Human Resource Business Partner at United Bank for Africa (UBA)

Job Objectives

• To ensure an effective business partnering relationship in assigned region, in line with the strategic objectives of the bank
• To provide strategic input on Talent Management issues to Business Leaders.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, forecast, and plan workforce supply and demand, assessing gaps, and implementing target talent management interventions to ensure that the Bank has the right people - with the right skills in the right places and at the right time.
• Partner with key stakeholders across business groups to conduct workforce planning following the outcome of job analysis and evaluation.
• Make use of relevant tools in churning out important workforce planning information to be used in reaching talent decisions and making feasible plans.
• Drive a culture of Simplicity, Responsiveness and Goal orientation & deploy a system that drives a culture of openness, equity and inclusiveness.
• Drive the employee engagement initiatives in line with your unit’s strategy.
• Provide consultation to employees and managers on grievance and disciplinary matters & ensure hearings are conducted fairly.
• Drive and execute your unit’s People Strategy with the objective of achieving optimal staff productivity across lines of business.
• As the execution arm of HR, implement proffered Talent Management solutions and group-wide initiatives.
• Implement & ensure an efficient employee onboarding process that leaves a lasting impression of excellence in the mind of the new employee.
• Drive and manage the system of clear career progression for staff that leverages the diversity and vast scope of operations across lines of business.
• Drive initiatives that ensure employees’ commitment to the organization's goals & values, and are encouraged to contribute to organizational success.
• Track and manage poor performance, within the Bank and provide performance reports to business leaders for an informed decision.
• Monitor and manage successors in Anchor & critical roles within your line of business at every point in time.
• Provide supervisors with the tools to create individualized development plans for their reports.
• Drive bank-wide mentoring programmes.
• Establish metrics for measuring the effectiveness and success of the coaching and mentoring programs.
• Create opportunities for mentors and mentees to connect, beyond online mentoring platform.
• Provide advice and guidance on a wide range of highly complex HR issues to senior management and or management teams.
• Monitor the external environment and provide guidance on new developments which may be required in response to changing market, legislative and employment conditions.

Qualifications

• First Degree in any relevant Social Science discipline.
• A minimum of 5 years of related work experience.
• HR certification such as CIPD, SHRM, and CIPM and proven experience as an HR Business Partner in a financial sector is an added advantage.

Candidate's Profile:

• We are looking for a candidate who has practical and hands-on business partnering experience.
• Our ideal candidate must be knowledgeable about HR processes, employee lifecycle and the business. He/she must have strong business acumen, relationship management and analytical skills.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Good knowledge of employee lifecycle model with practical/hands-on experience.
• Knowledge of HR metrics & analytics.
• Knowledge of HR processes & labour law.
• Good coaching and counselling skills.
• Rational, confident and mature approach to decision making.
• Well-developed critical and analytical thinking.
• Strong interpersonal, problem-solving, negotiation and expectations management.
• Effective listening skills.
• Project management skills.
• Strong orientation towards customer support and responsiveness.
• Ability to build teams and foster team spirit.

What We Expect From You:

• High degree of professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.
• Highly organised, proactive, and able to work independently and take ownership of assigned tasks.
• Team player with the ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain an excellent business relationship.
• High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.

What You Should Expect From Us:

• Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.
• Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.
• Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets and so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.