Job Purpose
As an Associate HR at CLASP, you’ll play a crucial role in providing HR support and guidance to our team in Kenya and potentially other locations. Your responsibilities will include acting as a HR generalist, partnering with employees to address their needs, and ensuring smooth daily operations of the HR department. This requires:
HR Expertise: Solid understanding of HR principles, practices, and procedures.
Employee Relations: Ability to build effective relationships and provide guidance to employees.
Operational Efficiency: Experience in running HR daily functions and managing routine tasks effectively.
Vendor Management: Skill in liaising with external vendors for HR-related services.
Commitment to Mission: Dedication to supporting CLASP’s mission and values. of service, transparency, impact and collaboration.
Who you are
Have process integrity. You ensure consistency of processes/tasks with the guidelines and measures. You provide continuous oversight of to ensure reliability, with some supervision.
Advise. You initiate communication with teams and address issues on project delivery. You collaborate with external consultants and partners to achieve objectives.
Sustain Standards. You anticipate and address issues to ensure timely delivery of services at the required level of quality
An Effective Collaborator. You’ve successfully worked across cultural lines on a dispersed team, and you have the ability to operate in complex situations. You can easily gain trust from team members and are known for supporting them to ensure they are set up for success. You’re not afraid to ask questions.
Flexible. You can manage a diverse set of team needs and aren’t afraid to step outside your job description or comfort zone to help the team reach its goals. You’re comfortable with shifting schedules and don’t expect every day to go “as planned.”
A Humble Teammate. Nothing is beneath or above you. You are quick to always lend a hand or two! You are able to earn influence without authority and naturally seek to support both small projects and large strategic goals.
High Integrity. You will be asked to make sensitive and critical judgment calls, and as such, you are known for your integrity; you take that reputation seriously. You always choose to make the right decision versus the easy decision. You know what information is sensitive, and you will protect it accordingly.
Emotionally Intelligent. You are self-aware and perceptive. You nurture relationships and can work and communicate well with all kinds of people. You are optimistic, empathetic, flexible, curious, and well-respected by all who work with you, irrespective of title. You can handle demanding situations professionally. Ability to ask the right questions to understand business needs, and to work with others to develop solutions/options which sustainably address
Strategic advising and coaching skills – an ability to prompt and challenge business leaders with credibility and gravitas, utilising broad generalist HR knowledge and data analytics to influence decisions
Mission-oriented. You believe in the mission of CLASP and are passionate about climate change, energy efficiency, and creating a more sustainable world. You believe that technical advocacy, partnership, and support to policymakers are essential for furthering that work.
What You’ll Need
5+ years of relevant HR experience in multiple human resource disciplines, including recruitment, performance management, compensation practices, employee relations, diversity, employment laws etc.
Preference for those with education or experience in Kenya labor law
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Seeks to build long term relationships. Can practice discretion and can maintain confidentiality as needed.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication skills
Experience with automated payroll and HRIS systems, particularly ADP Workforce Now.
Apply via :
www.clasp.ngo
