resource Officer at Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA)

Job Purpose

Responsible for implementation of the EPZA welfare scheme and coordinating the utilization of the HR Information system for accuracy and timeliness of employees’ compensation and benefits. This position shall also implement the Medical, WIBA, GPA and GLC Schemes.

Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities

• Participate in development of the Section’s Work plan
• Prepare quarterly sectional reports
• Participate in departmental meetings
• Participate in committee meetings where necessary

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

• Implements the EPZA medical scheme, processing all medical claims and ensuring that cover limits are not exceeded, while communicating to staff on any changes relating to the medial provisions
• Administer the company GPA and Group Life covers, to ensure that staff and their families are compensated in cases of injury or death
• Ensuring adequate availability of drinking water, conducive working environment.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with OSHA
• Assist in providing professional counselling services to EPZA staff where necessary and liaise with government and professional bodies to promote mental, physical and emotional health of staff
• Prepares documentation for compensation of all work injury benefits (WIBA) and GPA cases
• Assist in preparing and submitting quarterly reports on Union and welfare management, gender, disability, HIV/Aids, Alcohol and Drug Abuse
• Record occupational hazards and incidences, accidents at the workplace and assist in ensuring their closure through corrective action arising from incidents, accidents, investigations and hazard reports.

Job Dimensions:
Financial Responsibility:

•  Recommend loans for staff from SACCO, Banks and other financial institutions

Responsibility for Physical Assets

•  Responsible for physical assets assigned by the institution;

Decision Making:

•  Vets the Staff financial capability in servicing loans

Working conditions:

•  Work predominantly within the office

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic Qualifications

•  Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Human Resource Management or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and will work under supervision of a senior officer

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

•  Membership to a relevant professional body;
•  Certificate in computer proficiency from a recognized institution; and
•  Meets the provision of chapter six of the Constitution.

Previous relevant work experience required.

•  No experience required

Functional Skills:

•  Knowledge of labor laws
•  Analytical skills
•  Numeracy skills

Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:

•  Attention to detail
•  Organized and accurate
•  Dependable and able to respond to management direction
•  Employee relations
•  Communication skills
•  Multi-tasking
•  Interpersonal skills
•  Excellent Microsoft office skills