State your understanding of your main duties and responsibilities as HR Manager.

1. Strategic planning.

2. Problem solving.

3. Sound decision making.

4. Strategic partner.

5. Consultant for other departments.

6. Employee champion.

HR Manager is a functional position that is responsible for the human resource management of the company and will essentially include among others the following:

HR Policy - Develop understand and update an overall HR Policy in consultation with the management

Remunerations Policy - develop remuneration packages for different categories of staff

Key Activities planning - Identify the key activities that should be performed by the company to achieve its goals and list key skills required to achieve them

Job Planning - Identify work load in each function and list key jobs positions currently created and future requirements. Find the skill gaps and decide whether it could be trained or should be acquired 

Job Descriptions - Drafting job descriptions for all identified positions in the organization,

Training - Facilitation of training for skill gaps identified through internal or external trainers

Job Requisitions - Get the other funbctions to make a formal request with all relevant details

Approvals - After management approvals get quota approvals from Ministry of Labour or other organizations

Legislation - Find relevant legislation applicable to the grade of staff including minimum remunerations, qualfications, limitations etc

Recruitments - of staff for the company

This includes Preparing and posting and advertising forthcoming vacancies 

- Performing searches for qualified candidates according to relevant job criteria,

- using the database, networking as well as through referrals

- Supporting the recruitment function by screening, interviewing and selecting candidates,

- Coordinating interviews with the relevant managers 

- Advising job applicants of the success or failure of their application

- Appointment letters

Legal Documents - PRO documentation resulting in labour cards, Visa, employment contracts etc

Job Facilitation - Arrange location, transportation, work areas, desks equipment tools and stationery etc

Induction - Introduction of the staff to the organization

Process updation - Updating and communicating process to relevant interested parties

Other Duties - Carrying out other HR related functions