Job vacancy Human Resource Officer

Our client, a dairy company that manufactures frozen dairy products, is looking to recruit a Human Resource Officer to be based in Mombasa. The successful candidate will be responsible for the acquisition of new talent and together with the rest of the management drive a company culture where high performance is at the centrestage. The ideal candidate Must have at least 4 years’ experience in a similar position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identifying and developing new channels for the recruitment of new talent.
• Managing the recruitment process and life – cycle, including initial assessments, interviews, and offers.
• Driving the adoption of the company’s values and vision amongst the employees by constantly communicating them when interacting with the employees.
• Monitoring the performance of employees with reference to the established performance metrics in the various departments.
• Monitoring staff compliance as per the Sales Depot – audits carried out during each month.
• Engaging with departmental heads to further improve and streamline performance metrics in the departments.
• Taking appropriate steps together with the relevant departmental head to address the gaps in performance and compliance of the individual staff.
• Advising departmental heads on general trends in training needs as identified during the performance review – processes.
• Being able to translate company culture into expected behavior and tangible outcomes when communicating to employees.
• Maintaining employee records and contracts.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management/ Business Administration.
• Must have at least 4 years of experience in an HR role.
• He/She should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be a great motivator.
• Have knowledge of HR laws & practices.
• Be conversant with job posting sites and professional social media platforms such as LinkedIn.
• Have experience working in a start-up.
• He/she should be very structured in carrying out his/her duties.