HR Consultant at Center for Civilians in Conflict’s Mission

Role Summary

• The Human Resource Officer is responsible for providing effective HR policies, procedures, and people-friendly guidelines and support within CIVIC Nigeria.

This includes but is not limited to:

• Talent Acquisition & development;
• Employee engagement coordination; countrywide training & learning management;
• Compensation & benefits administration; countrywide performance management oversight;
• Disciplinary & grievance handling; staff data management;
• Staff disengagement management and 3rd party service provision management (HMO, Group Life, etc)

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development, planning, and implementation of recruiting activities designed to enhance CIVIC Nigeria ability to attract and retain qualified candidates.
• Develop strategic relationships with strategic hiring sources (e.g. colleges, universities, networks, associations), ensuring awareness of CIVIC Nigeria as a destination employer
• Establishes recruiting requirements by studying organization plans and objectives; meeting with managers to discuss needs
• Builds applicant sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, employment agencies, recruiters, media, and internet sites; providing organization information, opportunities, and benefits; making presentations; maintaining rapport
• Effect all required recruitment activities in line with the set recruitment process and applicable staffing plans
• Run the full post recruitment activities for all CIVIC’s hires
• Run onboarding activities for CIVIC’s national staff and expatriate hires
• Recommend strategic and creative sourcing strategies that support CIVIC Nigeria mission and human resource goals and objectives
• Work closely with hiring managers to identify personnel needs, job specifications, job duties, qualifications and skills
• Develop and maintain a network of contacts to help identify and source qualified candidates
• Screen and refer external and internal candidates for additional interviews with others in the organization
• Review applications/resumes and interview candidates to obtain work history, education, training, job skills, salary requirements and to provide information about the organization and position
• Participate with managers in interviews, clarifying employment policy and procedures
• Perform reference and background checks for new hires and discuss results with hiring managers
• Prepare documentation including remuneration package attached to offers for new hires in accordance with CIVIC recruitment process flow
• Assist with the development and presentation of talent acquisition procedures for field and headquarters staff at regional meetings, orientations and training functions
• Enter and maintain recruitment information on Comeet.
• Perform and promote all activities in compliance with equal employment and non-discrimination policies; follows federal laws, state laws, Agency policies and the professional standards
• Translate departmental work plan and countrywide annual HR plan into specific activities to be carried out within region of the cover
• Follow CIVIC Policies and Procedures for Human Resources as stipulated in the Staff Handbook including the recruitment policy and other guidelines.
• Maintain confidentiality of all national staff personnel issues including disciplinary procedures and contracts/pay rises and salary information.
• Carry out other tasks as needed to fulfil responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management / Business or related field
• 3-5 years of professional experience with at least 4 years of progressive and hands-on HR generalist experience evident in multiple human resource disciplines specifically Recruitment, Selection, Orientation, Onboarding and Talent Management
• At least three years’ experience in recruiting for the private and/or not for profit sectors
• Proven experience recruiting for multiple positions within a multi-project/program environment
• In-depth knowledge of HR and Nigerian Labour laws
• Ability to design and execute effective and creative recruitment strategies for difficult-to-fill international recruitment assignments
• Membership of relevant professional body (CIPM, SHRM, etc) is an added advantage
• Fluency in English is required. Fluency in any other Nigerian languages including Yoruba, Hausa and Kanuri will be considered a plus

Other Skills:

• Broad knowledge and experience in employment law, compensation, benefits administration, organizational planning and development, employee relations, recruitment, selection and onboarding
• Must have excellent skills in the use of all Microsoft office tools
• Must have previous experience in recruitment and onboarding systems management
• Must have excellent analytical skills and good reasoning abilities and sound judgment.
• Must have strong oral and written communication skills.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills
• Must exhibit a high level of initiative, flexibility and creativity.