Human Resources Executive Marketing Job Vacancy at British American Tobacco (BAT) Nigeria

• Through active participation within the TM & D structure will assist in the implementation of the HR strategy and Functional specific strategies for TM&D Functions contributing to the achievement of marketing functional objectives and plans.
• Proactively review existing HR policies and procedures to ensure they are always relevant to current needs; educate line management/field force on these for them to properly understand their objectives and relevance to them and the Company; and ensure they are implemented accordingly.
• Carry out manpower planning to ensure ready availability of talent to fill roles (both from within and outside the Company) with minimum gaps.
• Run/participate in interviews and assessment/development centres and determines assessment and selection tools to ensure effective recruitment and selection.
• Communicates with, consults with and assists the trade team in ensuring grievance and disciplinary procedures and practices are fair and transparent and are carried out accordingly through active participation.
• Participate in ensuring our remuneration policies, procedures and practices are applied equitably.
• Participates fully as a project member on identified HR and TM & D projects, e.g. E-Recruitment.
• Participate in ensuring all employees fully understand their roles, have/see a clear line-of-sight, understand their leadership passages and dimensions with a view to ensure that development is a constant priority.
• Provide reinforcement mechanisms through agreed Your Voice Action planning in ensuring that the work ethic within trade field force is driven by the Guiding Principles.
• Actively support line management to use robust communication as a vehicle to build trust, openness and understanding within and across their teams.
• Participate in ensuring line management embraces a culture of learning that proactively encourages sharing knowledge, experience etc within and across teams.
• Act as a professional advisor to employee/management on people issues
• Assists in the development and implementation of strategies to embed certain HR common platforms and best practices that will ensure self-sufficiency in the local context.
• Provides HR support to functional renewal processes eg. Restructuring.
• Develop & implement people-focused initiatives that would increase motivation and enhance performance.
• Encourage innovativeness in employees and assist line managers to encourage

• The role holder should be a graduate of any discipline with 5 years Human Resources management experience.
• A detailed knowledge of Nigerian labour law and Nigerian labour custom and practice is fundamental.
• Be up-to-date on the changing roles of HR in today’s and tomorrow’s workplace
• High level of initiative, confidentiality & commitment
• Ability to skilfully engage and influence at all levels.
• Has sufficient IT knowledge/skills to generate, operate and run reports.
• Excellent Interpersonal & leadership skills are also required.
• A Strong team player with high level of decision making, objectivity, creativity & Integrity.
• Due to the changing face of the HR practice, it is imperative that the jobholder can adapt to changes when necessary.