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JOB GRADE NCA 2, ONE (1) POST. REF.NCA02/2026/2.

Responsibilities or duties

Duties and responsibilities will entail: -

• Overseeing development, implementation and review of policies, strategies, frameworks, work plans, legislations, guidelines, procedures, regulations, norms, standards and programmes for the directorate;
• Overseeing recruitment and selection process in the Authority;
• Ensuring establishment, institutionalization and updating of knowledge management repository for the Authority;
• Overseeing human resource training and development programmes;
• Overseeing the development, implementation and review of performance management system;
• Ensuring effective and prudent implementation of compensation and benefits schemes;
• Overseeing implementation of human resource management rules and regulations in compliance with labour laws;
• Facilitating development, maintenance and updating of human resource management information system;
• Ensuring effective and efficient management and administration of payroll;
• Promoting cordial employee relations, values and work ethics in the Authority;
• Spearheading development and management of staff welfare schemes including medical cover, Group Life insurance and Group Personal Accident schemes;
• Overseeing maintenance of office buildings and facilities;
• Facilitating maintenance, repair and safeguard of the organization’s assets;
• Overseeing planning of appropriate office accommodation and layout to ensure optimal usage of space;
• Spearheading emergency operations and contingency plans;
• Facilitating provisions of security services;
• Initiating and overseeing management of contracts involving cleaning, security, maintenance and utility services;
• Ensuring effective and efficient management of fleet;
• Overseeing management of central services including, transport, security and records management, office administrative services;
• Ensuring compliance with human resource statutory and regulatory requirements;
• Overseeing occupational safety and health at workplace;
• Spearheading employee satisfaction survey for the Authority;
• Facilitating customer satisfaction survey for the services offered in the directorate;
• Advising the CEO on mitigating measures for addressing risks;
• Ensuring business continuity plans are developed and operational for the directorate;
• Initiating and implementing Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) in the directorate;
• Facilitating stakeholder engagement and fostering a corporate culture that promotes ethical practices and good corporate citizenship;
• Spearheading the development and implementation of the directorate’s strategic plans, budgets and performance contract; and
• Managing, mentoring, coaching and developing staff in the directorate.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment, a candidate must have: -

• Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years’ work experience, three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Manager, Human Resource Management and Development or in a comparable position and organization;
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Commerce (HR Option), Economics, Social Sciences, Education, Sociology, Labour Economics, Business Management or any other relevant qualification from a recognized Institution;
• Part III of Certified Human Resource Professional or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
• Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Human Resource Management, Public Administration, Business Management, Strategic Management or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Membership to IHRM or relevant professional body and in good standing;
• Valid practicing license;
• Proficiency in computer applications;
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution;
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, managerial and administrative capability as reflected in work performance and results; and
• Exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to human resource and administration function.

Experience needed

Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years’ work experience, three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Manager, Human Resource Management and Development or in a comparable position and organization;

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Tenure of office

Appointment to this position will be on contract terms of service of up to five (5) years renewable once subject to performance and retirement age.

Appointed candidates will be required to satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya by submitting compliance certificates as follows;

• Certificate of Good Conduct from Director of Criminal Investigation;
• Clearance Certificate from Higher Education Loans Board;
• Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority;
• Clearance from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and
• Clearance from an approved Credit Reference Bureau.

National Construction Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) committed to diversity and gender equality. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

• Overseeing development, implementation and review of policies, strategies, frameworks, work plans, legislations, guidelines, procedures, regulations, norms, standards and programmes for the directorate;
• Overseeing recruitment and selection process in the Authority;
• Ensuring establishment, institutionalization and updating of knowledge management repository for the Authority;
• Overseeing human resource training and development programmes;
• Overseeing the development, implementation and review of performance management system;
• Ensuring effective and prudent implementation of compensation and benefits schemes;
• Overseeing implementation of human resource management rules and regulations in compliance with labour laws;
• Facilitating development, maintenance and updating of human resource management information system;
• Ensuring effective and efficient management and administration of payroll;
• Promoting cordial employee relations, values and work ethics in the Authority;
• Spearheading development and management of staff welfare schemes including medical cover, Group Life insurance and Group Personal Accident schemes;
• Overseeing maintenance of office buildings and facilities;
• Facilitating maintenance, repair and safeguard of the organization’s assets;
• Overseeing planning of appropriate office accommodation and layout to ensure optimal usage of space;
• Spearheading emergency operations and contingency plans;
• Facilitating provisions of security services;
• Initiating and overseeing management of contracts involving cleaning, security, maintenance and utility services;
• Ensuring effective and efficient management of fleet;
• Overseeing management of central services including, transport, security and records management, office administrative services;
• Ensuring compliance with human resource statutory and regulatory requirements;
• Overseeing occupational safety and health at workplace;
• Spearheading employee satisfaction survey for the Authority;
• Facilitating customer satisfaction survey for the services offered in the directorate;
• Advising the CEO on mitigating measures for addressing risks;
• Ensuring business continuity plans are developed and operational for the directorate;
• Initiating and implementing Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) in the directorate;
• Facilitating stakeholder engagement and fostering a corporate culture that promotes ethical practices and good corporate citizenship;
• Spearheading the development and implementation of the directorate’s strategic plans, budgets and performance contract; and
• Managing, mentoring, coaching and developing staff in the directorate.

• Proficiency in computer applications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Commerce (HR Option), Economics, Social Sciences, Education, Sociology, Labour Economics, Business Management or any other relevant qualification from a recognized Institution;
• Part III of Certified Human Resource Professional or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
• Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Human Resource Management, Public Administration, Business Management, Strategic Management or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Membership to IHRM or relevant professional body and in good standing;
• Valid practicing license;
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution;
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, managerial and administrative capability as reflected in work performance and results; and
• Exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to human resource and administration function.