Specific duties:

Staffing and Recruitment:

• Support Programs’ staffing plans, including internal mobility and recruitment needs in county, primarily for internationally recruited and for other staffing categories (LRS, Consultants, Casuals).
• Serve as HR relay for CIMMYT’s programs in the region.
• Work closely with the international staff to improve work relationships.
• Provide HR policy guidance to international staff.
• Support the preparation of compensation and benefit packages and strategies.
• Contribute to recruitment processes as requested in coordination with IRS and global mobility HR team and the recruitment team, at HQ. This may include HR lead on IRS recruitment processes for the region (Africa).

Performance Management:

• Analyze trends and metrics of the IRS services.
• Monitor Performance Improvement Plans where necessary.

Onboarding and Support:

• Support IRS in settling in the country and guide them on administrative and logistical issues.
• Assist IRS with intercultural awareness programs.
• Ensure security services are provided to IRS in compliance with HR policies.
• Support Staff and family throughout the relocation process.
• Liaise with IRS and global mobility HR Management team at HQ and coordinate on and off-boardings, contract renewals as per employment contract life cycles.
• Assist in maintaining HR databases and support in timely enrollment of Staff members and dependents to CIMMYT’s insurance plans.
• Assist in maintaining accuracy of all IRS data in the Human Resources Information System with high level of attention to detail.
• Support HR processes regionally (Africa) and globally as required.

HR Policy and Compliance:

• Advise on HR policy improvement and propose HR procedures as needed or required.
• Prepare and/or examine documents for exemption processing for all CIMMYT International staff and other protocol related documentation in compliance with the Kenyan laws.
• Support ensuring compliance of activities with international norms of diplomatic protocol and sharing the same with relevant staff and CIMMYT stakeholders.

Talent Management and Development:

• Contribute to training and other Talent Management initiatives as required in coordination with the training team.
• Managing staff wellness initiatives.

Administrative and Organizational Support:

• Provide general administrative and organizational support to the IRS HR team.

Requirements

Required academic background, skills and attitudes:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources management, International HR, Business Administration, International Relations, Law Degree, or related. Master’s Degree a plus 5-7 years of experience would be required.

Personal attributes and competencies:

• Fluent English level
• Excellent oral communication and presentation skills required in English.
• The selected candidate must exhibit the following competencies: Teamwork, Communication, Client Orientation, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.