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Department: HR
Reporting
to: Human Resource Manager
Direct
reports: Human Resource Assistant
Purpose of the job:
Effectively
support and manage the various human resource functions within SGS Kenya
Limited. Ensuring that all Human Resources policies, procedures and practices
are in line with best practice and comply with current legislation. Offer
support and advice to the Management Team and employees.
Main Responsibilities
- Assist in the implementation and interpretation of HR policies and procedures in line with legislation and best practice – updated as and when legislation dictates
- Update,
maintain and implement the Company policies and procedures required by and
in line with legislation and in consultation with Management
- Monthly
salaries processing; preparation and submitting all statutory returns
- Administration
and facilitation of the company’s Performance Management Program
- Maintain
and Administer the company’s Group Life Benefit Schemes
- Support
and administer the Recruitment and Selection function in line with best
practice
- Conduct
negotiations within a unionised and non-unionised environment and deal
proactively with labour related issues with the assistance of Management.
Adhere to and implement sound Industrial Relations
- Work
closely with the Heads of Departments and employees to ensure Health and
Safety is compliant with legislation and best practice
- Support
Organizational Development Initiatives within business areas. Work closely
with internal staff members in
providing training programmes that are appropriate to the role.
- Development,
keeping record of training undertaken and claiming rebates from the
Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT)
- Administration
of personnel statistics and staff information
- All
related HR administration
Qualification:
- A Bachelor’s Degree with emphasis in Human Resources or Business related field
- Minimum of 5 years hands on experience to the generalist function of Human resource through increasingly responsible HR positions
Experience
required:
- Broad Knowledge and experience of Kenya’s labour legislations & institutions
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, Visio, Power-point)
Proven ability to:
- High level of confidentiality and integrity
- Ability
to facilitate problems and offer or guide solutions
- Highly
motivated and self driven individual with excellent people management
skills
- Ability
to work as part of a team and independently
- Maintain,
support & promote ethical & professional values
- Ability to
facilitate problems and offer or guide solutions
- Ability to work
under pressure and prioritise competing demands
- Improve
and sustain performance in a service delivery organisation
- Innovation
and continuous development and improvement
SGS Kenya Limited job specifications are not intended to be
restrictive and are a guideline to the duties in this role. Canvassing will
lead to automatic disqualification.
If your experience and competencies match the above
specifications, please send your cover letter and detailed C.V, indicating the
title of the vacancy on the subject line and forward your ONLINE application to:
humanresource.recruit2@gmail.com so as to reach HR not later than 17th July
2013. Only short listed candidates will be contacted
