HR Systems Manager – Institutional Performance Management

Capacity Kenya is a USAID funded project implemented by IntraHealth International Inc. and her partners.

The goal of the program is to strengthen human resources for health systems in public, faith-based and private sectors to ensure improved delivery of primary health care (PHC) and, ultimately, to improve health outcomes for the Kenyan people.

In order to strengthen its technical team, Capacity Kenya is looking for suitable candidates to fill the following positions:

HR Systems Manager – Institutional Performance Management

Ref: IPM/10/2011

Reporting to Assistant Director for Organizational Development and HR Policy, the HR Systems Manager will be responsible for providing technical leadership to achieve a a positive and reinforcing environment that will enhance the productivity and retention of health workers.

S/he will supervise the work of Program Officers and other staff working in the result area.

S/he will coordinate all activities directed at workforce performance management systems in the public health sector, work climate improvement and promotion of productivity and retention of health workers in selected demonstration sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and cluster baseline findings related to retention and health workforce productivity and develop interventions in consultations with program leadership and M & E teams
• Lead the pilot exercise on selected demonstration sites to ensure that HRM interventions achieve the desired results
• Lead the implementation of work climate improvement priorities and documentation of lessons from the interventions
• Develop guidance for HRM systems strengthening through the introduction, testing, and scaling -up of workplace climate improvement interventions and strategies contributing towards health worker retention and productivity
• Provide management oversight on all interventions to improve workforce productivity and retention interventions implemented by the project
• Oversee the evaluation of demonstration projects and ensure lessons learnt are documented and replicated by the Health Ministries in Kenya
• Support the functioning of the National Steering Committee on Occupational Safety and Health at Ministries of Health
• Oversee the planning and roll out of national OSH risk assessment exercise and ensure production and dissemination of the National Health & Safety Risk Assessment Report (NHSRAP)
• Support the health ministry’s to develop a national OSH Policy and guidelines for healthy workplaces and ensure its adoption
• Provide technical support to the health ministry’s departments that handle HRM functions for the health workforce to ensure that OSH requirements are mainstreamed in the sector priorities for budgeting and resource allocation.
• Develop, write and review documents and reports such as; quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports, concept papers, trip reports in close consultation with M& E section.

Qualification and Experience

• Masters degree in human resource or in public health, health systems management and related fields, with professional HR qualification
• Minimum 5 years relevant working experience in operational human resource with focus on health and safety areas, workforce policy and planning, retention and productivity areas.
• Knowledge of relevant employment and labor laws applicable in Kenya
• Good understanding of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA2007), OSH risk assessment and hazard analysis process will be desirable
• Self starter with high standards and competence to assess priorities; manage a variety of complex activities in a time sensitive environment and meet competing deadlines
• Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally
• Commitment to working closely with partner organizations on a collaborative basis
• Solid computer skills to include proficiency in wordprocessing and spreadsheet applications
• Proven ability to successfully represent a project to senior internal staff and liaise with external stakeholders, including GOK, MOH and other partners

If your background, experience and competencies match the above specifications please send your detailed CV indicating daytime telephone numbers, address and names of three referees to the address below not later than November 15, 2011, quoting the position reference on both the envelope and application letter:

Project Director
IntraHealth International Inc
Unga House, Muthithi Road, 7th Floor
P.O. Box 66726 – 00800
Nairobi

Email: jobskenya@intrahealth.org

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.