Human Resources Planning & Managerial Performance : A Study of the Rwanda Housing Authority, Kigali Rwanda

The main objective of this research was to investigate the effect of human resource planning on managerial performance, with specific focus on RHA. Specifically, this study examined HR planning, Job analysis, Forecasting HR demand and supply, Salary and incentives; Training and talent promotion; HR Information System and how they affect managerial performance. Managerial performance was measured using Efficiency; Employee motivation; Career development and Job satisfaction. This study adopted both descriptive and interpretive research design. The study was for all population; no sample size was calculated due to small targeted population, 31 employees of RHA. The primary data were collected through the administration of questionnaires to the respondents. Secondary data were collected using documentary information from RHA annual reports for the period of 5 years. The study found that Job analysis and HR Information System have had no effect on Managerial Performance of RHA as shown by the coefficient correlations record the values less than 0.5 while HR planning, Forecasting HR demand and supply, Salary and incentives, Training and talent promotion have positive correlation to the Managerial Performance of RHA in which the coefficient of correlations is recorded the value above 0.5. However, the Overall results indicate that independent variable has positive high correlation to dependent variable equal to 0.581 and therefore managerial performance of RHA depend 58.1% on HR planning. Finally, the study recommends RHA to take care of Forecasting HR demand and supply in designing HR planning; RHA to well prepare the Training schedule and concentrate on talent promotion because it has great meaning in managerial performance and RHA to design salary package and to increase incentive as way of improving management efficiency and managerial performance