Human Resource Officer I Grade 10 at The Open University of Kenya

Duties And Responsibilities 

The duties and responsibilities shall include but are not limited to:

• Maintaining human resource records both electronic and manual in accordance with legal requirements and the institution’s policies and procedures for reference and decision making;
• Updating and filing of staff records for human resource to ensure safe keeping and future reference; 
• Providing Human Resource and Administrative support such as placement of advertisements, receiving and filling applications, inviting candidates for interview, organizing interview venues, conducting background checks to facilitate recruitment process;
• Drafting of correspondences to staff/clients to enhance customer service relations; 
• Responding to staff/customer enquiries within provided timelines to ensure healthier customer service while adhering to the Interdepartmental SLAs;
• Preparing appointment letters to facilitate seamless on-boarding and promotion;
• Preparing induction programs for new staff to facilitate induction process;
• Facilitating staff medical scheme through registration and deregistration of employees and dependants to ensure healthy work force;
• Processing and following up claims for medical cover and insurance to enhance staff satisfaction and productivity;
• Generating and preparing human resource reports for decision making;
• Compiling Pay Change Advice to facilitate payroll processing.

Requirements For Appointment

For appointment to this grade, one MUST have:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resource management.  OR 
• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, Business Administration or Social Science or equivalent with a postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from an institution recognized in Kenya.
• At least six (6) years’ relevant work experience with at least three (3) years as an Human Resource Officer II in a university or its equivalent. 
• Member of Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM) in good standing.
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Fulfill the requirements of chapter 6 of the 2010 Constitution of Kenya.