Duties and Responsibilities
In charge of the salaries and payroll section;
Participating in the development, implementation and evaluation of strategic human resource management plans and budgets to provide input into the divisional plans;
Ensuring the processing of salary adjustments on a monthly basis;
Ensuring processing of staff deductions on a monthly basis
Ensuring processing of PAYE, NHIF, NSSF, Pension, and Cooperative and staff welfare statutory deductions;
Ensuring processing of below the line deductions (BTL);
Ensuring maintenance of salary records;
Handling the Payroll module in the HRIS system;
Undertaking performance appraisal of staff in the salaries and payroll section;
Interpreting service regulations, terms and conditions of service, human resource policies, procedures and practice and communicate to staff to ensure their implementation and observance; and
Any other duty assigned from time to time.

Requirements for Appointment
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) minimum aggregate „C+‟ ( plus) or its equivalent qualification;
Bachelor‟s Degree in Social Sciences or equivalent from a recognized institution;
Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management or its equivalent from a recognized institution is a must for those whose Bachelor degree is not in Human Resource Management;
At least three (3) years in the grade of Human Resources Management Officer III or in a comparable position;
Valid Membership to a relevant professional body; and
Certificate in Computer Applications from a recognized institution.

Method of Application
Interested persons should send their applications, Curriculum Vitae, copies of relevant professional/academic certificates and national identification card. The Curriculum Vitae should also include their day and evening telephone numbers, email address and names and addresses of three referees. Applications should reach the Director KEFRI not later than Monday 4th May, 2020.
Envelopes containing the documents should clearly be marked with the position applied for and addressed to:-

The Director/CEO,
Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI),
P.O. BOX 20412-00200, City Square,
NAIROBI.

Interested applicants are required to fill the attached job application summary template from their testimonials and submit in soft copy (saved in MS Excel) to recruitment@kefri.org. An example has been attached for your guidance. Kindly replace the sample with your information.
Note: Job Applications sent to this email address will NOT be accepted except the dully filled job application summary template.