Senior Human Resources Advisor at Alfred & Victoria Associates

Job Purpose

• An experienced human resource generalist who understands Organizational Development and operational activity such as dealing with employee relations or policy issues.
• He/She is responsible for attracting, retaining and developing manpower that will achieve the strategic business objective of the company.
• Builds a strong relationship between line managers and employee by providing adequate resources, help guide, communicate HR polices, process and procedures to all departments from a people perspective.

Duties and Responsibilities
Strategic Insight and Integration:

• Make sure human resource policy and procedure throughout the organization fit the needs, goals, and aims of the organization objectives.
• Bringing people expertise and developing solutions to help the business deliver its strategy.
• Work with all Line Managers to enforce the Learning and Development policy by creating (researching) and implement programs to cover all skill gaps while continually evaluating performance analysis.
• Handle difficult circumstances, such as terminations, downsizing, furloughs, workplace discrimination and harassment, and employee conflicts.

Leadership:
Coaching Line Managers and Employee about HR Matters:

• Conduct regular meetings with line managers and provide HR advice.
• Provide guidance on the implementation of HR processes and policies
• Strategic workforce planning and Succession planning with management.

Building a Competitive Organization:

• Helps organization to acquire and retain best talent.
• Implementing reward and recognition program to increase employee engagement and retain talent.

Build and Maintain a Strong Organizational Culture:

• Work with management, line managers and employee in resolving conflicts.
• Facilitate positive employee relations, maintain a good working environment, build morale.

Technical / Analysis and Problem Solving:

• In consultation with all Line Manager, ensure that employee developmental needs are identified and addressed.
• Review and ensure all HR Policies are updated adequately.
• Manage Investigation, disciplinary and grievance in accordance with the company’s policy.
• Oversee that all statutory certificates are received timely.
• Keep pace with ever-changing federal, state and local employment regulations and laws.
• Oversee all HR systems, such as payroll, leave, recruiting and onboarding administration.

Performance Management:

• Administer performance appraisal and ensure outcomes are implemented and justified.
• Implement competency-based system within the organization by deploy different kinds of learning methods (e.g Job Rotation, Job-shadowing) inorder to promote business continuation.

Interpersonal, Relationship Management & Active Collaboration:

• Work with line managers to develop a program to address performance gaps identified employee’s performance development plan.
• Work with line managers to discuss their people challenges and proffering suitable solutions.
• Work with other stakeholders to organize and implement 2 Village meetings per year and Moderations sessions once a year.

Educational Qualification

• BSc in Human Resources, Industrial Relation & Personnel Management, Psychology, Business administration, Social Science or any related field

Experience: 

• Minimum of 7years relevant experience in HR

Certification / Trainings:

• Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM)/
• Professional Human Resources International/ Senior Human Resources International/Introductory training on Strategy thinking/Introductory training on Performance Management

Industry: 

• Telecommunications/ IT/Consulting

Technical Knowledge:

• Sound knowledge on Employee Relations and Engagement
• Sound knowledge on Talent Acquisition and Retention.
• Sound knowledge on Compensation, Benefit and Payroll management
• Sound knowledge on Data Collection.
• Sound knowledge on Nigeria Labor Law
• Sound knowledge on Conflict Resolution process
• Fair Knowledge on Developing & Implementing Policies
• Fair knowledge on Learning & Development Management.
• Fair knowledge on Performance Management.

Skills:

• Inquisitive, Logical and Analytical skills.
• Interpersonal Relationship Management skills.
• Stress Management skill.
• Performance Management skills.
• Training skills.
• Negotiation skills. •
• Emotional Intelligence skills.
• Sound problem solving skills
• Effective Communication (Email writing, Oral & Reporting) skills.
• Time Management and Multitasking skills