Director - Human Resource Management

Duties and responsibilities

• Develop, review, and ensure implementation of guidelines on the establishment and abolition of offices/ posts in the Public Service;
• Develop, review, and ensure implementation of guidelines on the design of organizational structures in the Public Service;
• Carry out work load analysis to determine optimal staffing levels;
• Monitoring the implementation of organizational structures in the Public Service;
• Develop and harmonize the grading structures and nomenclatures in the Public Service;
• Establishment, maintenance and updating of Staff Establishment Database;
• Develop, review, interpret and ensure implementation of policies, rules, regulations, procedures and strategies on human resource management and development in the Public Service;
• Develop and implement a Human Resource Management and Development master plan for the Public Service;
• Oversee the development and training of Human resources in the Public Service;
• Management of the Public Service Internship Programme
• Promote harmonious industrial relations;
• Advise on terms and conditions including retirement benefits in the Public Service
• Initiate and coordinate research on market labour trends for the Public Service;
• Initiate research and develop strategies for best practices in human resource management and development;
• Establishing systems for hearing and determining appeals from County Government;
• Ensuring standards for the development and review of career progression guidelines are set and maintained;
• Making recommendations in respect of qualifications of officers in the Public Service;
• Advising on transition issues and relationships between the National and County governments;
• Advising on capacity building needs for County Governments;
• Develop, implement and review policy framework on uniform norms and Standards for the County Government.
• Develop and implement the Directorates annual work plans, budgets, and performance contract targets and staff performance appraisal.

Qualifications for appointment to this position

• Master’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Management (HR Option), Labour relations, Industrial Relations, Public Administration, or other related fields;
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource/Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, Labour relations, Business Administration (HR option) or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution;
• Higher National Diploma in Human Resources Management
• Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six weeks from a recognized institution;
• Should have Certified Human Resource Management Professionals (CHRP-K) Certificate
• Should be a Member of the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM).
• Certificate in computer application