Senior Human Resources Manager at Jhpiego - John Hopkins University

Job ID: 2019-3548
Location: Abuja
Category: Human Resources
Reports to: Country Director

Overview

• Sr. HR Manager needed to provide leadership management of the overall provision of HR services, policies, and programs for the Nigeria Country Office.
• This includes Developing, implementing and managing HR processes and procedures in accordance with Nigeria policy laws / standards. Sr. HR Manager will also manage staff recruitment and all strategic HR processes.
• The position reports directly to the Country Director with functional reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer in Jhpiego Baltimore. Nigerian work authorization is required.

Responsibilities
Recruitment:

• Partner with hiring managers and Country Director to evaluate needs and determine specific position responsibilities and requirements to ensure accurate candidate sourcing
• Draft job descriptions and advertise via appropriate channels in Nigeria
• Evaluate and benchmark new jobs to place them appropriately in the organization’s salary scale
• Prescreen candidates and administer appropriate tests and coordinate next level of interviews
• Counsel hiring managers on staffing and recruitment related matters, including legal considerations and coaching on interview
• Review result with Hiring managers and contact selected candidate for offer of
• Organize, lead and document post-interview debrief/feedback with interview teams and candidates.
• Ensure recruiting and hiring practices are in compliance with government regulations and organizational policies.

Compensation and Benefits Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance to Country Director on all local compensation related issues
• Review salary scales and bench mark to the market on a regular basis
• Manage the design, implementation and administration of innovative compensation programs and policies
• Conduct job evaluations on new and existing positions, including reviewing job descriptions and recommending appropriate grade assignments
• Support Country Director by answering compensation related questions
• Evaluate jobs for internal equity and external competitiveness against salary survey data
• Develop detailed knowledge of Jhpiego expatriate comp and benefits policies and practices administered by Baltimore, HQ.
• Administer all employee benefits and answer queries from staff regarding benefits
• Review Jhpiego, Nigeria benefits packages from time to time to ensure compliance with local laws and competitiveness with other international NGOs.

Training, Learning and Development:

• Coordinate on-boarding with other departments to support the learning process of new employees
• Conduct follow-ups with new staff to ensure adaptation and identify problem areas
• Work closely with Supervisors to address issues affecting new staff
• Develop and maintain a healthy employee relations environment providing staff a venue to discuss their work related problems and concern
• Advise and assist staff with disciplinary and grievance issues
• Mediate in staff conflict conflicts.

General HR Responsibilities:

• Analyze the country’s HR needs and establish specific HR objectives for country office to ensure that HR policy/procedures and standards are met
• Ensure country level management team members are well versed on country-related HR policies and that policies are implemented consistently
• Ensure all in country staff are covered on related insurances as accepted by local laws
• Advice In country leadership on all HR related issues
• Review salary and benefits policies for local nationals to ensure that organization is able to attract and retain highly skilled staff
• Coordinate annual merit review process
• Review and update local employment policies as per local laws and best practices in the international NGO community
• Liaise with Global Human Resources and Chief Administrative Officer as needed.

Required Qualifications

• BA in Business Administration, Human Resources or related field; MA preferred
• 8+ years' experience managing HR functions for mid-sized organization preferably with an international organization
• 4 years senior level experience in strategic HR
• Professional Qualification / Certification
• In depth knowledge of Nigeria employment practices
• Highly motivated with ability to analyze information and problem solving
• Highly organized with keen attention to detail and ability to deal with confidential information in a discrete manner
• Strong presentation and communication skills, oral and written
• Proficiency in computer applications to include MS Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of USAID and other donors policies and procedures

Remuneration
Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package including: medical and dental plans; paid vacation, holidays and sick leave; personal accident insurance; 403(b) retirement plan; life and disability insurance; travel insurance; education assistance plan and more.