Responsibilities
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
Participate in development of the Section’s Work plan
Prepare quarterly sectional reports
Participate in departmental meetings
Participate in committee meetings where necessary
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
Implements the EPZA medical scheme, processing all medical claims and ensuring
that cover limits are not exceeded, while communicating to staff on any changes
relating to the medial provisions
Administer the company GPA and Group Life covers, to ensure that staff and their
families are compensated in cases of injury or death
Ensuring adequate availability of drinking water, conducive working environment.
Assist in ensuring compliance with OSHA
Process payroll, answer payroll questions and facilitate resolutions to any payroll
errors and ensure remittance and returns of all statutory deductions
Assist in providing professional counselling services to EPZA staff where necessary and liaise with government and professional bodies to promote mental, physical and emotional health of staff
Prepares documentation for compensation of all work injury benefits (WIBA) and GPA cases
Assist in preparing and submitting quarterly reports on Union and welfare management, gender, disability, HIV/Aids, Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Record occupational hazards and incidences, accidents at the workplace and assist in ensuring their closure through corrective action arising from incidents, accidents, investigations and hazard reports.
Job Dimensions

Financial Responsibility:
Recommend loans for staff from SACCO, Banks and other financial institutions
Responsibility for Physical Assets:
Responsible for physical assets assigned by the institution;
Decision Making:
Vets the Staff financial capability in servicing loans
Working conditions:
Work predominantly within the office
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: – Human Resource Management or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and will work under supervision of a senior officer
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
Membership to a relevant professional body;
Certificate in computer proficiency from a recognized institution; and
Meets the provision of chapter six of the Constitution.
Previous relevant work experience required.
Served in the grade of Senior Human Resource Assistant or equivalent position for atleast three (3) years in the public service or in a reputable organization

Functional Skills:
Behavioral Competencies/Attributes
Knowledge of labor laws
Analytical skills
Numeracy skills
Attention to detail
Organized and accurate
Dependable and able to respond to management direction
Employee relations
Communication skills
Multi-tasking
Interpersonal skills
Excellent Microsoft office skills

Method of Application
Shortlisted candidates for interviews must fulfil the following requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya.
Certificate of Good Conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
Clearance/Compliance Certificate from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
Tax compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority
Clearance from the Ethics & Anti-corruption Authority (EACC)
Clearance from Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)
Suitably qualified candidates should apply in confidence and can access the detailed job description and the Job Application Form (to be downloaded from the “careers” section at www.epzakenya.com) and send to epza.job adverts@epzakenya.com attaching copies of certificates, relevant testimonial and National ID.
All applications should be sent online in pdf format and should be received not later than 18th November 2019 at midnight East Africa time.