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Job Description

Reporting to the Head of Administration, the school has a vacancy for a Human Resource/Legal Liaison Manager.  The ideal candidate will: 

• Act as a communication/liaison with the school’s lawyers to analyze any legal issues and their implications and act to minimize any exposure on the school’s side.
• Confer with the Head of Administration to develop strategies to prevent or minimize any risks to the school.
• Serve as a resource throughout the school system to ensure that the school is fully compliant with the Laws of Kenya including all statutory and legal requirements (obtain licenses/permits annually/bi-annually).
• Regularly attend meetings with the school’s lawyers, contractors, service providers, parents and staff members keep abreast of any legal issues and its implementation at the work place or operationally.
• Be responsible for interpretation of the various Acts which govern policies at the work place and explain the same in lay man’s terms to the employees.
• Responsible for overall administration coordination and evaluation of the human resource function of the school.
• Be responsible for recommendation and implementation of human resource guidelines and processes.
• Be responsible for preparing the monthly payroll posting with accuracy and ensuring all statutory remittances are complied with in a timely manner.
• Ensure all employment contracts are renewed in a timely manner and any developments in the law are factored into new employment contracts.
• Formulate and sustain handbook on policies and procedures.
• Updates all staff lists and compensation summary documents for the Head of Administration.
• Write/Rewrite job descriptions as needed.
• Monitors performance evaluation programs and participates in annual salary revisions’.
• Review the school’s monthly extra-curricular coach payments for accuracy and completeness and act as the go-to person for the Agency in case of issues.
• Perform any other responsibilities as required by the Head of Administration.

Applicants’ requirement 

• Certificate of Good Conduct
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Possess a law degree and a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources.
• A Member with IHRM.
• 5 years of experience as a Legal Resource officer with HR background with an NGO.
• Ability to speak and understand another Foreign Language will be an added advantage.