County Human Resource Management and Reform Training Course

This advanced course develops technical skills in county human resource management and public service reform, covering staff establishment planning, recruitment integrity and performance management system design. Participants work through real county HR challenges rather than generic HR theory, examining what distinguishes a professionalised county public service from one shaped primarily by political pressure. The course closes with a staff establishment and performance management framework designed for a defined county department.

County human resource management operates under a distinct set of constraints that private sector HR frameworks do not address, from staff establishment ceilings and public service commission processes to the political sensitivities of public sector employment decisions.

Kenyan counties inherited varied staffing structures at the point of devolution and have since faced persistent pressure to rationalise establishment, professionalise recruitment, and link staffing decisions to service delivery need rather than political expedience. This advanced course moves beyond generic HR administration into the establishment planning, performance management and public service reform decisions specific to county government human resource practice.

• Explain the legal and institutional framework for county human resource management
• Design staff establishment structures matched to service delivery needs
• Assess recruitment processes for integrity and merit-based selection
• Structure performance management systems for county public servants
• Evaluate capacity building and staff development strategy
• Assess disciplinary and grievance handling processes
• Design succession planning for critical county public service roles
• Evaluate common county HR management weaknesses
• Advise county leadership on public service reform strategy

This programme is ideal for:

• County public service board members and staff
• County human resource management officers
• County executive committee members and chief officers
• Public service commission liaison staff
• County assembly human resource committee staff
• Organisational development advisers to county government
• Development partner public sector reform staff
• Trade union and staff association representatives

The programme is delivered through facilitator-led technical sessions combined with establishment planning exercises, recruitment integrity case studies and a performance management system design, structured around small-group work and real or anonymised county HR material rather than lecture alone. Each module closes with a short applied task so participants leave with working tools rather than notes alone.

Organisations sending staff on this training can expect:

• Staff establishment structures genuinely matched to service delivery needs
• Improved recruitment integrity and reduced political interference risk
• Stronger performance management driving genuine accountability
• Better-managed wage bill constraints and establishment planning
• Improved staff capacity building and succession planning
• More consistent, defensible disciplinary and grievance processes
• Increased public confidence in county public service professionalism
• A documented public service reform strategy
• Stronger overall county institutional performance

Completing this course leaves participants with:

• Advanced technical skill in county human resource management
• Confidence to design staff establishment structures matched to need
• Sharper recruitment integrity and selection process skills
• Practical experience designing performance management systems
• Stronger standing in public service reform discussions
• A completed HR management framework for direct application
• Improved ability to manage discipline and grievance processes fairly
• A specialist network across Kenyan county public service practice
• A foundation for senior county human resource leadership roles

At Strategic Revenue Africa, our certification goes beyond proof of attendance—it represents practical competence and measurable capability. Upon successful completion of our training programs, participants are awarded a Certificate of Completion from Strategic Revenue Africa, recognizing their ability to apply acquired knowledge in real-world settings. As an organization focused on architecting sustainable revenue and strengthening organizational performance, our certifications signal that participants are equipped with skills that drive results, not just theory.

Prior experience in public sector human resources, county administration or public service reform is expected. This is an advanced, practitioner-level course.