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Duties & Responsibilities

Talent Management

• In collaboration with the Head of Departments, develop and review the manpower planning strategy;
• Coordinating manpower planning in collaboration with Team leads, to ensure smooth transitions and continuity in service delivery;
• Maintaining a good Employer Brand Proposition and Employee Value Proposition;
• Building a talent pool to provide the University with the right candidates when required;
• Updating the recruitment policies, procedures and tools, to ensure that they are efficient and in line with the Commission for University Education and University Statutes;
• Coordinate interventions that provide knowledge and skills to those involved in the recruitment process.

On boarding, Integration & Re-boarding

• Developing, reviewing and updating the policies, procedures and tools for all onboarding scenarios.

Succession Planning

• Designing succession and contingency frameworks in collaboration with the Head of Department and Executive Director People and Culture (P&C);
• Periodically updating the SU succession plan in collaboration with the Executive Director P&C.

Contracts Management

• In collaboration with Executive Director P&C, Develop, review and update contract management policy and procedure;
• Reviewing and making recommendations on the requisite staff documentation for different types of contracts.

Salary Administration

• Design competitive rewards and compensation strategy through robust benchmarking in the industry and implement pragmatically to enable the University to remain competitive and enable it to attract and retain the right calibre of employees;
• Implementing the approved recommendations of the Job Evaluation process in collaboration with the Executive Director, P&C.

Reporting

• Generate quality, timely and error free reports of the respective Talent Management functions;

Other

• Carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by the Head of Department.

Minimum Academic Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences, Human Resources, or any other related field from a recognised institution
• At least 5 years’ experience in implementing change in organizations with at least 2 years in a managerial
• Professional qualification in HR and be a member of IHRM
• Have a sound understanding of the Kenyan Labour Laws and related policy framework.
• Experience in an academic institution will be an added advantage

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Duties & Responsibilities

Design all Training Programs in the University.

• In collaboration with the Human Resource Business Partners create and design training programs in-line with the University’s business objectives deliver and evaluate training sessions within the University’s Learning and Development framework and design training profiles for all roles in the organization and identify essential and non-essential training and development programs that support the University’s business needs.

Identification of Training Needs in the University.

• Working closely with Departmental Heads and HRBPs in the University to identify training needs and gaps in the various departments and recommend training programs to equip the staff with the necessary skills to deliver the business objectives.

Prioritization of Training Needs.

• Set priorities of training needs that are essential to the achievement of the University’s goals and targets for the set year.

Map out and Implement Training plans

• Source, identify and arrange internal and external training to address competency gaps, establish review dates to identify further training needs in line with the employees’ role requirements from both internal and external regulations and map out training plans for new employees and allocate required training including induction programs.

Ensure quality of training & development programs

• Evaluate all training programs in the University and ensure they meet both organizational and individual needs and the programs are cost effective.
• Review learning and development interventions to ensure technical competence, leadership development and personal effectiveness.
• Monitor and evaluate feedback and effectiveness of all training and development programs undertaken by staff.

Support Succession Planning

• Through communicating data metrics that inform managers of the teams ‘progress and support individual staff development through programmes that enhance individual staff skills and performance.
• Ensure continuous development of staff through provision of programs that include short courses that can be easily accessible by staff.
• Identify potential new learning activities for the University’s staff.
• Conduct continuous review of training programmes offered by the University to ensure fit-for purpose and suitability to the organizational goals.
• Liaise with various e-learning vendors to identify courses that may be beneficial to the university’s staff.
• Identify new ways of enhancing the competencies and skills of the staff in line with the University’s strategy and goals.

Oversee the training budget.

• Monitor training KPI’s and prepare reports including training costs, venue costs, budget and cost of delivery of courses/qualifications
• Monitor the University training budget and ensure training Programs identified are within the allocated budget.

Support performance improvement in the University through provision of relevant training for employees on Performance Improvement Program (PIP) to equip them with the necessary skills to excel in their various roles.

