About Baraka HealthNet

Baraka HealthNet is a leading non-profit healthcare organization dedicated to delivering high-quality, accessible, and compassionate healthcare services to underserved communities. As we continue to strengthen our institutional capacity and scale impact, we seek an accomplished Human Resources officer to provide strategic HR leadership and build robust people-centered systems.

The Role

The Human Resources Officer will be a key member of the management team and reports to the Chief Administration Officer. This position is responsible for developing and executing a progressive HR strategy that supports organizational effectiveness, compliance, and a high-performance culture. This role requires a seasoned HR professional with strong leadership capability, sound judgement, and a commitment to ethical and professional HR practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic HR leadership aligned with Baraka HealthNet’s mission, values, and long-term objectives
• Lead end-to-end talent management, including workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, retention, and succession planning
• Design, implement, and continuously improve HR policies, systems, and procedures in compliance with Kenyan labour laws and HR best practices
• Oversee performance management frameworks, staff development, training needs analysis, and capacity-building initiatives
• Champion employee engagement, wellbeing, and organizational culture, promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Manage employee relations, disciplinary processes, and grievance handling with professionalism and fairness
• Ensure compliance with statutory obligations, HR audits, and donor or regulatory requirements
• Advise senior management on organizational design, change management, and people-related risk
• Oversee HR data management, reporting, and HRIS to support informed decision-making

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or a related field
• A minimum of 7 years’ progressive HR experience, with at least 3–5 years in a senior or managerial HR role
• Professional HR certification (e.g. IHRM/CHRP, SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP or equivalent) is strongly preferred
• Demonstrated expertise in Kenyan labour laws, HR compliance, and ethical HR practice
• Proven experience developing HR strategies in a complex, multi-disciplinary organization (healthcare or NGO sector is an advantage)
• Strong leadership, coaching, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills
• High level of integrity, discretion, and professionalism
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

What We Offer

• A HR leadership role with meaningful health and social impact for vulnerable communities
• Opportunity to shape and lead people strategy in a growing health organization
• A values-driven, collaborative, and professional working environment
• Competitive and commensurate remuneration package

• Provide strategic HR leadership aligned with Baraka HealthNet’s mission, values, and long-term objectives
• Lead end-to-end talent management, including workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, retention, and succession planning
• Design, implement, and continuously improve HR policies, systems, and procedures in compliance with Kenyan labour laws and HR best practices
• Oversee performance management frameworks, staff development, training needs analysis, and capacity-building initiatives
• Champion employee engagement, wellbeing, and organizational culture, promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Manage employee relations, disciplinary processes, and grievance handling with professionalism and fairness
• Ensure compliance with statutory obligations, HR audits, and donor or regulatory requirements
• Advise senior management on organizational design, change management, and people-related risk
• Oversee HR data management, reporting, and HRIS to support informed decision-making

• Strong leadership, coaching, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills
• High level of integrity, discretion, and professionalism
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or a related field
• A minimum of 7 years’ progressive HR experience, with at least 3–5 years in a senior or managerial HR role
• Professional HR certification (e.g. IHRM/CHRP, SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP or equivalent) is strongly preferred
• Demonstrated expertise in Kenyan labour laws, HR compliance, and ethical HR practice
• Proven experience developing HR strategies in a complex, multi-disciplinary organization (healthcare or NGO sector is an advantage)