Savannah Cement Human Resources Assistant Job in Kenya

Savannah Cement is the newest cement player to get into the Kenyan market and is currently about to complete a state-of –the-art greenfield cement grinding plant in Athi River Kenya. The plant will employ the latest cement technology in the market to produce 1.5 million tonnes of various cement types per annum for the Kenyan and regional market.

Savannah Cement is seeking to recruit highly motivated, dynamic, innovative and result oriented professionals, seeking a thrilling and fulfilling experience, to join the company in the following positions:

Human Resources Assistant

This position reports to the Head of Human Resources and is charged with providing administrative support to the Human Resources function, maintaining the human resource information system, employee records and coordinating the various HR administrative functions between Savannah cement and service providers to achieve the desired results.

Responsibilities

Maintains the Human Resources Information System (HRIS)Maintains the medical scheme records and generates a monthly statement on the status of all medical accounts in liaison with the scheme providersEnsures timely communication to and from service providersFacilitates computation of membership benefits and their paymentAssists in the recruitment processAssists in the induction programme for new employeesLiaises with relevant government bodies to obtain work permits for non- resident employeesEnsures all employees are registered with statutory bodies such as NHIF, NSSF and KRA; andAssists in evaluating training courses.Qualifications, skills and experience
A minimum of a Basic University Degree with a post graduate diploma in Human Resources Management2 to 3 years working experience in a busy environmentGood ICT knowledge, especially in an ERP environment, Good knowledge of local labour lawsGood reporting skills and proficiency in the use of presentation tools such as PowerPoint; andA high level of integrity, excellent conceptual, reporting, communication, team relations, analytical, planning and coordination skills.Applications should be submitted on or before March 15, 2012 to:

The Head of Human Resources,
Savannah Cement (epz) Limited,
P.O. Box 27910, 00100,
Nairobi.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Savannah Cement is an equal opportunities employer.