Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following position within the HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT UNIT, at the National Land Agency.

    DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT

This position reports to the Chief Executive Officer.

Job Purpose

To provide leadership for strategic human resource management in the Agency.  The incumbent will be responsible for promoting best human resource practices and for monitoring internal and external signals pro-actively to ensure that HR policies and practices have continual relevance to the business of the Agency.

Key Responsibilities:

Management/Administrative Responsibilities

• Provides leadership through adherence to professional conduct, setting objectives, working in team and monitoring
• Participates in the formulation of policies, Corporate Plan and budget to support the Agency’s mandate
• Recommend, and execute the new strategic direction of the Human Resources Unit (HR) in accordance with the Agency’s new land titling mandate
• Assists the CEO in managing the HR issues as resulting from structural review they arise.
• Develops budget and Corporate Divisional Plan and ensures plan is implemented within budget
• Allocates human and financial resources to meet operational needs
• Monitors and evaluates operational results of the Division and effects corrective action where necessary
• Exercises prudent management over financial and physical resources
• Ensures all relevant information is communicated to the staff
• Ensures the conduct of performance reviews
• Participates in the selection of staff for the Agency
• Prepares and submits Divisional reports to the Chief Executive Officer
• Evaluates operational results against objectives and takes corrective action where necessary
• Ensures training and development needs are identified and steps taken to address them
• Prepares the Unit’s corporate and operational plans and budget
• Evaluates the Unit’s performance against operational objectives and takes corrective action where necessary
• Prepares and submits reports on activities of the Unit
• Provides assistance /advice to the Chief Executive Officer and Management Team on human resource matters
• Develops disciplinary and grievance procedures and ensures that they are implemented along established law and regulations

Minimum Required Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in Human Resource Management/Development with a minimum of five (5) years’ working experience in a senior management position; or
• First Degree in Social Sciences or equivalent qualifications with at least ten (10) years’ experience in the Human Resource Management field of which six (6) are at a Senior Management Level
• Training in Supervisory Management

A letter of Application accompanied by a Résumé should be submitted no later than May 1, 2023 to jobapplications@nla.gov.jm for the attention of:

 The Chief Executive Officer

National Land Agency

 8 Ardenne Road

Kingston 10

We appreciate all responses but only short-listed applicants will be contacted.