Job Description

Principal Human Resource Management and Development Officer

National Quality Control Lab is recruiting a Principal Human Resource Management and Development Officer for a two-year contract role based on-site in Nairobi, Kenya. Reporting within the human resource function, you will support the development and delivery of HR strategies, systems, policies and people programmes across the Company.

What you'll do

• Provide input into the development and implementation of human resource management strategies, policies and procedures.
• Coordinate recruitment, selection, induction, placement, probation, confirmation, promotion and exit processes.
• Implement training and development programmes aligned with the Company’s strategic objectives.
• Review and coordinate the implementation of the performance management system.
• Develop and maintain the human resource management information system and supervise payroll processing.
• Administer employment contracts, pensions, gratuities, staff welfare programmes and employee counselling services.
• Promote positive employee relations, workplace values and ethics, while ensuring compliance with HR rules, regulations and statutory obligations.

What you'll bring

• A cumulative nine years of relevant work experience, including at least three years at Senior Human Resource Management and Development Officer level or in a comparable role.
• A bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences plus a postgraduate diploma in Human Resource Management or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• A professional qualification and active membership in the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM) or an equivalent professional body, in good standing.
• Experience coordinating HR processes across recruitment, performance management, employee relations, payroll and staff welfare.
• Ability to support job evaluation, staffing analysis and succession planning.

What will be offered

• A two-year contract position at NQCL 5 grade.
• The opportunity to support human resource management and development programmes within the National Quality Control Lab.