Bayinah Academy | Parklands, Nairobi

Job Detail

• Experience 2 Years
• Industry Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Qualification College Diploma

Bayinah Academy is seeking a proactive and experienced HR & Administration Officer to coordinate human resource operations, strengthen staff accountability, and ensure compliance with Kenyan employment requirements.

Candidates must be comfortable supporting the ethos and professional standards of an Islamic educational institution.

What You Will Do

• Coordinate staff recruitment, interviews, onboarding and replacement planning.
• Maintain accurate employee files, contracts, attendance and leave records.
• Prepare and verify monthly payroll inputs, allowances, deductions and final dues
• Manage probation reviews, performance appraisals and staff development records.
• Support disciplinary processes, grievance management and HR documentation.
• Maintain staff establishment, vacancy and recruitment trackers.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Kenyan employment law and HR procedures.
• Provide regular HR management reports and implement HR policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Human Resource Management or a related field.
• Minimum four years of practical HR generalist experience
• CHRP qualification and IHRM membership are advantageous.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Kenyan employment law, payroll administration and statutory obligations.
• Strong Excel, reporting, communication and record-management skills.
• Experience in a school or comparable staff-intensive institution is desirable.
• Excellent integrity, confidentiality, initiative and independent follow-through.

• Coordinate staff recruitment, interviews, onboarding and replacement planning.
• Maintain accurate employee files, contracts, attendance and leave records.
• Prepare and verify monthly payroll inputs, allowances, deductions and final dues
• Manage probation reviews, performance appraisals and staff development records.
• Support disciplinary processes, grievance management and HR documentation.
• Maintain staff establishment, vacancy and recruitment trackers.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Kenyan employment law and HR procedures.
• Provide regular HR management reports and implement HR policies and procedures.

• Strong Excel skills
• Reporting
• Communication
• Record management
• Payroll administration
• Knowledge of Kenyan employment law and statutory obligations
• Integrity and confidentiality
• Initiative and independent follow-through

• Degree or diploma in Human Resource Management or a related field.
• CHRP qualification and IHRM membership are advantageous.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Kenyan employment law, payroll administration and statutory obligations.
• Experience in a school or comparable staff-intensive institution is desirable.
• Excellent integrity, confidentiality, initiative and independent follow-through.