HR and Administration Officer

Job Description

The Human Resources officer will manage the day-to-day operations of the human resources functions and duties.
The HR officer will carry out responsibilities in some or all of the following functional areas: administrative tasks, meeting coordination and scheduling, travel arrangements, other support services as required, including management of our people according to PA Policy and Kenya Labour Law, leave administration, orientation among other responsibilities.
This position reports to HR & Admin Coordinator and works closely with the Area Coordinators in field offices.
The HR and Administration Officer is responsible for:

Recruitment and selection responsibilities
Employee and consultancy contracts management
On-boarding, staff exits and separation
Records management and internal HR communications
HR administrative responsibilities

An experienced professional, you will have at least 3 years’ experience as a human resources generalist in an international organization
In return, you will get an opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues – these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.
In addition, we offer the following benefits:

Work week of 35 hours
The opportunity to work remotely
25 days annual leave, in addition to public holidays.
A pension scheme that new employees join immediately on employment – employer contributes 12.5% of gross salary. Employee contribution is voluntary
Life assurance (5x annual salary).