Minimum Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or Business related field;
• A master’s in Business Administration will be an added advantage;
• Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management;
• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in Human Resources with at least three (3) as a Senior Learning & Development Officer;
• A member of the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM);
• Relevant professional qualifications are an added advantage;
• Proven ability to effectively design, develop and facilitate Learning & Development Programs.
• Well-versed in adult learning / Learning and Development best practices, research and trends
• Experience with leadership coaching and development;

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Main Duties And Responsibilities

1. Develop and lead the implementation of the School’s Research Strategic Plan that is aligned to the University’s Mission and Vision.
2. Foster an active and productive school research culture that attracts high-quality researchers and students, and support and mentor staff to develop their research careers.
3. Support the delivery of high-impact research outcomes by identifying research funding opportunities, overseeing the development of research grant applications, and aligning activity to school and external priorities.
4. Regularly monitor and report research performance and develop strategies to ensure research targets are achieved and research impact is maximized, and quality standards are upheld.
5. Building and providing sufficient support for, a community of innovative researchers to enhance research capacity at the Business School and to increase internal and external research opportunities for faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students.
6. Developing networks between the research centers and researchers in the field in the public and private sectors, locally, nationally, and internationally.
7. Ensure that all research policies and procedures are well documented, updated and regularly communicated to faculty and staff.
8. Developing mutually beneficial linkages with industry in order to develop partnerships and collaborative research of mutual benefit.
9. Transferring knowledge to society through outreach (e.g., seminars, workshops, lectures, websites, conferences, publications) and, where applicable, through technology transfer (e.g., collaborative research; contract work; and commercialization of intellectual property).
10. Overseeing the proper discharge of administrative duties of the research Centre including supervising personnel, financial management, and operations.
11. Reporting to donors and other stakeholders on funding and research outcomes.
12. Managing the research plan effectively and efficiently, ensuring that accepted standards of research and ethical behavior are met.
13. Enhancing the reputation of the research centers and the school by working collaboratively with the Marketing and Communications team.
14. Ensuring an accurate and up-to-date database on research activities and outputs that can be compiled into an annual report is maintained.
15. Represent the Associate Dean Research and Innovation in the Schools’ Management committee and any other forums when called upon.

Job Requirements

The post holder will be required to have and to demonstrate evidence of the following qualifications, attributes, and skills:

• An earned Ph.D. or equivalent degree in a relevant field from an accredited and recognized university
• Masters’ Degree in a Business-related course
• 4 years of university teaching and research experience at the level of a senior lecturer
• Experience in sourcing and management of research grants
• A minimum of 32 publications points, of which at least twenty-four (24) should be from refereed scholarly journals
• Organized
• Excellent communication skills
• People skills
• Dynamic and innovative
• Team player
• Good supervisory and managerial skills
• Excellent teaching/lecturing skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to direct and conduct research

Deadline: Friday, 9th September 2022.

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Main Duties And Responsibilities

1. Provide support in the preparation of research proposals and implementation of research projects in market system development.
2. Supervise the collection of various forms of data pertaining to the research projects carried out by the AFI hub.
3. Participate in the elaboration of research themes and objectives through team meetings, internal and external committees, in-house research, seminars, and workshops.
4. Keep up to date with and contributes to research and current developments in the disciplines/areas covered by the Hub and in the regions where the research work is held at the regional or international level.
5. Identify opportunities that will contribute to meeting the objectives of the research in terms of relevance, quality, policy impact, capacity building, and in terms of visibility of the program and the program partners.
6. Participate in strategic networking with other research institutions, donors, lenders, and policymakers.
7. Provide expertise in data analysis and preparation of research reports, articles, cases, etc.
8. Teaching activities for a maximum of 30% of total working hours.

Job Requirements

The post holder will be required to have and to demonstrate evidence of the following qualifications, attributes, and skills:

• A Ph.D. that has been awarded in the last five years.
• Areas of specialization: Agricultural Economics or agribusiness management. Familiarity with Econometrics, livestock Economics, Climate change Economics and case studies development is a plus. Knowledge or academic background in Pastoralist systems will be an advantage.
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to conduct research (publications in peer-reviewed journals)
• Excellent English, writing skills, and emotional quotient
• Excellent communication skills