Human Resource Business Partner

Britam’s Asset Management Company is experiencing rapid change that is consistent with both our strategic plan, and with the changes in the dynamic and competitive investment management industry. The change initiatives are across many fronts – new product development and innovation, talent, culture, operating platform, and distribution. The Company is also expanding across the Eastern African region as well as developing products targeting international investors. An effective HR Business Partner is critical to meeting these initiatives. Consequently, the Company is looking for a highly motivated and energetic individual capable of working in a fast paced environment to drive change from an HR perspective.

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Managing Director Asset Managers/ Director, Legal and Human Resources, the incumbent will maintain and enhance the organization's human resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices.

Key responsibilities

• To embed an efficient and effective Human resources department that gives the company a clear competitive edge in talent management.
• Partnership with the business in order to engrain and promote the HR strategy in line with the Business and Group strategy.
• Embedding and communicating the HR policies in the organization
• To embed a high performance culture in order to improve performance. Organize and manage the process of annual and periodic staff appraisals.
• Manages recruitment and selection of employees, plans and conducts new employee orientation and induction processes and ensure job descriptions, performance agreements are issued for all new staff. Ensuring the talent cycle is well managed.
• Manage our internship program
• Manpower planning by preparing human resources forecasts in consultation with business units.
• Resourcing, recruitment, selection and placement of competent and quality staff
• Ensure organizational compliance to regulation.
• Analyzing  training needs in the conjunction with the business heads and develop robust training programs
• Design and conduct employee surveys and implement the output in order to enhance the employer brand leading towards employer of choice.
• Leave management all staff
• Employee relations
• Ensure the maintenance of up-to-date human resources records and statistics
• HR Data analysis and management reporting

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Social Sciences, Administration or Related discipline
• Postgraduate qualification Human Resources Management, Organizational Development or related areas.
• Masters Degree in relevant discipline will be an added advantage
• Minimum 5 years work experience, of which 2 must be at a senior HR management level in financial services sector
• Highly developed information technology skills.
• Excellent Interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills

Closing Date: Friday, August 9, 2013
Key Skills/Specialization: Human Resource Management Skills

To apply, please visit http://careers.britam.co.ke