.Senior Human Resources Officer at The Kisumu National Polytechnic

Job Summary

The officer responsible will be reporting to the Human Resources and Administration Manager in the institution. Specific duties will include: preparing budgets for the division and personnel emoluments for the institution; training and development of staff; placement, deployment and transfer of staff; discipline and promotion of staff; staff establishment and their optimal utilization in the institution. In addition, the officer will ensure that quality management standards area maintained

Requirements
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or its equivalent from a recognized institution with 9 years of relevant experience.
• Membership and holder of a practicing certificate of the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM).
• Professional qualifications in HR i.e. Higher National Diploma, CHRP, Postgraduate Diploma or its equivalent.
• Senior management/ leadership training will be an added advantage
• Served in a management position or equivalent for at least three (3) years in public service or comparable organization.
• Demonstrated a thorough understanding of National goals, policies, objectives and the ability to translate them into human resource management policies and programmes.

Personal Attributes and Key Competencies

• Ability to articulate and implement institutional mandate
• Organizational, analytical managerial and decision-making skills
• Creativity and innovation
• Technical problem solving and
• Resource management skills
• Punctuality
• Financial Management
• People management
• Policy implementation
• Planning and coordination and
• Guidance and Counselling