November 18, 2014
Job Description
SOS Children’s Villages Kenya
Vacancy: Human Resources & Administration Manager
Category: Human Capital
Level: Manager
Location: Nairobi (Kenya)
Pay: Competitive
The Organization: SOS Children’s Villages Kenya is a development organization that works with
communities, organisational partners and authorities to help improve the lives and opportunities of vulnerable children.
Uniquely, we provide long-term, family-based care for children who have lost parental care, or who are at risk of losing it, and we support and strengthen families and communities to prevent child abandonment.The Role: We are looking to recruit a person with exceptional skills and a minimum of 10 years previous experience in managing a modern day Human Resources & Administration function at SOS CV Kenya. SOS CV Kenya has a complement of close to 500 staff spread across Kenya.
- The holder of this position therefore provides personnel manageemnt, organzational development and human resources development support to the National Association.
- S/he coordinates in close consultations with the National Director, staff recruitments, staff onboarding, training and development, periodic appraisals, staff compensation, discipline, among others.
- S/he ensures our staffing and staff skills distribution is in lien with our strategic plans and targets.Specific tasks and requirements for this position includes
- Provide expert HR Management advice and information to the organization
- Ensure that all the organisation’s HR policies and practices remain competitive, legally compliant and benchmarked only on best practices, through regular reviews and development.
- Human Resources planning based on medium to long term needs of the organization – covering recruitment, deployment, motivation, development and retention.
- Administer staff welfare and benefits policies
- Ensure completeness and safe custody of personnel records for staff countrywide.
- Support in assets and materials procurement and management processes.
- Management of staff medical and group personal insurance agreements and plans
- Provide support in in handling staff complaints and labour based litigations.
- Master’s degree in social sciences and a post graduate qualification in HRM
- Sound knowledge of recruitment, selection and separation procedures as well as the labour laws.
- Highly developed communication skills; both written and spoken.
- Ability to undertake personal task planning with proven ability to work independently, thinking clearly and acting ably while under pressure.
- 10 years working experience in a multi-cultural environment. Those with previous experience in a development organization may have an added advantage.
- Ability to support administrative activities and processes at a managerial level
- Well-developed computing skills especially MS suite of office and HR software.
- Previous experience in handling disputes and other employee benefit schemes.
Qualified and interested candidates should CLICK HERE to apply on-line and attach a copy of their updated resume together with details of their current salary and benefit package.
The deadline for application is Wednesday 26th November 2014.
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