Lutheran World Federation HR & Transport Manager Jobs.

Lutheran World Federation HR & Transport Manager Jobs.
Lutheran World Federation/Department for World Service Kenya is seeking to recruit a Kenyan national for the following position, to be based in Kakuma Refugee camp. The transport Supervisor will report to LWF Project Logistics Officer based in Kakuma.

1. HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER
The Human Resources Officer for Kakuma Refugee Assistance (KRAP) and Turkana Projects shall be responsible to and report directly to the Area Coordinator Turkana region.

Key responsibilities among others will include:
• Supervision of all staff in the area of administration, IT and maintenance units
• Keep personnel policies and procedures up to date with labor laws and regulations
• Support the recruitment processes including, placing adverts, dealing with responses and correspondence
• Prepare contracts and contracts renewals, and keep sector heads informed of important dates in staff contracts.
• Be responsible for monitoring of Probationary/Review Periods, Performance Appraisals, and End of Contracts
• Manage staff holidays, R & R, sickness absences, annual, compassionate, paternity and maternity leaves.
• Maintain an up-to-date and accurate staff database in LWF and ensure personal files is maintained confidentiality.
• In liaison with finance department ensure that statutory deductions are made on a monthly basis.
• Keep records for staff Provident Fund and ensure that Fund schedules are submitted to Nairobi on time.
• Attend to staff grievances, disputes and disciplinary cases; ensure that all grievances and disciplinary issues are addressed
• Develop annual training proposals and budget, establish training needs in consultation with sector heads.
• In liaison with the Maintenance Supervisor attend to staff housing issues and general compound administrative matters.
• Responsible for any other work assigned by the Area Coordinator

Qualifications
• Bachelors degree in Human Resource management or a degree from any other discipline with post graduate
diploma in Human Resource management
• Over three years experience in Human Resource Management preferably within an International Humanitarian NGO.
• Excellent Knowledge of Kenyan Labour laws
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

2. MECHANIC/TRANSPORT SUPERVISOR POSITION
Reporting to the Project Logistics Officer, he will be responsible:
• Supervise all the staff in transport unit on day to day work in Kakuma
• Maintain and repair LWF vehicles in accordance with the vehicle manufactures standards.
• Conduct routine regular vehicle inspections of all LWF-Kakuma motorcycles, vehicles and trucks.
• Ensure that all necessary documentation for each vehicle is valid.
• Liase with other LWF sector heads to ensure timely availability of transport to facilitate programme activities.
• Initiate timely action for vehicles that cannot be repaired in Kamkuma workshop to be repaired elsewhere.
• Ensure that all required equipment or spare parts are timely ordered, received, stored securely.
• Produce periodic reports for vehicle condition, repairs and maintenance.
• To assume such other responsibilities as may be assigned to him/her by his/her supervisor.
• Ensure that drivers observe convoy discipline and LWF Transport Policy.

Qualifications:
• Diploma or equivalent in motor vehicle engineering
• Over 3 years progressive experience in motor vehicle/transport equipment maintenance.
• Possession of a valid driving license class BCE and over 5 years experience in driving
• Computer Literate
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

“LWF/DWS is an equal opportunity employer, irrespective of gender, race or religious affiliation. Female candidates are encouraged to apply. LWF/DWS is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for humanitarian agencies. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect the organization’s commitment to the prevention of abuse and exploitation of beneficiaries.”

Applications and detailed CV must include email address and telephone contacts of 3 referees, one of whom must be your supervisor in your current/former employment. They should reach the undersigned by close of business on 29th September 2010:

The Human Resource Officer, 
P.O Box 48 Kakuma,
Or e-mailed to: hr-kak@lwfkenya.org
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. For more details, visit our website www.lwf-kenya.org