HR Business Partner Job in Nairobi, Kenya

HR Business Partner

Location: Nairobi (WFH/Remote)

Job Summary: Provide human resource advice and support for designated client companies and ensure they are aligned with their business goals.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Strategic HR

• Collaborate with business owners/management team to craft strategies that meet business goals
• Develop strategic HR plans and policies
• Re-engineer processes to ensure maximum efficiency
• Ensure all procedures comply with legal regulations and best practices
• Analyze the effectiveness of HR operations and policies

HR Administration and Compliance

• Assist in talent acquisition and recruitment processes
• Develop and extend employment offers and conduct negotiations as necessary
• Administer post-offer employment activities (employment contracts and employment history verification checks)
• Design, conduct and evaluate orientation and onboarding processes for new hires
• Conduct job analysis
• Create organizational charts and define each position’s responsibilities (job descriptions)
• Develop/select and evaluate performance appraisal process
• Organize periodic employee performance reviews
• Undertake tasks around performance management
• Conduct skills gap analysis
• Organize training & development initiatives
• Administer payroll function (payroll processing, leave tracking, NSSF, NHIF enquiries)
• Administer and evaluate benefit programs that support the business’ goals – medical, pension
• Provide support to employees in various HR-related topics such as leaves and compensation and resolve any issues that may arise
• Assist in development and implementation of human resource policies (employee handbook)
• Annual handbook and policy review
• Gather and analyze data with useful HR metrics, e.g. employee turnover rates
• Maintain employee files and records in electronic format
• Ensure compliance with labour regulations – workers insurance, health and safety
• Conduct employee surveys and exit interviews.
• Resolve employee complaints filed with government labour agencies

Support and Train Line Managers

• Conduct training by focusing on the working capabilities that are needed for line manager positions.

Key Requirements:

• Strong client service experience, ability to handle multiple clients.
• Must be capable of presenting ideas and programs as well as problem resolutions to business owners and managers with confidence.
• Analytical and goal oriented
• Demonstrable experience with HR metrics
• Thorough knowledge of labour legislation
• Proven work experience as an HR business partner/generalist
• Excellent people management skills
• Full understanding of all HR functions and best practices
• Strong and effective communication and interpersonal skills required. Strong persuasion/negotiation skills a plus.

Deadline: Interested parties should send their online applications on or before 30th October 2020

Correspondence: Applications and detailed CV to be submitted online at http://goo.gl/T8sryH

Applications not meeting minimum requirements will not be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.