Nithi Water & Sanitation Company (NIWASCO) a Water Service Provider owned by County Government of Tharaka-Nithi and contracted by Tana Water Services Board (TWSB) as an agent to provide water and sanitation services in parts of Chuka, Igamba, Ng’ombe and Maara constituencies.
Position Responsible To:
Human Resource and Administration Manager
Key Duties And Responsibilities
- Ensure that all employment practices, compensation, employee benefits, and human resources programs are within established standards, procedures, guidelines, and policies of the company and local labour laws.
- Facilitate periodic review and update of Human Resources policies and procedures in line with changes in the regulatory and labour environment.
- Coordinate the performance management process to ensure that it is effective and linked to the staff development programmes.
- Coordinate staff training and development programmes. This includes training needs analysis, evaluation of training, feedback to management, and coordination of special programmes.
- Coordinate the human resources planning process for the company and facilitate the staff recruitment and selection process.
- Manage the process of staff appointments, which includes issuance, renewal and termination of contracts.
- Ensure that NIWASCO maintains a compensation and benefits package that is equitable and competitive within the ministry’s philosophy on compensation and ability to pay.
- Provide administrative support, which includes maintenance of personnel records, payroll administration, processing of staff benefits and management of retirement benefits scheme.
- 9. Ensure that NIWASCO maintains good employee and industrial relations through well managed staff welfare schemes, a healthy and safe working environment, effective management of disciplinary and grievance issues, and effective communication processes.
- Coordinate employee related legal issues and advise management on appropriate course of action.
- Coordinate work related counselling and stress management services for staff.
- Maintain contact with the labour industry, other organizations and government departments to keep abreast and updated on developments that are relevant to the human resources process.
- Prepare and control of Human Resource budgets.
- Ensure effective management of telephone communication equipment
- Ensure effective control of consumable materials as per approved procedures
- Ensure provision of quality office services
- Ensure effective maintenance and cleaning of offices premises and maintenance of building to the required standards
- Ensure security and safety of office equipment/assets
- Ensure effective and efficient transport system and proper management of the vehicles.
- Attend to general correspondence in the office
- Perform any other duties & responsibilities that may be assigned by the management.
Minimum Qualifications
- Diploma in Human Resource Management/Certified Human Resource Professional II (CHRP)/Higher diploma in Human Resource or equivalent.
- Should be a member of a recognised professional body such as Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM) (K).
- Requires experience in working in a multi-cultural environment.
- Must have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure.
- Requires a team player who is self-motivated and detail-oriented.
- Requires problem solving orientation, good communication and negotiation skills. Must have computer aptitude and word processing skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff at different levels with an organisation is essential for the job
- Computer proficiency
- A minimum of five (5) years work experience of which three (3) that must have been at a senior human resource management level in a busy organization.
Terms Of Service:
The successful candidate will be offered a 3- year renewable contract based on satisfactory performance.
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