Assistant Manager – Discipline Management at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

Job purpose

This role is responsible for providing guidance on labor laws and practices, as well as involvement in maintaining positive relationships.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks

Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to the code of conduct.
• Day-to-day operations and supervision of staff in the unit.

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

• Implementing the disciplinary policy and procedures.
• Liaise with Ethics and Integrity Unit on disciplinary matters.
• Ensure proper interpretation and application of Labor laws.
• Preparation of disciplinary cases for submission to disciplinary committee.
• Receive and forward appeal requests and notification letters to committee.
• Analyzing investigation reports to inform disciplinary action.
• Preparation of legal instructions on disciplinary cases.
• Providing secretarial services to disciplinary panel and Disciplinary Committee.
• Communicating disciplinary actions to staff and stake holders.
• Standing witness in Courts on Industrial matters.
• Sensitizing staff on disciplinary matters.
• Maintain ongoing and closed staff discipline files.
• Liaising with Public Service commission on declaration of assets, wealth and liabilities.
• Facilitate implementation of the work plans for the following corporate initiatives in the unit: Audit, Integrity, QMS and Risk Management.
• Facilitate initiatives to improve ethics, culture and facilitate change management in the unit.
• Drive initiatives to improve ethics, culture and facilitate change management in the unit

Job Dimensions:

Financial Responsibility

• Development  of budgets

Responsibility for Physical Assets

• Responsible for physical assets assigned by the institution.

Decision Making / Job Influence

• Make strategic, operational and financial decisions
• Plans the work of subordinates
• Assigns work to subordinates
• Monitors subordinates work performance
• Appraises/evaluates subordinates performance

Working Conditions

• 90% of the wok is performed in the office, and the rest involves courts and labour relations

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic qualifications

• A degree in Human Resource Management or related field from a recognized institution.

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• Diploma in HR/Post graduate Diploma in HR/ Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP)
• Membership to a Professional Body – IHRM

Previous relevant work experience required.

• Minimum of 4 years work experience with at least 1 year in a supervisory role.

Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:

• People management skills
• Risk management and analysis
• Results driven and analytical
• Strong decision-making skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Technological ability
• Tax business understanding   

All applications should be submitted online by 26th June, 2022.