Mercy Corps, human resources manager in Kenya

Mercy Corps, human resources manager in Kenya

Mercy Corps has recently been awarded up to 3 years under the Youth can USAID initiative, covering six areas in Kenya, Western, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Central, Nairobi and the coast.

The heart of this program is the Youth Innovation Fund of the change (YICF), which belongs to youth, young people and youth driven financial incentives to support local solutions to community economic development as it grows in value.

The program aims to increase young Kenyans the right (15-35yrs), to increase its stake in the socio-economic and political development through youth and managed initiatives and institutions.

YICF in the first three years will provide a sound financial capacity and development assistance to around 200 thousand young people in the various projects identified by the youth socio-economic development.

General Position Summary:
Operations supports the functions of state agencies and field program, including procurement, human resources and administration services. Man Resources Manager to manage and coordinate all staff in the six areas mentioned, including Nairobi.

Management Office requires a standard implementation of all policies and procedures of human resources with the involvement and oversight of daily operations. Human Resource Manager will be the person to submit timely reports and updates are provided in the office of field staff, and program management.

Human Resources staff worked with their counterparts in the field, program and financial management in recruitment and human resources planning.

The main functions of:

Ensure the implementation of uniform guidelines for Mercy Corps, human resources, and guidelines for the donor, if applicable, in field offices
Provide a set of national staff to comply with policies and procedures for recruitment MC Kenya
Responsible for the maintenance of personnel files of all employees - including documents, recruitment, curriculum vitae, a valid contract, EMS, diagrams, data sheets, employee discipline and performance evaluation of paper:
Ensuring the participation of the Department of Human Resources in an interview for new employees;
Make sure that the wages and benefits comply with the salary scale and the grace of the body protocols stand:
Mercy Corps in Kenya to provide employees to adhere to a strict policy of labor law applicable in Kenya. Including payment of applicable taxes, benefits, etc.;
Maintenance of monitoring systems for all types of leave for all employees;
Regular updated list of staff members with programs and services;
Ensure that staff appraisals were completed in a timely manner;
Ensure that all employees have job descriptions are updated relevant national;
Maintain an annual program of holiday, including the creation of a right of residence on the front of the holiday (if possible) and inform all employees;
Coordinates coverage for operations during the annual staff leave the key with the National Headquarters or Operations Manager;
Control procedures for the monthly schedule for all employees, including the collection, analysis, and payroll, staff training on new procedures for scheduling;
Processing monthly salaries in cooperation with the staff of finance and payroll to ensure that wages are presented in a timely manner to all provinces;
Maintenance of national staff ID maps;
Assist in the operating budget to cover the necessary staff;
The resource plan to keep people updated and run on a regular basis. This plan should be divided as part of the report the Director of Operations / Director for Russia.
Responsible for orientation of all employees, the new Kenyan Mercy Corps' national systems, policies and procedures;
Ensure that all new employees receive a copy of the Kenya National personnel policy and benefits manual alarm. Continue to support and policy advice, if necessary;
Counselling staff (national and international) on disciplinary procedures;
Counselling staff (national and international) policies and procedures to increase;
Assist the department in achieving or provide training and / or activities of other human resource development;
Supervision of the workers finished cleaning up, in accordance with criteria and procedures, MC Kenya;
Attend meetings of the discipline, hiring and termination of the program with staff upon request;
To maintain the confidentiality of all personal staff of national issues, including disciplinary procedures and contractual / salary level;
DIY / her both professionally and personally, so as to bring credit Mercy Corps and does not jeopardize the humanitarian mission.
Another task given.


Organisational Learning
As part of agency-wide Organizational Learning Initiative, Mercy Corps, all team members are responsible for the cost of 5% of their time in professional activities in formal and / or informal.

Responsibility to the recipients
Mercy Corps members team must support all efforts to justice, especially for our beneficiaries and to international standards for the mobilization of international aid and development work while actively participating beneficiaries as equal partners in the project monitoring and evaluation of our projects the ground.

Supervisory Responsibilities: NA

Responsibilities: Compliance with the MC and the rules and policies of the U.S. Agency for International Development

Direct Reports: Director of Operations

Working directly with: police, Program Manager, Financial Manager, Office Manager.

Knowledge and experience:

At least 3 years experience in international development assistance and human resource management and governance of the international NGOs.
Previous experience with USAID grant
BA / BS or equivalent in a relevant field. Training and experience in human resource management and development of better.
Demonstrate expertise in the understanding of labor laws in Kenya
Introduction to Mercy Corps Box office systems, finance and compliance.
Good computer skills in Excel
Demonstrated ability and willingness to learn and develop human resource capacity.
Fluency in written and oral communication in English is required.


Factors for success:

Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and communicate effectively with team members a variety of personalities
Demonstrate ability to manage multiple teams in the context of high pressure.
Proven ability to train, coach and develop staff capacity of the various skills and the experience and talent. Capacity building will be a key success factor.
Demonstrating flexibility and creativity in planning and problem solving.
Proven ability to learn quickly, take initiative and responsibility for results.
Awareness and sensitivity of different cultures in international development.
Even temperament and a sense of humor is appreciated.
Demonstrated ability to follow procedures and meet deadlines.
The desire for transparency, accountability and compliance with donor agencies and national policies and regulations.


Living conditions / environment:
This position will be based in Nairobi, with travel up to 25%.

Interested candidates who meet the requirements of, and experience required above shall be submitted in January, January 30, 2012 4:00 a cover letter, detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) list three professional references (including new or higher) hrkenya@ke.mercycorps. organization

Applicants should clearly indicate "Application for the position of a" person in charge of human resources, e-mail. "

Applications without this subject will be disqualified.

Please do not give a certificate.

Potential candidates will be invited for interview, as this application is received.

Only selected candidates will be contacted