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Community Relations Manager

Tatu City

full time Kiambu Posted 22 hours ago

Requirements

  • Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Community Development, Public Relations, Social Sciences, Human Resource Management, Communications, or a related field.

  • Minimum of 10 years’ experience in community relations, stakeholder engagement, labour coordination.

  • Strong understanding of community engagement, labour coordination, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management.

  • Develop and implement community engagement strategies aligned with the company’s vision and operational objectives.

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with local communities, residents’ associations, county government representatives, chiefs, youth groups, schools, and community-based organizations.

  • Act as the primary liaison between Tatu City Limited and surrounding communities.

  • Coordinate regular stakeholder forums, barazas, sensitization meetings, and engagement sessions.

  • Monitor community sentiment and provide timely feedback to management on emerging issues, risks, and opportunities.

  • Support with developing and overseeing CSR initiatives that create meaningful social impact and align with the company’s sustainability agenda in partnership with the CSR Officer.

  • Receive, investigate, and manage community complaints and grievances professionally and promptly.

  • Lead conflict resolution initiatives and mediation efforts between the company and community stakeholders.

  • Develop grievance management mechanisms and escalation procedures.

  • Ensure all community-related incidents are documented and resolved within agreed timelines.

  • Prepare monthly and quarterly reports on community engagement activities, risks, trends, and impact metrics.

  • Provide strategic oversight and operational supervision of the Tatu City Labour Desk and its administration functions.

  • Supervise and support the Labour Desk Administrator to ensure efficient and professional service delivery.

  • Ensure accurate recordkeeping and maintenance of databases for all registered skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled community labourers.

  • Oversee tracking of employed and unemployed individuals registered through the Labour Desk.

  • Ensure regular labour market and skills needs analyses are conducted with contractors to identify workforce requirements and align these with training initiatives.

  • Oversee implementation and coordination of the Tatu City Training Academy and associated curricula to support local workforce development.

  • Monitor and track graduate placement outcomes and employment uptake within Tatu City projects and contractors.

  • Ensure contractors comply with local labour employment obligations and community hiring commitments as stipulated in contractual agreements.

  • Oversee management and coordination of casual labour requirements across projects and operational areas.

  • Manage community expectations regarding employment opportunities, recruitment processes, and training programs.

  • Support planning and execution of community engagement activities, recruitment drives, training forums, and labour-related events.

  • Develop labour desk performance reports, workforce statistics, and community employment impact updates for management review.

  • Ensure the Labour Desk operates in compliance with company policies, labour regulations, and stakeholder engagement commitments.