Migori County is a county in the former Nyanza Province of southwestern Kenya. It is located in western Kenya and borders Homa Bay County, Kisii County, Narok, Tanzania and Lake Victoria to the West. The county also borders Uganda via Migingo Island in Lake Victoria.

Duties and responsibilities: 

• Developing and reviewing human resource policies, strategies, regulations, procedures, rules and guidelines
• Developing and reviewing human resource standards and guidelines
• Overseeing human resource services in functional areas such as recruitment, promotion, discipline, training and development, placement and staff welfare
• Interpreting applying and providing advice on human resource management policies, rules and regulations, procedures and systems
• Analysing data on human resource management for decision making
• Approving information relating to recruitment, appointment, transfer, human resource management information systems
• Ensuring maintenance of staff establishment and complement control
• Coordinating research in human resource matters;
• Coordinating the implementation of human resource decisions within the existing rules, regulations and procedures
• Identifying and approving the use of an appropriate human resource system (both manual and electronics)
• Coordinating the carrying out of training needs assessment and approving trainings for staff
• Training staff on target setting and carrying out in staff performance appraisals system
• Secretary to the County Human Resource Management Advisory Committee and
• Coordinating the implementation of its decisions thereof
• Approving various claims relating to training, medical and others
• Coordinating the preparation of budget estimates for human resource management including personnel emoluments
• Administering welfare matters as required; handling staff grievances and industrial relation matters; maintaining an up-to-date human resource information database as per set procedures and policies
• Ensuring that human resource quality management standards are maintained; and analysing human resource reports for decision making.

Requirements for appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen
• Served in the grade of Deputy Director for a minimum period of three (3) years or have a cumulative relevant working experience of ten (10) years three (3) of which must have been at a senior position either in the public or private sector.
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields: Sociology, Public/Business Administration, or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution Plus a Diploma in any of the following disciplines: Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, Labour Relations, Pensions or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

OR

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, Business Administration or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Membership to the Institute of Human Resource Management in good standing
• Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution
• Certificate in computer application skills; and
• Demonstrated a thorough understanding of National goals, policies, objectives and the ability to translate them into human resource management policies and programmes.