HR Generalist at Uni-Medical Healthcare Ltd Nigeria

Purpose of the Role:

• An HR generalist in healthcare is responsible for a wide range of duties including full-cycle recruitment, managing employee credentials and compliance with healthcare regulations, handling benefits and leave, supporting employee relations, and assisting with onboarding and performance management. This role requires a strong understanding of both standard HR practices and the unique compliance and staffing demands of the healthcare industry, and ensuring the organization adheres to federal, state, and local employment laws.

Key Responsibilities (but not limited to):

• Recruitment & Onboarding: Manage full-cycle recruitment, including sourcing, screening resumes, interviewing, and onboarding new employees.
• Performance management: Support the performance review process and help create employee development plans to foster growth.
• Employee Relations: Address employee concerns, mediate conflicts, and support a positive work environment through effective communication and problem-solving.
• Compensation & Benefits: Administer employee benefits, manage payroll processing, and handle compensation and leave administration.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws and company policies through record-keeping and policy implementation.
• Training & Development: Coordinate and support employee training programs and performance management processes.
• Record Keeping & Compliance: Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records (physical and electronic), including vacation and sick leave, ensuring compliance with company policies and legal requirements.
• Project Management: Work with external HR or other consultants on special projects as needed and support the management team providing HR guidance when appropriate.

Key Competencies

• In-depth knowledge of employment law and HR best practices.
• Proven experience handling sensitive and complex employee relations issues.
• Strong project management and leadership skills.
• People management.
• Experience with global labor relations is preferred.

Skills, Education and Experience Required

Experience

• 5 -7 years’ experience as an HR generalist, preferably within the healthcare sector, manufacturing, or consulting is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources management, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• Proven experience with ATS and HRIS systems.
• A professional certification like CIPM is required.

Skills, Ability & Knowledge

• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Organization: Strong multitasking and organizational skills to manage various HR tasks.
• Interpersonal: Ability to build strong relationships and foster a positive workplace culture.
• Analytical: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret HR data and contribute to strategic decisions.
• Technology: Proficiency with HR software, including payroll and benefits administration systems.
• Confidentiality: Strong ethical judgment and ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Active listening: Pay attention to important details and show employees that you value their time and perspective.
• Analysis: Able to evaluate and interpret data for business decisions.

Personal Qualities

• Ethics and integrity
• Confidentiality and discretion
• Empathy and compassion
• Impartiality