Deputy Director, HR & Administration Job NCK

Job Title: Deputy Director, Human Resources & Administration

Date Posted: 21/07/2026

Job Type: Full Time

Employer: Nursing Council of Kenya

Industry: HR

Salary: Open

Location: Nairobi

Country: Kenya

Deadline: 10/08/2026

Summary:

HR Jobs, Nursing Council of Kenya Jobs. Looking for an HR job in Kenya? NCK is hiring a Deputy Director, HR & Administration skilled in strategic HR management, organizational development, and administrative oversight.

Description

Responsibilities

• Coordinate development, implementation, review, and monitoring of Human Resource and Administration policies, procedures, frameworks, and strategies.
• Lead workforce planning, staffing analysis, succession planning, and talent management initiatives.
• Coordinate recruitment, selection, induction, deployment, promotion, transfer, and separation processes.
• Oversee implementation of performance management systems, performance contracts, staff appraisals, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate employee learning and development programmes, training needs assessments, mentorship, and leadership development initiatives.
• Oversee employee relations, disciplinary processes, grievance management, conflict resolution, and industrial relations matters.
• Administer staff compensation, payroll, pensions, gratuity schemes, medical insurance, and employee welfare programmes.
• Maintain staff establishment records, job descriptions, organizational structures, and human resource information systems.
• Coordinate job evaluation, organizational design, and career progression initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with labour laws, public service regulations, governance requirements, and human resource policies.
• Coordinate administration services including records management, office administration, transport, fleet management, workplace safety, and outsourced services.
• Promote staff engagement, wellness, diversity, inclusion, and workplace productivity initiatives.
• Coordinate preparation of departmental budgets, procurement plans, work plans, and performance reports.
• Support implementation of HR automation, digital transformation, and human resource information systems.
• Supervise, mentor, coach, and evaluate staff within the Department.

Education

The successful candidate must possess:

• Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Public Administration, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, or a related field from a recognized institution.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Public Administration, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, Social Sciences, or a related field from a recognized institution.
• Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP-K) qualification.
• Membership of the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM) with a valid practising certificate.
• Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Proficiency in computer applications.

More Details on Experience

The candidate must have:

• At least ten (10) years’ experience in Human Resource Management and Administration of which three years should have been in a management position.
• Demonstrated results in work performance.
• Proven experience in workforce planning, talent management, employee relations, and performance management.

Required

• Strategic Human Resource Management.
• Workforce Planning and Talent Management.
• Labor Laws and HR Compliance.
• Leadership and Change Management.
• Employee Relations and Conflict Resolution.
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills.

Added Advantage

• HR Analytics and Data Management.
• Digital HR and HRIS Management.
• Learning and Development.
• Report Writing and Presentation Skills.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making.
• Emotional Intelligence.

How to Apply

Detailed job descriptions and application procedure can be accessed at the Council website www.nckenya.com

Interested and qualified persons are required to make an application through the Council email: careers@nckenya.go.ke so as to be received on or before close of business (5.00pm) on Monday 10th August, 2026

NB: Applications should be shared as one document in PDF

NCK is an Equal Opportunity Employer and seeks to have diversity in workforce (Women, Marginalized Communities and Persons Living with disability) in line with constitution. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Canvassing of any form will lead to automatic disqualification.