State Corporation HR Manager, Head of Litigation and Disputes and Head of Contracts and Conveyancing Jobs Vacancies in Kenya

Human Resources Manager

Overall Objectives

Reporting to the General Manager, Human Resources & Administration, the job
holder will be responsible for driving the HR Strategy and ensuring operational
efficiency and delivery of services.

Therefore, the key responsibilities for the position will be:

Key Objectives

• Managing the HR function
  through effective team work;
• Developing and implementing
  effective recruitment and retention strategies;
• Ensuring effective recruitment,
  deployment, training and development, dissemination of HR information,
  payroll management and performance management;
• Overseeing the staffing
  function including appointments, promotions and transfers;
• Supporting senior management on
  a wide range of people issues that include reward, absence and discipline
  to enable them realize their HR needs;
• Challenging the established
  practice, making improvements and managing the subsequent organizational
  changes;
• Reviewing HR policies and
  procedures to ensure that they are compliant with the labour laws and to
  reflect best practice.
• Participating in Collective
  Bargaining Agreements (CBA) negotiations and is responsible for its
  implementation.

• A degree in Social Sciences;
• Postgraduate Diploma
  in Human Resources Management;
• Ten (10) years’ experience of
  which five (5) must be at a senior managerial level.

• Proven leadership skills;
• People management skills;
• Planning and Co-coordinating
  skills;
• Problem solving skills;
• Negotiation skills;
• Interpersonal communication
  skills.

• Managing the staff in the Department.
• Managing the Litigation and
  Disputes function through effective team work, liaison with court
  officials, third parties and legal representatives.
• Prosecuting and defending legal
  cases on behalf of the Authority.
• Defining and setting
  performance standards and working procedures for the department.
• Developing mentoring programmes
  for staff to enhance productivity and efficiency.
• Monitoring compliance with
  agreed systems and procedures to enhance
  timely, efficient and effective prevention and execution of business
  risks.
• Preparation of the Departmental
  budgeting and exercising financial control to contain expenditure within
  the authorized limits.
• Safeguarding the Authority’s
  real property interests.
• Supervising external advocates.
• Establishing procedures to
  handle customer complaints.
• Preparation, execution and
  disposal of legal documents.
• Advising Management and
  relevant departments on changes in law such as the introduction of
  exclusive clauses that may affect business activities, trends, leases and land
  use.
• Processing consents for
  sub-leases, transfers and charges.
• Receiving requests for land use
  from stakeholders and liaises with the Land use Committee for execution of
  the requests.
• Handling issues that arise from
  land and contract disputes and supporting the arbitration process.
• Drawing Legal Notices.
• Undertaking any other
  specialized duties assigned by an authorized officer.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Law
• A postgraduate Diploma in Law
• Ten (10) years’ experience in a
  busy Litigation Department dealing with dispute resolution and claims
  settlement of which three (3) must be in Board secretarial services.
• In additional, the applicant
  must be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
• A current practicing license

• Good judgment.
• Planning and organization
  skills.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Keen attention to detail
• Good oral and written communication
  skills.

• Managing the staff in the
  Department.
• Managing the Contracts and
  Conveyancing function through effective team work, liaison with court
  officials, third parties and legal representatives.
• Preparation of the Departmental
  budget and exercising financial control to contain expenditure within the
  authorized limits.
• Safeguarding the Authority’s
  real property interests.
• Preparation, execution and
  disposal of legal documents.
• Advising Management and
  relevant departments on changes in law such as the introduction of
  exclusive clauses that may affect business activities and trend.
• Processing consents for
  sub-leases, transfers and charges.
• Receiving requests for land use
  from stakeholders and liaises with the Land use Committee for execution of
  the requests.
• Handling issues that arise from
  land and contract disputes and supporting the arbitration process.
• Drawing Legal Notices.
• Serves as the Authority’s
  liaison Officer with courts, third parties and legal representatives on
  legal matters.
• Perusing minutes of the Leasing
  Committee and Land Use Committee and taking action as directed therein.
• Undertakes any other
  specialized duties assigned by an authorized officer.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Law
• A postgraduate Diploma in Law
• Ten (10) years’ experience in a
  busy contracts and conveyancing department of which three (3) must be in
  Board secretarial services.
• In additional, the applicant
  must be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
• A current practicing license

• Good judgment.
• Planning and organization
  skills.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Keen attention to detail
• Good oral and written
  communication skills.