Director of Human Resource Administration

The Director of Human Resource Administration is a key leadership role at the University of Eastern Africa, Baraton (UEAB). This position is responsible for overseeing the entire Human Resources function, ensuring that both academic and administrative staffing needs are met efficiently. The role involves developing and implementing HR strategies that align with the university's mission, managing employee relations, and fostering a positive, diverse working environment. UEAB is an internationally acclaimed institution with a diverse community of students and faculty from over 20 countries, providing a unique environment for international cultural exchange and appreciation of diversity.\n\n### Duties and Responsibilities\n- Oversee the recruitment process for Academic and Administrative Staff, including job description development, interviewing, and onboarding.\n- Develop and implement HR policies and strategies to enhance teamwork and optimum service delivery in all academic and non-academic departments.\n- Administer payroll, salary structures, employee benefits, and welfare programs to retain highly skilled personnel.\n- Manage disputes, grievances, and disciplinary matters while ensuring compliance with employment laws.\n- Implement performance appraisal systems, identify training needs, and facilitate professional development to improve productivity.\n- Develop, interpret, and implement HR policies while maintaining accurate and confidential employee records.\n- Partner with University Management to forecast staffing needs, manage personnel costs, and align workforce strategies with institutional goals.\n- Address the unique needs of academic staff, including tenure-track processes and research compliance matters.\n- Promote and nurture a positive working environment for a diverse workforce.\n- Provide strategic management of employee service records, rights, benefits, complaints, resignations, terminations, retirements, and related HR matters.\n- Ensure occupational safety, health, and wellness standards for employees.\n- Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Finance, Planning, and Administration.\n\n### Qualifications and Requirements\n- A Master’s degree in Human Resource Management or a related discipline.\n- A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Public Administration, or any related discipline.\n- A professional qualification in Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP) will be an added advantage.\n- A minimum of five (5) years’ experience as a Human Resource professional practitioner.\n- Experience in Church HRM systems and policies will be an added advantage.\n\n### How to Apply\nPlease submit your application as one merged PDF document including a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae (indicating telephone number, e-mail address, and salary expectation), academic certificates, transcripts, testimonials, a copy of the National ID, and letters of recommendation from three professional referees (including a letter from the church pastor and their contact information).\n\nApplications should be addressed to:\n\n\n\n\n\nApplications may be submitted physically or via email to: and copied to: . All applications should reach the office on or before Monday, June 08, 2026 at 5:00pm.