Human Resources Manager at Jumia Nigeria

Objective

• The role caters for all engagements, activities, processes and projects related to the wellbeing of Jumia employees in the country of base

Job Description
Admin and Compliance:

• Implements and administrates all HR policies & procedures guiding Jumia companies (onboarding, contracts, internal policies, immigration, leave management, payroll, offboarding);
• Ensures admin processes are running smoothly;
• Manages compliance to all HR (safety, health, other) and labour topics for all Jumia companies;
• Manages the HR & Admin team on a daily basis and in their development.

Development:

• Implements and administrates all HR policies & procedures guiding Jumia companies (recruiting, training, mobility, induction, retention, succession planning, talent management, PPR);
• Ensures processes are running smoothly;
• Implements and leads our performance management system (objective, performance-based and transparent);
• Uses data analysis to influence strategic decisions and to address organizational challenges to talent management;
• Promotes and coordinates initiatives that support organizational change
• Drives the achievement of HR results by leveraging resources, developing performance standards and results in planning and monitoring;

Work Environment:

• Implements satisfaction/motivation barometers, measures and acts accordingly;
• Suggests appropriate events to strengthen the sense of belonging;
• Manages employee relations (social bodies, employee satisfaction, health and security);
• Manages culture and the office in general (IT, logistics, office initiatives, values dissemination, every-day life).

Coaching and Advice:

• Improves the performance of others by empowering a strong leadership and coaching culture;
• Works closely with leadership to build, implement and enforce the HR initiatives (policies, programs, processes ...)
• Coaches managers to support and roll out people development efforts.

Continuous Improvement:

• Promotes feedback mechanisms for employees to influence the continuous improvement of HR services and processes
• Ensures HR practices are aligned with business needs and makes recommendations to HR leadership when changes are appropriate
• Provides input to the design and development of company-wide HR initiatives and ensures they are aligned with business needs.

Experience and Requirements

• 8+ years experience, preferably in a technology, Retail, or FMCG environment within the corporate function.
• Clear understanding of local labor laws with regards to employee hiring and exit management.
• Basic / Working knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning system e.g. Jobvite, PeopleHR or Bamboo will be an added advantage.
• Experience in people strategy.
• People management skills.

We Offer

• A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment, growing at a very high rate
• A unique opportunity of discovering Africa and having strong impact in building the African e-commerce sector
• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders.