Reporting To: Managing Director
Job Purpose
To provide effective leadership in the management of the human resources function in one of the leading grower of rose flowers in Kenya.
Key responsibilities;
- Develop, review and implement human resource policies, procedures and guidelines designed to achieve Group's strategy.
- Direct the Group's staff manpower planning and staffing levels by assessing the present and future needs of the Group
- Allocate human resources, ensuring j appropriate matches between personnel.
- Assess training needs and develop training and development programmes aimed at building staff capacity to achieve desired performance levels.
- Plan and conduct new staff recruitment, induction and retention programs.
- Develop and administer compensation, benefits and performance management systems aimed at increasing productivity in the Group.
- Advise managers on organizational policy matters like equal employment opportunity, sexual harassment and recommend changes.
- Maintain records and compile statistical reports concerning personnel -related data such as hires, transfers, performance appraisals, etc.
- Develop and manage staff welfare schemes such as medical, insurance etc
- Prepare and execute budgets for personnel operations.
- Study legislation, arbitration decisions and collective bargaining contracts to assess industry trends.
- Provides advisory services to the Boards of the Group on human resource management
- Review the policies, procedures and guidelines to ensure compliance with the labour laws and the FLO and MPPS audit standards
- Develop and manage staff grievance procedures.
- Ensure compliance with statutory safety, health and environmental standards in the work place
- Represent the company in major HR forums
- Carry out any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the management and the Board.
- Principles of personnel and human resources,
- Experience in strategically positioning HR function as a key driver of the Company's business.
- Customer and personnel service
- Labor Law and Government regulations
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Human psychology
- Computer knowledge especially on HR systems
- Active listening
- Time management
- Social perceptiveness
- Management of personnel resources
- Negotiation
- Oral comprehension and expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive and inductive reasoning
- Degree from a recognized university in Human Resources, Business or Economics.
- Higher Diploma in HR
- Masters in HR is an added advantage
- Experience in strategic management an added advantage
- Minimum 10 years experience in a busy organization 4 of which must have been at the senior management level.
Sovereign Group,
P.O. Box 4567500100,
Nairobi.
or Email: ceo @ sovereignkenya.com
