HR Specialist

Key Purpose

• Provide guidance and solutions on operational HR issues, OD, Learning and Development, Performance Management, Employee Relations and HR excellence. 

Key Duties & Responsibilities    

• Provide guidance and solutions on operational HR Issues
• Providing input to HRBP with regard to day to day HR operational issues
• Agreeing on the organization or people agenda in the business
• Obtain agreement towards a common set of priority needs from the Specialist teams
• Leveraging experience and practices in and above market
• Ensuring overall health of human capital and people practices in the business unit
• Advise line Management with regard to day to day operation HR policies, procedures and practices.
• Ensure excellent execution of the HR processes within the business unit.
• Implement Organizational Development initiatives
• Identifying and implement the organizational capabilities required to achieve business functional or regional goals in collaboration with HRBP as inputs to the Centers of Excellence
• Providing change or transition support to the business unit or region so that change practices can be more readily acceptable and change benefits realized
• Collaborate with HRBP as inputs to specialist teams to create effective and integrated HR solutions for teams and individuals
• Adhering to CCBA methodologies for organizational design and change
• Effectively and sustainably implement operational regional change initiatives
• Consulting with HRBP to obtain support and guidance in more complex change interventions.
• Implement Learning and Development solutions
• Encourage and monitor use of tools, evaluate competency gaps and communicate gaps with Learning and Development counter parts.
• Develop coaching skills within line managers by providing tools, observing and providing feedback.
• Implementing effective training and development plans.
• Implement operational Talent and Performance Management solutions
• Diagnosing business performance problems and collaborate with specialist teams to create effective and integrated HR solutions for team and individuals
• Providing feedback to HRBP as inputs to specialist teams about HR solution effectiveness and collaborate with a view to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Monitoring organization performance and provide data for the people or organization scorecard.
• Recruiting deliberately for competencies as observed through coaching
• Ensuring IDP’s are aligned to facilitate acquisition and development of critical management skills.
• Meet functional/regional delivery needs as it pertains to employee relations, statutory or regulatory requirements by consulting with HRBP’s, specialist and others as required.
• Ensuring data integrity of relevant HR information system at local level.
• Foster a positive Employee Relations environment
• Responding to employee and management queries related to Employee Relations matters.
• Serving as contact for employees and answering questions regarding HR policies and procedures.
• Contributes to HR Excellence
• Collaborating with Specialist teams to create effective and integrated HR solutions for application in Kenya and other countries, where required.
• Working with the business to deploy the HR solutions in the various functional/regional business units.
• Providing feedback to Specialist teams about HR solution effectiveness, and work with team to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Contracting with the functional Leadership team on an appropriate value and output focused scorecard for various functions, and share insights to drive business performance.

Skills, Experience & Education    
Experience

• 2 years’ experience in HR preferably in FMCG
• Experience in HRIS systems and processes
• Good understanding of HR policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Be a certified member of IHRM

General    
Competencies

• Highly professional standards of integrity and customer service.
• Ability to establish trust.
• Reputation for discretion and sound judgment.
• High energy levels, self-motivated and displays initiative.
• Good understanding of HR business processes
• Basic understanding of relevant legislation and its impact on effective HR practice
• Good coordination skills
• Ability to operate independently, demonstrate initiative, sound judgement, sensitivity and maintain confidentiality