Assistant Human Resource Officer (6 Posts)

Duties and Responsibilities (Job Specification)

The duties and responsibilities of the officer will entail:

• Preparing draft correspondences.
• Preparing job advertisements in line with the job descriptions.
• Writing pay change advice and advising the accounts section on staff salary changes, transfers, appointments, promotions, and increments for timely processing.
• Maintaining and updating the staff compliment to ensure records of the establishment are kept up to date.
• Processing salaries, allowances, benefits, and final dues.
• Updating the HR information systems data.
• Issuing of staff Identity Cards.
• Preparing timely statutory returns such as NSSF and NHIF.
• Processing of leave applications, sick sheets, and sick offs.
• Processing pension elements and other human resource administration matters for retirees and those proceeding on retirement for timely payments.
• Implementing decisions made by the Human Resource Officers to ensure issues raised are addressed.

Person Specifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Diploma in Human Resource or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Minimum KCSE C- (minus) or its equivalent.
• Proficiency in computer applications.

Key Competencies and Skills

The successful candidate should possess the following core competencies:

• Good interpersonal skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Good reporting skills.