Human Resource Officer at Sustainet Group Limited

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Established in 2012, SustaiNet Group (SGL) is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya and operates a Country Office in Kampala, Uganda. We offer development consulting services to facilitate effective agricultural market-oriented and private sector-led development; resilience building; entrepreneurship and employment opportunities for youth and women and similar services in the East Africa region and beyond, for clients including regional governments, international development organizations, and agro-businesses. As part of our compliance and operational support services (Vizuri360) business, we also provide logistic, event management, HR, finance, legal and other management ‘outsourcing’ services to international development organizations and agro-businesses interested in implementing projects and programs in the region. We believe in partnership and networking as means to leverage competencies and resources for responsible entrepreneur-driven agriculture and rural development, which is environmentally and socially sustainable. This belief forms the basis for the solutions we promote to our clients and for our own business practice.

Overall Job Purpose: Reporting to the HR Lead, the role holder will implement HR strategies, policies, systems, plans, and programs in a professional and seamless manner.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Implement HR strategies, Policies, Systems, Plans & Procedures
2. Processing of HR information in the payroll, HRMI system to ensure its completeness and accuracy whilst generating attendant reports on a routine basis
3. Coordinating talent acquisition process in strict adherence with the hiring guidelines and turn-around timelines
4. Handling administrative procedures in dealing with employee disciplinary & grievance issues. This includes conducting investigations and making recommendations to the Lead, HR for further action
5. Responding to routine inquiries from HR clients (internal & external) on HR matters in an accurate and professional manner
6. Coordinate HR initiatives as per the HR Plan including but not limited to team building programs, end of year parties, employee satisfaction surveys, etc
7. Coordinating end to end performance management process while ensuring the timely and effective appraisal

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or CHRP (K) qualification with at least 3years experience in a similar role and in a fast-paced business environment
• Active member of Institute of Human Resource Management
• Ability to handle pressure and provide solutions
• Good knowledge of labor laws and exposure to the best HR practices, principles and practices
• High standards of confidentiality, reliability, discretion, and ability to work as part of a professional team
• Hands-on experience in HRMIS and cloud-based backup suites. Those with experience in working with endeavor and SharePoint systems will have a definite advantage