Head, Human Resources at B. Adedipe Associates Limited (BAA)

Job Description

• The open position is for a reputable organization in the Banking industry. Candidate must be a resident of Abuja, or be willing to relocate to Abuja, and must have valuable experience in the Banking or Finance industry.
• The successful candidates will have overall responsibility to formulate and facilitate implementation of strategies and plans focused on hiring, developing, motivating and retaining the best talent within the Bank.
• He/she must be able to identify training, developmental needs and drive suitable training initiatives that build loyalty to the Bank.

Responsibilities

• Ensures all training and development activities (department specific and general property training) are strategically linked to the organization’s mission and vision.
• Identifies performance gaps and works with managers to develop and implement appropriate training to improve performance.
• Monitor and evaluate training program’s effectiveness, success and ROI periodically and report on them staff performance.
• Makes any necessary adjustments to training methodology and/or re-trains as appropriate.
• Oversee implementation of the Bank’s performance management system to ensure it is objective, equitable, transparent and merit-driven
• Assists executive management in the annual review, preparation and administration of group’s salary productivity target.
• To lead and support the development and implementation of HR policy across all departments in the bank including improving performance, maximizing attendance and providing effective management of change.
• Coordinate the Human Resource Department activities and conduct periodic meetings to define goals/targets and agree work plans, consistent with the overall corporate targets.
• Coordinate the preparation and effective monitoring of the Human Resource budget (including the Bank’s compensation and training budgets), ensuring cost-justified execution of all human capital activities.
• Act as a change agent on major project initiatives by the Bank by facilitating and ensuring proper planning and execution of programs to address the human side of change
• Provide executive management with key human capital information operational to facilitate informed strategic decision making and control
• Implements human resources strategies by establishing Department’s accountabilities, including talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, compensation, safety & health and welfare benefits, training and development, records management.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources Management, Psychology or a related discipline
• A higher degree (MBA, Masters in relevant field), relevant professional certifications may be an added advantage
• At least 7 years’ experience in a Financial sector preferably Micro-finance bank which at least two (2) must have been at a supervisory/managerial cadre.
• Familiarity with traditional and modern training methods mentoring, coaching, on-the-job or in classroom training, e-learning, workshops, simulations etc
• Track record in designing and executing successful training programs (an advantage)
• In-depth understanding and hands-on experience of HR strategy articulation, implementation and HR operations.
• Ability to think strategically, innovatively and creatively to appreciate the systematic impact of various policies, practices, issues and solutions on HR.
• Good understanding of the financial sector most preferably microfinance, socio cultural, economic and demographic patterns and implications for HR management
• Expert level Knowledge in Windows Desktop Computer Applications e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.
• Excellent communication, report writing, presentation and inter-personal skills.
• Strong leadership, culture building and people management skills.
• Integrity, ethical standards and values.
• High sense of responsibility, accountability and dependability