Job Description

HR Assistant (30K)

Location: Westlands, Nairobi

Our client, an HR outsourcing company, is recruiting an HR Assistant to join their team.

Job Summary: The HR Assistant is responsible for performing HR-related duties on a professional level and works closely with management in supporting designated clients.

This position carries out responsibilities in the following functional areas: benefits administration, employee relations, training, performance management, onboarding, policy implementation, recruitment and employment law compliance.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Administer various human resource plans and procedures for all company employees; assists in the development and implementation of employee policies and procedures; prepares and maintains employee handbook and policies and procedures manual.


• Participate in developing HR department goals, objectives and systems.


• Administer the compensation program; monitors the performance evaluation program and revises as necessary.


• Perform benefits administration to include claims resolution, change reporting, approving invoices for payment and communicating benefit information to employees.


• Conduct recruitment effort for all employees, conduct new hire orientation and write and place advertisements.


• Handle employee relations counseling and exit interviewing.


• Maintain company organization charts and employee directory.


• Assist in evaluation of reports, decisions and results of department in relation to established goals


• Recommend new approaches, policies and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of the department and services performed.


• Maintain human resource information system records and compiles reports from the database.


• Maintain compliance with laws concerning employment.


• Organize, handle multiple tasks at one time, with attention to detail.


• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree


• More than 3 years progressive human resource experience


• Knowledge and understanding of Kenyan Labour Laws


• Outstanding oral and written communication skills


• Strong organizational skills are essential to provide timely administration of assorted duties


• High analytical ability to sort and apply information


• Advanced computer skills

Qualities and skills: This position requires an energetic, self-motivated person who is passionate about human resource administration and management and has a strong background in this, self-driven individual with a keen eye for detail.

Compensation: KES 30,000 Gross

Interested parties should send their online applications on or before 15th January 2020

Correspondence: Applications and detailed CV to be submitted online at http://goo.gl/T8sryH

Applications not meeting minimum requirements will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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