At Stratostaff we design, implement and manage workforce solutions for large, specialized or routine staff complements giving you the opportunity to focus on your core business.

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Senior HR Business Partner

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA , Professional Certificate

Experience

8 - 10 years

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

Human Resources / HR

The Senior HR Business Partner serves as a strategic advisor to leadership on all human capital matters and ensures that the hospital’s workforce strategy aligns with organizational goals. The role focuses on talent acquisition, workforce planning, performance management, organizational culture, employee engagement, and compliance with labour legislation.

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 will be 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 will be 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.

• 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.

• 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

• 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 will be 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 will be required.