Business Systems Manager at Christian Aid

About the role

Christian Aid’s Standing Together strategy is underpinned by a global result on Operational Excellence. The role of the Business Systems Manager will be responsible for delivering outstanding people and operational support to the Country Programme (CP). The role is responsible for developing, maintaining, and implementing essential HR, IT, Information Management, administrative, and operational systems within the country program enabling the team to function smoothly and effectively. The post holder will work closely with the Regional People team to build strong Christian Aid practices. The role is a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) of Christian Aid Nigeria.

About you

• You must have a degree in a Social Science or organisational-related discipline. 
• Membership of a professional body e.g. HR, Organisational Development. Etc (e.g. CIPMN, CIPD, or its equivalent) is required for this role. 
• You must have a minimum of 8 years of working experience of which at least 3 must be in a Senior Management role.
• You must have substantial operational experience including providing timely and quality advice and working in all aspects of Operations (procurement, logistics, office management, ICT, and HR (recruitment, reward, employee relations, employment legislation, learning and development, change management, policies, and processes).
• You must have a working knowledge of the principles and procedures of personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation; and HR information systems.  You must have experience in organizational assessments, development of capacity-building plans & monitoring performance.
• You must have experience in developing and managing budgets, ensuring value for money, and effective budgetary controls. 
• You must have experience in leading and effectively delivering People based projects. A strong knowledge, understanding, and application of employment law in Nigeria is crucial for this role. 
• You are required to have strong IT skills particularly MS Word, Excel, and Outlook, with experience in using HR databases, online recruitment tools, and Intranets.
• Analytical and numeracy skills, to produce and distill accurate information is critical for the role. You must have strong communication skills in written and oral English.