Assistant Director-HRM at Migori County Public Service Board

Duties and responsibilities

• Implementing human resource policies, strategies, regulations, procedures, rules and guidelines
• Coordinating human resource services in functional areas such as recruitment, promotion, discipline, training and development, placement and staff welfare
• Interpreting applying and providing advice on human resource management policies, rules and regulations, procedures and systems
• Analyzing data on human resource management for decision making
• Validating information relating to recruitment, appointment, transfer, human resource management information systems
• Ensuring maintenance of staff establishment and complement control
• Undertaking research in human resource matters
• Implementing human resource decisions within the existing rules, regulations and procedures
• Recommending an appropriate human resource system (both manual and electronics)
• Carrying out training needs assessment and training projections of staff; training staff on target setting and participating in staff appraisals system
• Alternate Secretary to the County Human Resource Management Advisory Committee and coordinating the implementation of its decisions thereof
• Processing various claims relating to training, medical and others; preparing budget estimates for human resource management including personnel emoluments; administering welfare matters as required
• Handling staff grievances and industrial relation matters maintaining an up-to-date human resource information database as per set procedures and policies
• Ensuring that human resource quality management standards are maintained and analyzing human resource reports for decision making.

Requirements for appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen
• Served in the grade of Principal Human Resource Management Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years or have a cumulative working experience of at least seven (7) years in the relevant field either in the public or private sector
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Sociology, Public/ Business Administration, or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution Plus a Diploma in any of the following disciplines: Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, Labour Relations, Pensions or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution

OR

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, Business Administration or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Membership to the Institute of Human Resource Management in good standing
• Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
• Certificate in computer application skills; and
• Demonstrated a thorough understanding of National goals, policies, objectives and the ability to translate them into human resource management policies and programmes.