Human Resources Business Partner (South Region) at Airtel Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development.

A truly innovative company, Airtel has showed resilience, charting new paths in meeting the demands and needs of its esteemed stakeholders and enhancing distribution as well as providing affordable services to empower more Nigerians.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Human Resources Business Partner (South Region)

Location: Nigeria

Job Descriptions

• The successful candidate will be responsible for the provision of professional and strategic consultative services to Line Management in the delivery of HR value propositions in alignment with business and people strategy.
• He/She will also ensure necessary operational support for regional teams.

Duties and Responsibilities
Effective Business Partnering:

• Liaise with respective functional heads in the alignment of general HR strategy with the functional strategy
• Consult with functional heads in promoting best fit HR value proposition
• Provide support and representation for HR Subject Matter Experts in function

Effective Headcount Management and Talent Management:

• Ensure efficient and effective manpower planning in line with functional strategic plan
• Champion the identification and deployment of talent in own function
• Manage end-to-end on boarding process for new employees
• Facilitate the performance management process within own function
• Liaise with line and talent development and engagement in building people capacity and performance

Employee Engagement and Relations:

• Facilitate best fit organizational development interventions in area of functional assignment (Skip Level Meetings, Town Hall Meetings, Spot Bonus awards and other R & R initiatives)
• Champion implementation of HR initiatives in function
• Monitor implementation of engagement action plan
• Facilitate employee engagement cascade and development of action plans
• Act as employee champion in respective functional area
• Implement culture change processes
• Provide apt advice and counsel to line on talent management, performance management, conflict resolution and other areas of employee relations
• Ensure resolution of all staff welfare issues within agreed timelines
• Ensure business synchronization across departments within function of primary assignment (e.g Village Meetings)
• Facilitate and guide various stakeholders on corrective actions,  grievances, conflicts and disciplinary procedures
• Ensure timely and effective deployment of all Employee Well Being initiatives in the function

HR Information Management:

• Design of functional structure in Line with headcount management and organizational structure policy
• Provide accurate payroll inputs (Relocation Allowance, Promotion details, Overtime etc)
• Ensure accuracy and management of employee records
• Provide employee information as required by HR support functions, internal and external audit
• Conduct trends and report analysis on various HR indices

Relevant Skill and Experience

• A BA/B.Sc/HND qualification.
• A professional qualification of CIPMN, CIPD, SHRM is desirable
• Ability to build partnerships in a matrix organizational environment along with providing coaching/counseling to all levels within the organization
• Must demonstrate interpersonal savvy with the ability to maneuver through complex situations effectively while building constructive relationships
• Proven organizational development, performance management and employee relations skills
• Solid problem-solving and business acumen skills
• A minimum of 5 years Human Resources experience in a multinational business environment in an HR Generalist role
• Experience working with organizational leaders to define and execute HR strategies linked to organizational goals
• Able to work on a broad variety of projects
• Able to work efficiently as a team member
• Strong level of influence and negotiation skills
• Solid problem-solving and business acumen skill

Application Closing Date
10th June, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online