Human Resource Officer at Shining Hope For Communities

Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) is a non-profit organization based in Nairobi, Kenya and New York, NY that combats urban poverty and gender inequity in the slums of Nairobi. Kennedy Odede, who grew up in the Kibera slum, founded SHOFCO in 2004 with a focus on youth and gender empowerment. SHOFCO has four initiative areas: education, health, economic and community empowerment, and water and sanitation. The organization is currently active in the Kibera and Mathare slums of Nairobi.

Position Objectives and Responsibilities

• Manage recruitment and selection for officer level downwards, including placing job advertisements, shortlisting and conducting interviews.


• Overseeing and managing the Employee Assistance Program.


• Support in ensuring compliance and adherence to Organisation Health and Safety Regulations.


• Support the HR Manager in developing annual budgets for the HR function in conjunction with institutional managers, and ensuring adherence to set budget targets throughout the year.


• Payroll management; compile and review payroll inputs on a monthly basis


• Conduct member education to staffs on Employee rights, Benefits and Shofco Employee handbook.


• Administer the human resources policies and procedures that relate to SHOFCO’s personnel.


• Liaise with the line managers to manage and coordinate grievance management and disciplinary proceedings and recommend appropriate action to resolve disputes and ensure proper documentation is done.


• Overseeing the administration department and ensuring high standards of cleanliness are maintained within the organisation.


• Work hand in hand with line managers on performance management to ensure that high performance is achieved.


• Facilitate on boarding process of all new staff in coordination with the line managers


• Act as the link between the Organisation and the Insurance service providers and coordinate the benefits program.


• Reconcile and resolve benefits related problems.


• Identify legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting HR functions and ensure policies, procedures and reporting are compliant.


• Assist in regularly reviewing and updating the HR policies and procedures.


• Support during the employee probationary period by issuing probationary guidance, making sure probationary documentations are provided.


• Employees exit management, ensuring proper exit processes are adhered to and proper documentation is done

Requirements

Education, Experience and Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree  in Human Resources, Organizational Behaviour, Management and Leadership or any other related field


• Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP) is desirable


• Registration with Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM) is a must

More details on experience

• Atleast 3 years’ experience working with the Human Resource department


• Must be familiar with the Kenya Labour Laws


• Experience with an ERP will be an added advantage.


• Proficiency in the full Microsoft Office Suite

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