Background

Kenya Veterinary Board is a State Corporation established under the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Paraprofessionals (VSVP) Act, No.29 of 2011. The Board is mandated to exercise general supervision and control over the training, business, practice and employment of Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Paraprofessionals in Kenya and advise the Government on all aspects thereof. The Board seeks to recruit qualified, competent, result-oriented and self-driven individuals to fill the following vacant positions: Upholding veterinary standards

Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities will entail: -

• Ensuring correct interpretation and implementation of human resource policies including pensions, salary administration, labour laws and other statutes that impact on human resources;
• Developing and maintaining human resource management information system
• Managing succession planning;
• Administering employment contracts, pensions and gratuities;
• Ensuring optimal utilization of human resources in KVB and advising on proper deployment;
• Forecasting human resource development requirements in KVB;
• Participating in implementation of human resource training plans for KVB;
• Evaluating the effectiveness of training and staff development programmes;
• Initiating and formulating human resource development training policies in KVB.
• Ensuring compliance with various statutory and regulatory requirements;
• Supervising the processing of the payroll;
• Conducting training needs assessments and coordinating training projections, plans and the implementation of development programmes;
• Managing industrial relations at the workplace;
• Ensuring adherence to internal controls in the human resource management and development division;
• Undertaking impact assessment of human resource policies and practices on performance to inform review;
• Management the development and maintenance of the human resource database;
• Participating in staff recruitment, appointments, selection process and discipline processes;
• Managing implementation of performance appraisal process; and
• Managing employee wellness programs such as employee counselling, disability mainstreaming, HIV/AIDS and Alcohol and Drug Abuse among others.

Qualifications

Person Specifications

For appointment to this grade an officer must have: -

• Cumulative period of twelve (12) years relevant work experience three (3) of which must be at the grade of Principal Human Resource Management Officer or in a comparable position;
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution; OR Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Economics, Sociology, Business Administration, Public Administration, Commerce PLUS a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management/Development or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
• Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Human Resource Management, Public Administration, Human Resource Development, Industrial Relations, Business Administration, Social Sciences or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certified Human Resource Professional or equivalent qualification from an accredited examination body;
• Membership to the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM) or relevant professional body and in good standing;
• Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in computer applications.

• Ensuring correct interpretation and implementation of human resource policies including pensions, salary administration, labour laws and other statutes that impact on human resources;
• Developing and maintaining human resource management information system
• Managing succession planning;
• Administering employment contracts, pensions and gratuities;
• Ensuring optimal utilization of human resources in KVB and advising on proper deployment;
• Forecasting human resource development requirements in KVB;
• Participating in implementation of human resource training plans for KVB;
• Evaluating the effectiveness of training and staff development programmes;
• Initiating and formulating human resource development training policies in KVB.
• Ensuring compliance with various statutory and regulatory requirements;
• Supervising the processing of the payroll;
• Conducting training needs assessments and coordinating training projections, plans and the implementation of development programmes;
• Managing industrial relations at the workplace;
• Ensuring adherence to internal controls in the human resource management and development division;
• Undertaking impact assessment of human resource policies and practices on performance to inform review;
• Management the development and maintenance of the human resource database;
• Participating in staff recruitment, appointments, selection process and discipline processes;
• Managing implementation of performance appraisal process; and
• Managing employee wellness programs such as employee counselling, disability mainstreaming, HIV/AIDS and Alcohol and Drug Abuse among others.

• Proficiency in computer applications.

• Cumulative period of twelve (12) years relevant work experience three (3) of which must be at the grade of Principal Human Resource Management Officer or in a comparable position;
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution; OR Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Economics, Sociology, Business Administration, Public Administration, Commerce PLUS a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management/Development or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
• Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Human Resource Management, Public Administration, Human Resource Development, Industrial Relations, Business Administration, Social Sciences or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certified Human Resource Professional or equivalent qualification from an accredited examination body;
• Membership to the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM) or relevant professional body and in good standing;
• Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in computer applications.