Head of Corporate Services at Aquarian Consult

Job Summary

• The Head of Corporate Services is responsible for the direction and management of Corporate Services of the Organization and for ensuring the provision of high level systems and services for all administrative functions, including human resources, budget, finance, building facilities, IT and system development, procurement and related support activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide positive and professional leadership to staff in Corporate Services, ensuring that the department delivers effective support to the activities of the organization
• Provide advice and support to the departments within the organization on matters relating to any issue within the remit of Corporate Services; Support the implementation of the Organization policy.
• Develops organization strategies by identifying and researching human resources issues; contributing information, analysis, and recommendations to organization strategic thinking and direction; establishing human resources objectives in line with organizational objectives.
• Implements human resources strategies by establishing department accountabilities, including talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, compensation, health and welfare benefits, training and development, records management, safety and health, succession planning, employee relations and retention and labor relations.
• Manages human resources operations by recruiting, selecting, orienting,
• training, coaching, counselling, and disciplining staff; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing staff job contributions; maintaining
• compensation; determining production, productivity, quality, and customer-service strategies; designing systems; accumulating resources; resolving problems; implementing change.
• Develops human resources operations financial strategies by estimating, forecasting, and anticipating requirements, trends, and variances; aligning monetary resources; developing action plans; measuring and analyzing results; initiating corrective actions; minimizing the impact of variances.
• Accomplishes special project results by identifying and clarifying issues and priorities; communicating and coordinating requirements; expediting fulfilment; evaluating milestone accomplishments; evaluating optional courses of action; changing assumptions and direction.
• Supports management by providing human resources advice, counsel, and decisions; analyzing information and applications.
• Guides management and employee actions by researching, developing, writing, and updating policies, procedures, methods, and guidelines; communicating and enforcing organization values.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in conferences and educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Human Resources Management, Hiring, Developing Standards, Foster
• Teamwork, Management Proficiency, Managing Profitability, Promoting Process Improvement, Building Relationships,
• Organizational Astuteness, People Skills, Retaining Employees.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in any Social Sciences
• Minimum of 6 years cognate experience with 2 years in a senior role
• Relevant Industry Professional Certifications such as CIPM, PHRI/SPHRI will be added advantage.

Required Skills:

• Strong managerial skills, including motivating, developing, coaching and leading teams;
• Ability to conceptualize, innovate, plan and execute ideas and to transfer knowledge and skills;
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills;
• Interpersonal Skills
• Good Leadership/People Skills.