Senior Human Resources Manager at Jhpiego

Responsibilities

General Human Resources:

• Determine and prioritize the country’s HR needs and establish specific HR objectives for country office to ensure that HR policy/procedures and standards are met
• Develop and revise HR policies as required to support the business
• Lead resolution of compliance issues as it relates to HR best practice and organizational policies
• Ensure country level management team members are well versed on country-related HR policies and that policies are implemented consistently
• Advise Country Director on all HR related issues
• Lead, in coordination with the Steering Committee, the development of a career progression path for all job categories in Kenya office.
• Facilitate the staff separation/exit processes
• Liaise with Global Human Resources and Chief Administrative Officer as required
• Review all HR service contracts, i.e. Medical Insurance, training, pension scheme, GPA/GL/WIBA, etc. for guidance and due diligence
• Manage the performance management processes including appraisals after probation period, performance improvement plan (PIP) and annual appraisals

Compensation And Benefits

• Review salary and benefits policies for local nationals to ensure that organization is able to attract and retain highly skilled staff
• In collaboration with the HQ HRBP, conduct salary survey to ensure competitiveness of salaries against the market and make recommendations on the necessary changes
• Evaluate jobs and individuals’ pay for internal equity and make recommendations in liaison with HROs and EMT
• Provide oversight to performance and annual merit increments

Talent Acquisition/Recruitment

• Partner with Hiring managers and HR Officer(s) to evaluate staffing/business needs and determine specific position responsibilities and requirements to ensure accurate candidate sourcing
• Draft, review and/or approve job descriptions
• Oversee placement of job adverts via appropriate channels in Kenya
• Oversee the screening, testing, interviews and selection of candidates, reference checks and analysis and guide the hiring managers as appropriate.

Orientation And Onboarding/ Learning And Development

• Oversee the on-boarding process and ensure the that the process is vibrant and comprehensive to ensure enjoyable and all-round orientation of new staff
• Ensure systems are in place for new staff undertake the on-line orientation programs
• Provide guidance and oversight to HROs in collecting, recording and sharing information for learning purposes and investing in people centred knowledge management activities.
• Use HR data for decision making and for operational efficiency
• Liaise with HROs on training needs analysis
• Train new supervisors/managers on supervisor and management skills

Employee Relations

• Work closely with Supervisors to address issues affecting new staff
• Develop and maintain a healthy employee relations environment providing staff a venue to discuss their work-related problems and concerns.
• Advise and assist staff with disciplinary and grievance issues
• Mediate in staff conflict situations
• Regular visit to field project office

Supervision

• Provide coaching, guidance and mentorship to direct report(s) where needed
• Set targets and objectives for assigned area and delivers results
• Grow team expertise to align with program and organizational direction while continually looking for ways to provide / enhance the value delivered
• Lead a high-performing team and provides ongoing feedback and performance reviews
• Track, monitor and effectively addresses and / or rewards performance of team members

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Human Resources or Business-related field
• Professional Certification in Human Resources Management
• HR professional membership with an active practicing certificate by IHRM.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in Human Resources Management
• At least 3 years in senior management advisory
• HR practices Knowledge - In depth knowledge of country labour Laws and trends
• Knowledge of USAID policies and procedures