Abstract:
The main objective of the study was to examine the effect of human resource management
practices on employee job satisfaction in Kaffa Zone Youth and Sport office. The study used both
descriptive and explanatory research designs. Census sampling technique was used to select
sample size of 162 employees and managers. A total of 162 questionnaires were distributed and
143 completed and returned yielding 88.27% response rate. Both descriptive (frequency,
percentage, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation moment
and multiple linear regression) were used to analyze the data. The study findings revealed that
Kaffa Zone Youth and Sport was not performing HRM practices in a good manner. In addition,
the findings also show that employees were dissatisfied with aspect of the job they perform. The
findings of the study show that HRM practices such as recruitment & selection, compensation,
training & development, and performance appraisal have significant effect on employee job
satisfaction. Therefore, the researcher recommends that the organization should improve
activities such as applying highly scientific and rigorous selection system, using pay and bonuses
as a mechanism to reward higher performance, making of compensation and incentives systems
clear and specific to the employee, and taking corrective measures for under-performance.
