Head of HR

Role Overview

The Head of HR will lead people strategy and HR operations for a business working across corporate and operational sites in a high-risk industrial sector. The role partners with executives and site leaders to plan the workforce, strengthen employee and labour relations, maintain sound payroll and people-cost controls, and support safe, reliable operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Set the HR strategy, annual operating plan, and departmental budget to support business priorities and growth.
• Build workforce plans and succession pipelines for corporate teams and operational sites; advise leaders on organisation design, restructuring, and change.
• Lead recruitment and onboarding for senior, technical, commercial, and operational roles, and coordinate competency assessments and safety training with HSSE and operations teams.
• Manage grievances, disciplinary investigations, and employee exits, ensuring confidentiality, consistency, and fair process.
• Lead union engagement, collective bargaining, and employee consultation where applicable; coach managers on employment decisions and preventing harassment and discrimination.
• Oversee compensation frameworks, benefits, annual salary reviews, payroll governance, statutory deduction coordination, and headcount tracking with Finance.
• Work with HSSE and operations teams on fitness-for-duty requirements, fatigue management, and HR support following incidents.
• Coordinate shift and remote-site staffing arrangements, including rosters and contractor workforce compliance.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline; a master’s degree is an advantage.
• Relevant professional HR qualification and current membership of an accredited professional body.
• At least 10 years of progressive HR experience, including a minimum of five years leading an HR function or senior HR team.
• Experience supporting mining, oil and gas, or a comparable high-risk, asset-intensive industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of workforce planning, industrial relations, payroll oversight, and people-cost management.
• Ability to advise executive leaders and build effective working relationships with directors, operations managers, and employee representatives.
• Sound judgement, discretion, and integrity when handling sensitive employee information and complex workplace matters.

What We Offer / Why Join

• Monthly remuneration of KSh 400,000–450,000.
• Full-time, on-site position based in Nairobi, with oversight of operational sites.
• Working hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.