EXCITING OPPORTUNITY: DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES
Over the past 100 years, AIC Kijabe Hospital continues to provide compassionate and quality health care services.
Anchored on the vision to become a healthcare provider of choice in Sub-Saharan Africa to God’s glory, we recognize that a team of people with great character, compassion and excellent skills are our most valuable resource.
To strengthen our team, we are seeking to fill the following position:
Job Title: Director, Human Resources
Division: Human Resources
Position Reports to: Executive Director
Position Supervises
- Assistant Manager – Training & Development,
- Assistant Manager – Compensation & Benefits,
- HR Officer – Resourcing,
- HR Officer – Staff welfare
Purpose of the Job: To glorify God by ensuring provision of Human Resource services and training to facilitate achievement of objectives for all departments at the hospital.
Key Result Areas;
The jobholder’s accountability areas are as follows;
- Effective and efficient HR planning and staff recruitment
- Continuous staff appraisal, training and career development
- Fair and equitable compensation of employees
- Maintenance of appropriate working environment
- Effective cost control
- Ensure reliability of the human resource database
- Effective operational cost control of the department’s financial resources
- Successful implementation of quality control standards for services offered by the department
- Effective supervision of employees assigned to the department
- Maximization of productivity in the department
- Continuous process improvement of services offered by the department
- Ensure customer satisfaction for the consumers of the services offered by the Hospital
Knowledge and Skills Required:
The Job holder must possess;
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Social Sciences or equivalent;
- A Post Graduate Degree or Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management;
- CHRP (K) and membership of Institute of Human Resource Management in good standing;
- Minimum eight (8) years of experience out of which five (3) must have been in a senior management role in a similar-sized organization;
- Must have demonstrated ability to handle departmental budgets, resources, processes, projects and relationships;
- Thorough knowledge of Labour Laws governing employment in Kenya;
- Highly organized and must be able to demonstrate ability to handle multiple and conflicting priorities, and work under strict deadlines;
- Must have high standards of integrity and ethical practice;
- Must be capable of functioning effectively both as a team player and a team leader;
- Should be an effective communicator with the ability to handle both internal and external communication;
- Should demonstrate ability to identify and respond to risk areas within the department;
- Should have effective people management and conflict resolution skills;
- Must have good working knowledge of MS Office packages;
- Must be a born again and committed Christian with evidence of maturity in faith;
- Ability to translate and communicate biblical values / hospital ethics in personal life and professional life;
- Must be an honest person full of integrity in their personal conduct and handling of job responsibilities.
If your profile fits this position, please submit your application including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of your academic and professional certificates, email and telephone contacts of three (3) referees who are familiar with your qualifications and/or work experience.
Interested applicants should submit applications by email only to recruitdirectors@kijabehospital.org
All applications must be received by March 10, 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.