Meru County is located on the Eastern side of the Mt Kenya covering 6,936 square kilometers. It is strategically placed bordering Isiolo County to the North, Tharaka County to the South West, Nyeri County to the South West and Laikipia County to the West. The county has a population of 1,356,301 million people. Our vision is green united prosperous model ...

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Duties and responsibilities

• Analyze human resource management and development structures and systems;
• Determine and propose methods/strategies for handling the human resource management and development function;
• Initiate and develop human resource management and development policies;
• Proposing performance improvement strategies that are adaptive to the changing environment and technology;
• Research on human resource best practices that will guide the development of human resource management and development policies, standards and regulations;
• Institutionalization of performance management including staff Performance Appraisal System;
• Prepare briefs on Collective Bargaining Agreements/ Labour Union matters;
• Participate in tripartite discussions
• Ensure compliance with the remuneration policy
• Identify and liaise with development partners for technical support of training programmes including the development of training proposals;
• Ensure the development and maintenance of an up-to-date human resource development data;
• Identify, design and implement training programmes.
• Monitoring the selection of candidates for in-service training;
• Review and harmonizing the in-service training programmes with clients’ demands;
• Budget for training funds
• Monitoring the utilization of the Training Revolving Fund
• Preparing reports;
• Processing of secondment and unpaid leave cases;
• Administration of the medical cover for the staff.

Requirements and Qualifications

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Served in the grade of Assistant Director Human Resource Management and Development Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years or in a comparable and relevant position for a minimum period of eight (8) years
• Bachelors’ degree in any of the following fields: Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Business Administration, Education, Sociology, Political Science from a recognized institution
• Masters’ degree in any of the following fields: Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Business Administration, Education, Sociology, Political Science from a recognized institution
• Have Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management or Certified Human Resource Professional Course from a recognized institution
• Be a registered Member of the Institute of Human Resource Management
• Have Valid Practicing License
• Have proficiency in computer application skills
• Have shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results;
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution
• Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programmes lasting not Less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution

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• Analyze human resource management and development structures and systems;
• Determine and propose methods/strategies for handling the human resource management and development function;
• Initiate and develop human resource management and development policies;
• Proposing performance improvement strategies that are adaptive to the changing environment and technology;
• Research on human resource best practices that will guide the development of human resource management and development policies, standards and regulations;
• Institutionalization of performance management including staff Performance Appraisal System;
• Prepare briefs on Collective Bargaining Agreements/ Labour Union matters;
• Participate in tripartite discussions
• Ensure compliance with the remuneration policy
• Identify and liaise with development partners for technical support of training programmes including the development of training proposals;
• Ensure the development and maintenance of an up-to-date human resource development data;
• Identify, design and implement training programmes.
• Monitoring the selection of candidates for in-service training;
• Review and harmonizing the in-service training programmes with clients’ demands;
• Budget for training funds
• Monitoring the utilization of the Training Revolving Fund
• Preparing reports;
• Processing of secondment and unpaid leave cases;
• Administration of the medical cover for the staff.

• Proficiency in computer application skills

• Served in the grade of Assistant Director Human Resource Management and Development Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years or in a comparable and relevant position for a minimum period of eight (8) years
• Bachelors’ degree in any of the following fields: Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Business Administration, Education, Sociology, Political Science from a recognized institution
• Masters’ degree in any of the following fields: Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Business Administration, Education, Sociology, Political Science from a recognized institution
• Have Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management or Certified Human Resource Professional Course from a recognized institution
• Be a registered Member of the Institute of Human Resource Management
• Have Valid Practicing License
• Have proficiency in computer application skills
• Have shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results;
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution
• Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programmes lasting not Less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution