Manager – Talent Management at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

Job Purpose

This role is responsible for overseeing the implementation of strategies that will enable the organization to attract, measure, develop and manage the organization’s talent pool

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks

Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities

• Develop core competencies for various job roles supported by training & development strategies and systems
• Facilitate the realization of result-oriented culture evidently driven by suitable performance management, and leadership development
• Oversee the effectiveness of talent development structure and systems in achieving compliance requirements, optimal efficiency, resource utilization and cost containment
• Identify critical roles as well as build and monitor succession plans for critical roles to ensure business continuity
• Build and implement programs for leadership development to enable the leadership deliver on the business strategy
• Conduct talent assessments and develop mentoring and coaching sessions for employees
• Discuss career-path options with high-potential employees
• Conduct skills gap analyses to determine personnel needs
• Perform benchmark analyses and advise the HR leadership on market trends with regards to attracting and retaining talent
• Monitoring and evaluating talent management strategies and reporting on the same
• Maintenance of an updated talent pool
• Day-to-day operations, supervision, management of performance and development of staff in the unit
• Facilitate implementation of the work plans for the following corporate initiatives in the unit: Audit, Integrity, QMS and Risk Management.
• Drive initiatives to improve ethics, culture and facilitate change management in the unit

Job Dimensions:

Financial Responsibility

• Development and Management of Training of Budgets
• Approval of Requisitions For Procurement
• Approval of Imprest/IOU

Responsibility for Physical Assets

• Responsible for physical assets assigned by the institution.
• Provide oversight for all departmental physical assets.

Decision Making / Job Influence

• Make strategic, operational and financial decisions.
• Assigns work to subordinates.
• Monitors subordinates work performance.
• Appraises/evaluates subordinates performance.

Working Conditions

• Works predominantly in a comfortable environment

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

Academic qualifications

• A degree in Human Resource Management or related field from a recognized institution.

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• Post graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management, Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP)
• Membership to a Professional Body – IHRM

Previous relevant work experience required.

• Minimum of 5 years work experience in a similar role, 2 years of which should be at entry-level management.

Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:

• Excellent leadership and people management skills
• Technological ability
• Tax business understanding
• Strategy design
• Risk management and analysis
• Good decision-making capabilities
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Resilient, focused and results-oriented
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
• Good negotiation and interpersonal skills