Human Resources Specialist

We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

About the Unit

Yara East Africa Ltd is as subsidiary of Yara International ASA , a world’s leading fertilizer company and a provider of environmental solutions. Yara grows knowledge to responsibly feed the world and protect the planet, to fulfill our vision of a collaborative society, a world without hunger and a planet respected. We provide growers with key knowledge and best practices to sustainably improve their crop yields, quality, and profitability.

Yara East Africa has been in operation in Kenya for the past 25 years; importing and distributing fertilizer to farmers. Yara has also developed crop specific fertilizers (YaraMila, YaraBela, YaraLiva and YaraVita) crop programs to supply complete balanced crop nutrition for a wide range of arable, horticultural, grassland, fruit and forage crops and as well as offering capacity building programs to farmers.

Responsibilities

The Human Resources Specialist is a position based in Nairobi, Kenya. The role serves as a key point of contact for employees, providing guidance on HR policies, processes, and employment-related matters while ensuring compliance with labour legislation, company policies and data governance standards.

Manage standardized HR services such as on/offboarding, employment contracts, payroll and compliance related processes.
Manage employee benefits program such as group health insurance, life assurance cover, pre-employment annual health check-up and pension.
Maintain an updated employee records and ensure they are in compliance with Company legal requirements.
Manage admnistrative immigration matters such as work permits together with external service provider.
Assist the Regional People Partner in various processes and HR related projects.
Management of full administrative payroll function.
Management of end-to-end recruitment administration.
Work in accordance with Yara’s Health and Safety policy and relevant local Legislation.
Always act in accordance with Ethics & Compliance policy as defined by Yara Organization.
Assist with various HR projects and processes as directed from time to time.

Profile

University degree with bias in Human Resources.
Certified HR Practitioner as per Kenya requirements.
Working skills in Employee Information Systems.
A minimum of 5 years of work experience in a HR generalist position within a multinational organization.
Proficient in using advanced Microsoft application (word, excel, power point)
Fluent in written and spoken English.

Additional Information

Good communication and presentation skills.
Payroll administration skills.
Adequate knowledge in Kenya Labor Law.
A good collaborator with stakeholders within and outside the Organization.

Apply no later than

30 October 2026

Knowledge grows through differences
Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassadors networks.

As part of our recruitment process, where permitted by local law, we may conduct reference and background checks. These checks will only be performed when deemed necessary for the nature of the job. Candidates will be informed by HR before any background checks are initiated.