Requirements for appointment:-

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: –

• Served as an Assistant Director of Human Resource Management for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields:- Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Business Administration, Education, Sociology, Political Science/Government, Anthropology or any other relevant social Science from a recognized institution;
• A Master’s degree in Human Resource/Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, Public/Business Administration, Political Science/Government or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution;
• Membership registration to a relevant professional body (IHRM);
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, administrati capabilities and initiative in the general organization and eC EIe ol human resources and a thorough understanding of the human management policies, regulations and employee relations, Labour Laws and other statutes that impact on the human resource;
• Be familiar with the Government policies and regulations relating to human resources management; and
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities: –

• An officer at this level will either be responsible to the Deputy Director of Human Resource Management in a big Ministry/Department or will head a Human Resource Management Division/Unit in a smaller Ministry/Department. In the Human Resource Management unit, the officer will be the liaison officer between the Ministry and the Directorate of Personnel Management and the Public Service Commission.

Specific duties will include:-

• Implementation of human resource management policies, rules and regulations and ensuring adherence to the laid down procedures, rules and regulations;
• analyzing the impact of the human resource management policies, rules and regulations on the staff in the Ministries/Depariment;
• advising the authorized officer on the delegated powers and ensuring proper implementation and scope of advising the authorized officer on the professional human management standards and ensuring that the standards are maintained in the Ministry/Department;
• Advising the Ministry/Department on succession management, human resource planning/utilization of human resources;
• Career development and initiating development and review of schemes of service;
• Advising state corporations under the Ministries on the General Government policies on human resource management; and
• Interpretation of Labour Laws and other statutes that impact on Human Resource Management in the Ministry/Department.