Human Resource Business Partner-Technology at Safaricom Kenya

Brief Description

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the HR Business Partners Department within the Resources Division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.

The HR Business partnering function is responsible for Strategic Business support on the People agenda and acts as the primary HR interface with the business leadership community. It leads the transforming people agenda by pro-actively bringing to life the Safaricom People Strategy.

The specific purpose of this role is to be a strategic partner providing professional long term strategic guidance and operational support to meet the evolving people management needs of core Business Unit or Division it supports. 

 Detailed Description

• Support the Senior HRBP in formulating and implementing value adding strategic HR Functional plans that deliver business results;
• Support the Senior HR Business Partner and in liaison with the COE colleagues to deliver best practice, customer and solution focused HR function, on: Recruitment, Retention and Contract Management, Employee Inductions and Deployment, Performance Management, Rewards Management, Training Needs Analysis and Capability Building, Change Management, Talent Management Routines and Succession Planning;
• Provide professional and timely employee relations advice and guidance to managers and colleagues. Provide coaching and support as required, and be comfortable influencing and challenging where appropriate;
• Interpret and provide advice on HR policy and variations across the BU or Division, supporting managers in the practical implementation of HR policies, employment legislation and best practice;
• Provide advice and guidance for disciplinary hearings and other types of hearings and where appropriate offer advice and guidance to the panel;
• Support in managing organizational change, redundancy and redeployment, in line with legislation, policy and good practice; and
• Deputize for the Senior HRBP as requested at Business and other strategic meetings.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Management or related field with ideally a HND in HR
• Knowledge of HR with a  minimum of deep knowledge in 2 HR practice areas
• Ideally 3-5 years’ work experience within the HR function directly in, or closely supporting, executive and/or line operations.

Additional Details

As part of the interview process external candidates should prepare the following documentation which will be required at a later stage based on your performance in the interviews/assessments.

• An updated CV with contacts of three referees, 2 who must be professional and must have supervised you at some point, the other referee can be a colleague in the same professional field.
• Kenyan Certificate of Good Conduct (Less than 1 year old) or a receipt of the same from the CID pending release of the hardcopy document.
• Clearance certificate from a reputable Credit Reference Bureau (CRB).
• University Degree Certificate/ Letter of completion from University in case you have not received your degree certificate.
• National ID/Passport.