Senior HR Business Partner

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic HR support to senior leadership.
• Lead talent acquisition and workforce planning initiatives.
• Design and implement employee engagement and retention strategies.
• Manage employee relations and grievance resolution.
• Oversee HR policy development and compliance with Kenyan labour laws.
• Implement performance management and leadership development programmes.
• Ensure accurate payroll administration and statutory compliance.
• Support succession planning and organisational development initiatives.

Key Success Factors

• Drive effective workforce management and organisational culture development across the organisation.
• Maintain overall staff attrition at or below 15% annually, with a focus on retaining critical clinical and leadership talent.
• Achieve efficient recruitment processes, ensuring critical roles are filled within 45 days while maintaining high-quality candidate selection and a positive candidate experience.
• Ensure 100% payroll accuracy, including timely processing and verification.
• Guarantee full statutory compliance, ensuring all employee deductions and statutory remittances are submitted on time to avoid penalties.

Skills and Key Competencies

• Strategic human resource management
• Talent acquisition and workforce planning
• Employee engagement and culture development
• Labour law compliance and employee relations
• Organizational development and change management
• Performance management and leadership development
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving
• HR analytics and workforce insights
• Interpersonal, influencing, and negotiation skills
• Conflict resolution and stakeholder management

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Industrial Psychology, or a related field from a recognised university.
• A Master’s degree in Human Resource Management, Organisational Development, Business Administration (MBA), or Strategic Management is highly desirable.
• A recognised professional HR certification such as Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP-K), Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management (IHRM), Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), or an equivalent internationally recognised HR qualification.
• Membership in the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM) Kenya or a relevant professional HR body is required.
• A minimum of eight to ten years of progressive HR experience, including senior HR advisory or business partnering roles, preferably within healthcare institutions, hospitals, or large complex organisations.