Senior Manager, Talent & Career Management at MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Manager, Talent & Career Management

Location:Lagos

Job Descriptions

• Extract value from what we already have through divisional focused commercial activities such as: divisional business optimisation projects, contracts review and negotiation, capital/budget efficiency activities within division, etc.
• Innovation - identifying and taking advantage of new business opportunities, e.g., through stimulating new business opportunities, divisional products launched, division product/process innovation, structural changes within division, etc.
• Maintain leadership in the ICT/Digital industry by influencing state/local legislations & policies, participating in local level industry think-tanks, building & extending national B-2-B and similar relationships, etc.
• Enhance/expand MTN’s role in the larger national and ecosystem through participation as a thought leader, executing local CSR projects, involvement in local industry non-ICT policy & think-tank activities etc.
• Divisional people leadership activities: coaching, staff development and motivation through intra staff coaching, employee networks mentorship/support, own division employee engagement projects, faculty roles, inter/intra talent mentorship, etc.
• Generic activities necessary for positive business outcomes such as: supporting recruitment, thought leadership as internal (interview/disciplinary) panel member, influencing next level leaders (e.g., at BPR) etc.
• Develop and ensure consistent deployment of the MTNN career and talent management strategy in line with MTN Group standards.
• Develop structures to determine return on investments on career and talent management interventions towards fine-tuning the processes to be more effective.
• Develop a functional and effective Talent Pipeline and Succession Planning strategy / framework for MTNN
• Partner effectively with the Business Partners to retain MTNN’s top talents
• Review trends in career & talent management and develop Talent Management Framework and Strategy in alignment with corporate strategy.
• Provide periodic analytical reports on the performance of Career & Talent Management initiatives.
• Drive the implementation of Strategic Workforce Planning
• Oversee the successful implementation of internal mobility programmes and skill enhancement schemes including project participation, job rotation, secondment, etc., and create an effective system to monitor and track the performance of staff on these initiatives.
• Facilitate annual talent review sessions, assess talent readiness and identify pool of talent within the organisation and translate to talent development and succession/retention plans.
• Manage MTN Nigeria Mentoring & Coaching Framework and ensure clear definition of criteria for identifying participants and ensuring consistency in the implementation of the Framework.

Job Condition

• Normal MTNN working conditions
• May be required to work extended hours

Experience & Training

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years' experience including:
• Manager track record of 5 years or more; with at least 3 years in relevant sector/ industry
• Worked across diverse cultures and geographies advantageous
• Work experience preferably in the Consulting, Research & Business Development or Human Resources profession.
• 2/3 years' experience in either performance, career, reward, learning or talent management

Training:

• Strategic Workforce Planning
• Business Analytics

Minimum qualification
B.Sc

Application Closing Date
5th July, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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