Human Resource Management Officer Job The Veterinary Medicines Directorate

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REF NO: 10/2025 Scale: VMD 6
Basic Salary: Ksh 59,500 X4,500-93,500X6,000-99,500

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Development, Business Administration or Management, Public Administration, Social sciences or any other relevant field from a recognized institution.
• Proficiency in computer applications;
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution.

Responsibilities:

• Updating the leave and absence management master plan and roster;
• Capturing data in the Human Resource Management Information System (HRIS);
• Carrying out periodic data cleansing and compiling HR reports based on the ERP activities;
• Carrying out background checks on all employees on new appointment;
• Ensuring that statutory deductions and reports are submitted as per set guidelines;
• Verifying medical records, processing final dues, opening and closing staff files;
• Maintaining and updating a database for interns and attaché’ applicants;
• Drafting and verifying routine HR correspondences;
• Processing of salaries, allowances, benefits and final dues and payroll administration;
• Collating and analyzing training applications;
• Processing employee recruitment, promotion and exit documents;
• processing of leave applications, sick sheets and sick offs;
• Updating of Staff Medical details, Insurance Agency details and National Social Security Agency (NSSF) records;
• Ensuring compliance with the KRA, HELB, CID, NITA, EACC and CRB requirements for all employees;
• Carrying out leave administration;
• Updating human resource database;
• Analyzing data on work environment and employees’ satisfaction surveys.
• Inducting staff and on-boarding programs;
• Undertaking training needs analysis, projections and developing training programs;
• Developing training materials for in-house courses; and
• Administering performance appraisal, collating performance related data, analyzing and preparing related reports.

Competencies and skills

• Report writing
• Communication.
• Presentation

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How To Apply

Candidates who meet the above criteria are advised to submit a hard or soft application, detailed curriculum vitae, copy of National Identification card, copies of academic and professional certificates and other testimonials to: The Chief Executive Officer, Veterinary Medicines Directorate; Email: recruitment@vmd.go.ke deliver hard copies with the envelope clearly marked Ref: …. to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate Offices, PCPB Plaza, Loresho Ridge Ground Floor; Addressed to:

The Chief Executive Officer
Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Pest Control products Board
Plaza P.O. Box 66171-00800
Westlands, Nairobi. 

NB: All candidates should fill and submit the Application for Employment Form together with detailed curriculum vitae, copy of National Identification card, copies of academic and professional certificates and other testimonials DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: Monday 17th February, 2025 AT 5.00 P.M

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