The HR Business Partner (HRBP) for Retail Business at KCB Bank Kenya is a strategic senior role responsible for leading HR strategy execution and service delivery within the Retail Business unit. This position involves driving organizational change, managing performance frameworks, leading talent management initiatives, and ensuring effective employee relations and reward systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and direct a staff team of Senior HR Advisors OR work as a standalone HR professional for own HR area.
- Act as the primary HR reference contact for staff and line management and proactively support the delivery of HR Processes.
- Spearhead and champion organization design and change in liaison with line management, develop win-win and business aligned structural /staff changes.
- Lead, manage and execute the performance management framework for own HR area (annual performance cycle and activities, reviews, appraisal, moderation, performance improvement programs, managing non-performance).
- In liaison with the Resourcing Department, develop and execute manpower plans, recruitment and selection.
- In liaison with the HR Learning, Development and Talent Department identify and develop training interventions to bridge staff skill and business competency gaps, drive and sustain the Talent Management strategy and plans (identify, develop, and retain talent, designs succession plans for key talent and critical roles).
- In liaison with the Employee Relations and Wellness Department, develop and sustain an enabling work environment for staff, implements staff recognition, disciplinary and grievance handling policies and procedures for own HR area.
- In liaison with the Reward and Policy Department, develop performance oriented reward and incentive propositions for staff.
- Develops, manages and or maintains relationships with INTERNAL / EXTERNAL customers/stakeholders/supplies relating to own HR Area: Staff, Heads of Department, Line Managers, Functional Directors, Regional Managers, and Branch Managers.
- Maintain accurate and consistent data, records and statistics relating to own HR area.
Qualifications and Experience (The Person):
For the above position, the ideal candidate should meet the following requirements:
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or a related field; a Master’s degree in the same will be an added advantage.
- Possess a recognized professional certification in Human Resource Management.
- Have at least 10 years of experience in Human Resource, with a minimum of 7 years as a HR Business Partner, including demonstrated management experience in the following areas:
- Organizational structure design
- Manpower planning, recruitment, and selection
- Performance management
- Job evaluation
- People management
- Project management
