HUMAN RESOURCES JOB ORANGE KENYA

Actual Job Title: Head of Employee
Reward & Development

Department: Human Resources Kenya.

Sub Department / Group : Reward &
Development

ROLE PURPOSE :
Head of Employee Reward &
Development is primarily responsible
for:
the development and implementation
of the company ’s reward strategy
including Compensation & Benefits
benchmarking, analysis, reporting and
reviews;
working with the business in the
formulation and management of
incentive schemes and recognition
programmes;
the development and implementation
of the company ’s Learning &
Development strategy including
learning needs analysis, devising
programs to address Organisation
Development needs and monitoring
the effectiveness thereof ;
career pathing;
Liaison with FT on all Reward &
Development related issues;
providing advice and guidance on
employee reward and development
related issues.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Employee Reward:
Taking responsibility for developing
and implementing the company ’s
reward & recognition programs
including compensation and benefit
policies.
Analyze compensation policies,
government regulations, and
benchmarking against prevailing
compensation rates to develop
competitive reward plans .
Developing and implementing new
benefit packages , ensuring that these
are current and competitive and in
line with sector , market and business
requirements
Making recommendations on changes
to reward schemes .
Managing the payroll and employee
related payments
Providing advisory services to
employees in answering reward
related queries, resolving problems
related to access to or payment of
benefits.
2. Learning and Development :
Working with business to identify
organisational development needs
and trends within the business
Taking responsibility for all cross
functional learning activities for the
organisation including inductions , soft
skills and management development
and supporting commercial &
technical training
Designing both in-house and with
expert third parties , solutions which
include a blended approach to
learning such as coaching , classroom
training, 1 -2 -1 sessions , action
learning & e - learning.
Researching and recommending a
complement of internal and external
learning programs that align with the
organizations business objectives ,
employee needs and FT Group
perspective.
Management of the learning &
Development budget by considering
the costs of planned programs and
keeping within budgets, assessing and
reporting on the return on investment
of training or development programs.
Ensuring that statutory training
requirements are met
Provision of advice to line managers
and trainers on Learning &
Development issues including keeping
up to date with developments in the
L& D arena

EDUCATION BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE :
Degree in Social Sciences or Business
Administration. Masters would be
preferred
HR professional qualifications
3- 4 years experience in a similar /
generalist role.
A good appreciation of finance &
accounting
Experience with administration of
payroll and HR information systems
Experience with Learning &
Development initiatives /activities

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE :
MS skills especially Microsoft office
Be proficient with EXCEL & ACCESS
packages

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
Good leadership skills
Excellent people management skills
Excellent analytical skills
Good planning & organisational skills
Good presentation skills
Good modelling skills
Problem solving skills and a results
orientation .

WORK CONDITIONS
Field Work ( out of the office for
business purpose) : NO (< 30%)
Professional tools used : handset
Shifts work : NO
Night shifts : NO
Work “On -Call ” : NO
Work during the weekend : YES
The timeline for application is 13th
July, 2011 .

If you do not hear from Human
Resources by 15th July , 2011 , consider
your application unsuccessful .

Only applications made through the
corporate website (www.orange-
tkl.co.ke ) will be considered.
Applicants must upload a PDF or Ms
Word copy of his / her CV to be
considered.

Note: Only applications made through
the corporate website shall be
considered and an applicant must
upload a PDF or Ms Word copy of
his / her CV to be considered.

HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER

We are seeking a suitable person to fill in the position of a Human Resource Officer for our country office in Nairobi.

Job Title: Human Resource Officer
Reporting to: CEO
Location: Nairobi
Job Purpose
On overall, the HR Officer will assist in providing the organizational human resources strategic management and generally provide support to the professional management of the human resources functions such as HR Planning, Recruitment & Selection, Training and Development, Performance management, Compensation and benefits administration among others.
Key Responsibilities:
* Initiate and participate in the recruitment of staff at all levels;
* Planning, coordinating and implementing human resources and administration policies, strategies, systems and processes aligned to the mission and objectives of the organization;
* Employee relations management with the objective of upholding high employee morale, increased productivity and enhancing organizational effectiveness;
* Delivery of identified Training and Development initiatives.
* Design, implement and manage the Performance Management Framework and Reward Structure for the organization including benefit administration;
* Ensure effective administration of office support services, security services and insurance services;
* Interpret Labour Laws and ensure compliance.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
* A Bachelors Degree in a Social Science and a higher diploma in Human Resource Management.
* 3 years experience in human resource management in progressively responsible roles, with sound cross-functional experience
* Good working knowledge of the current Kenya Employment Law and practices;
* Experience in developing and implementing HR policies, procedures and projects;
* Excellent interpersonal, communications, coaching and organizational skills, with a track record of driving change and innovation.
* Strong problem solving skills with strong business skills and strategic acumen, organizational diagnostic skills, analytical skills and excellent team-building skills.
Application and contact details:
Please send your CV and cover letter quoting your current and expected salary to hr@ichooselife.or.ke to reach us on or before 23rd March, 2011.
The subject line of your application should be ‘Human Resource Officer’ only.

Adapted from http://www.webarazacareers.com/