**6. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES - KUTRRH/DCSADDHR/289 – 1 POST
Main Duties and Responsibilities**
• Oversee and ensure planning for all human resources required in the hospital in collaboration and coordination with other heads of sections and units of the hospital and thus contribute to its overall strategic planning.
• Coordinate the implementation of the human resource management component of hospital strategic plan within the vision, mission and culture of the hospital and other national and international human resource management frameworks.
• Coordinate and report on all the human resource issues in the hospital.
• Ensure and maintain an up-to-date hospital human resource register, staff contracts, and liaise with his/her supervisor to ensure a balanced staff placement in order to maintain optimal utilization of all human resources of the hospital.
• Ensure that the human resource section of the hospital has all human and non-human resources required to offer human resource management services in the hospital.
• Work in liaison with relevant departments to formulate human resource policies and procedures for the hospital within the framework of local and international labor laws and policies and communicate the same to all stakeholders in the hospital.
• Coordinate human resource processes of recruitment, placement and induction, compensation and maintenance, welfare, performance and reward management, disciplinary, and separation in the hospital.
• Initiate and coordinate disciplinary action and processes of hospital staff in collaboration with other sections’ and units’ heads in the hospital within the established HRM policies and procedures.
• Coordinate and provide human resource management services and service delivery in the hospital ensuring that they meet the expected standards and compliance in the hospital.
• Supervise human resource management section staff to ensure they offer timely services within the expected standards.
• Ensure and coordinate continuous staff training needs assessment and implement the appropriate training and development programmes for effective and efficient performance and productivity.
• Ensure and provide continuous staff motivation and inspiration through the appropriate performance and reward management programmes and practices in the hospital.
• Ensure attraction, retention and maintenance skilled, experienced and competent human resources in the hospital through, good leadership and sound human resource practices, and competitive salaries and remunerations within SRC recommended frameworks.
• Ensure and provide human resource advisory service to the hospital executive and other sections and units and other stakeholders through the appropriate media.
• Work with other sections’ and units’ heads and human resource management specialists to solve single or multiple problematic human resource management issue (s), whenever it arises in the hospital.
• Liaise with government agencies such as the Public Service Commission, Salaries and Remuneration Commission, the Industrial Court and COTU to ensure human resource management and relations compliance in the hospital.
• Oversee and coordinate monitoring and evaluation of progress and achievement of the human resource management section’s programmes, procedures, processes and services in the hospital, and prepare and disseminate periodic reports appropriately.
Minimum Qualifications & Years of Experience Required
i. Bachelors’ Degree in Management or Social Sciences from a recognized institution.
ii. Masters’ Degree in Human Resource Management or any relevant and related qualification from a recognized institution.
iii. At least 8 year’s working experience at a Senior Management level in Human Resource Management.
iv. Leadership/Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
v. Computer literate.
vi. Conversant with labour laws.
vii. Registration with the Institute of Human Resource Management.
viii. A valid practicing license will be an added advantage
ix. Experience in public service will be an added advantage
x. Demonstrated professional competence and leadership capability.
Soft Skills Required
i. Communication skills
ii. Organizational skills
iii. Leadership skills
iv. Team building skills
v. Observation skills
vi. Listening skills
vii. Resilience and compassionate
viii. Ability to work under pressure
ix. Computer literate
x. Knowledge of industrial and labour laws
xi. Knowledge of industrial/employment relations
xii. Psychological Counseling skills
If your background and competencies match the specifications of any of the posts above, please apply online via:
www.kutrrh.go.ke/careers
OR send hard copies of your
Application Letter, Curriculum Vitae and Filled Application Form ONLY
to the address below:
The Chief Executive Officer
Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital
P.O. Box 7674 – 00100 GPO
Nairobi Kenya
For all applications, please indicate the subject as follows:
JOB APPLICATION – [JOB REFERENCE NUMBER
]. Please note that you have to attach the
Application Letter, Curriculum Vitae
and
Filled Application Form
when you apply online via the portal.
The deadline for the receipt of all applications is
28th July 2020.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
All shortlisted candidates must fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, including;
• Certificate of good conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations
• Clearance Certificate from the Higher Education Loans Board (for University graduates only)
• Tax Compliance Certificate from the KRA
• Clearance from Ethics & Anti-Corruption Commission
• A report from an approved Credit Reference Bureau
Please take note that all communication to potential candidates is specifically through the career portal.
Any form of canvassing will lead to immediate disqualification.
KUTRRH is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Reporting to the Director, Corporate Services & Administration, the Deputy Director - Human Resources’ job exists to coordinate and provide human resource management services.
