SOS Children's Villages Human Resources & Administration Manager Job in Nairobi Kenya

SOS Children's Villages Kenya

Vacancy: Human Resources & Administration Manager 
 

Category: Human Capital 

Level: Manager 

Location: Nairobi (Kenya)

Pay: Competitive 
 

The Organization: SOS Children’s Villages Kenya is a development organization that works with communities, organisational partners and authorities to help improve the lives and opportunities of vulnerable children. 

Uniquely, we provide long-term, family-based care for children who have lost parental care, or who are at risk of losing it, and we support and strengthen families and communities to prevent child abandonment.

The Role: We are looking to recruit a person with exceptional skills and a minimum of 10 years previous experience in managing a modern day Human Resources & Administration function at SOS CV Kenya. SOS CV Kenya has a complement of close to 500 staff spread across Kenya. 

The holder of this position therefore provides personnel manageemnt, organzational development and human resources development support to the National Association. 

S/he coordinates in close consultations with the National Director, staff recruitments, staff onboarding, training and development, periodic appraisals, staff compensation, discipline, among others. 

S/he ensures our staffing and staff skills distribution is in lien with our strategic plans and targets.

Specific tasks and requirements for this position includes

• Provide expert HR Management advice and information to the organization
• Ensure that all the organisation’s HR policies and practices remain competitive, legally compliant and benchmarked only on best practices, through regular reviews and development.
• Human Resources planning based on medium to long term needs of the organization - covering recruitment, deployment, motivation, development and retention.
• Administer staff welfare and benefits policies
• Ensure completeness and safe custody of personnel records for staff countrywide.
• Support in assets and materials procurement and management processes.
• Management of staff medical and group personal insurance agreements and plans
• Provide support in in handling staff complaints and labour based litigations.

Required Qualifications / Abilities

• Master’s degree in social sciences and a post graduate qualification in HRM
• Sound knowledge of recruitment, selection and separation procedures as well as the labour laws.
• Highly developed communication skills; both written and spoken.
• Ability to undertake personal task planning with proven ability to work independently, thinking clearly and acting ably while under pressure.
• 10 years working experience in a multi-cultural environment. Those with previous experience in a development organization may have an added advantage.
• Ability to support administrative activities and processes at a managerial level
• Well-developed computing skills especially MS suite of office and HR software.
• Previous experience in handling disputes and other employee benefit schemes.

How to Apply
 

Qualified and interested candidates should CLICK HERE to apply on-line and attach a copy of their updated resume together with details of their current salary and benefit package. 

The deadline for application is Wednesday 26th November 2014.