HR Manager at Olam Nigeria Limited

Engage Line Executives and other key stakeholders in determining business needs and proactively contribute to the development and implementation of strategic HR solutions in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence.

Key Deliverables

• Demonstrates deep knowledge of the inherent business environment and can provide interventions to business leadership on strategic employee imperatives to maintain competitive edge.
• Collaborate with the Talent team and Business Line Managers to identify, engage and retain talents within the organization and provide input into career development plans for employees.
• Analyzes information and data necessary to define and discern cost and policy implications of negotiations and disputes. This may include management and union proposals, pay scales and wages, benefits, working conditions, and other mitigating circumstances.
• Represents organization in contract negotiations, meetings, and negotiations with employee and labor organizations.
• Monitor organizational change processes and provide proactive advice to managers and employees to mitigate the risk of industrial disputes and ensure compliance with organizational policies
• Communicating policies pertaining to Human Resources, compensation, and benefits.
• Research on labor laws, healthcare regulations, best practices etc.
• Leading of negotiations between the organization and employees
• Provide guidance to the business managers on HR policies, ensuring the right interpretation of the policies are applied in managing human resources in the directorate and lead on the development and implementation of new HR policies
• Oversee the annual implementation and report on entire Performance Management process, results, and ratings.
• Contribute to the headcount budget process of assigned directorate to ensure optimal staffing
• Liaise with Business Leaders to analyze trends and HR metrics to develop interventions and human performance programs

Strategic Effectiveness

• Engage Line Management, investigate related employee issues and challenges, develop, and socialize mitigating options with HR and business management and ensure implementation of solutions in the Line.
• Engage Line Managers and Training Specialists on training needs identification and gaps based on perceived business imperatives, development of core curriculum content, and ensure the successful implementation of training plan for the employees.
• Engage Line Executives and other stakeholders in determining business needs and proactively contribute to the development of strategic HR solutions (organization design, change management, talent development, recruitment, compensation etc.) in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence Specialists.
• Collaborate and provide input with the Talent Acquisition Specialist on Structure evaluation and requirements of role to confirm vacancy is required, business headcount management, make input into new job specifications and adjustments of existing job specifications.

Requirements

• First degree in Social, Human and or Behavioral Sciences or any other related discipline  
• 8 – 15 years. work experience in a similar role with a large organization
• Strong IR experience
• Excellent and demonstrable negotiation / organization skills
• Excellent Microsoft Suite Skills – Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power-point