Head, Human Resouces at Great Consulting

Great Consulting - Our client is a reputable firm operating in Real Estate with offices in Lagos and other principal cities in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Human Resources

Job Ref.: HHR/12/18
Location: Lagos

Duties
General Administrative Duties:

• The Head of HR is tasked with the management of the day-today operation of employee-relation functions inclusive of employee absences and employee vacations.
• The Head of HR is tasked with successfully collecting, storing, and managing important documentation in both electronic and hard copy format through a clear and concise reference system. The Head of HR also prepares important employee documentation inclusive but not limited to employment contracts, employee settlement documentation, and offers of employment.
• The Head of HR will also have an ability to distinguish between conflicting demands, scheduling, and planning in order to meet priorities and deadlines,
• He/She is further tasked with tracking all matters pertaining to employee pensions. The Head of HR also takes initiative in enforcing the importance of complying with the HR policies, procedures, and processes.
• He/She also has the duty of maintaining up-to-date procedure manuals for all HR duties and ensuring that workstation risk assessments are conducted for all new employees.

Collaboration:

• The role of the Head of HR is a collaborative one where he liaises with the finance department and provides essential information that ensures that pay roll is carried out in accordance with policies approved.
• The Head of HR also works closely with the Head Shared Services in the development of the business’s overall human resources strategies to guarantee the implementation of HR best practice across the business and in accordance with specified business objectives.

Recruitment and Selection:

• The Head of HR also plays a major role in selection and recruitment where he I she castes out administrative duties, for example, the preparation of recruitment documents and materials, organization of the recruitment timetable, drafting and placing adverts, administering recruitment campaigns through the e-recruitment systems, sitting on interview panels, and administering tests. In this position, the Head of HR also ensures that the HR recruitment team complies with safe recruitment practices and compliance inclusive of background checks.

On-boarding and Induction:

• The Head of HR administers the process through which new employees are taken aboard and indoctrinated, for example, preparation of contracts, volunteer agreements, as well as the processing of all pre-employment checks.
• The Head of HR additionally conducts induction meetings with new employees and liaises with departmental heads and managers in ensuring that they are fully aware of their roles and responsibilities in the induction process. In this capacity, the Head of HR administers also oversees and records the business’s quarterly/annual appraisal cycle and training needs.

Analytics:

• The Head of HR plays an analytical role ensuring that the human resources database consistently and accurately reflects the current staff details and conditions. This is inclusive of inputting starters and leavers, changing of details, contractual amendments, annual leave, and the recording of sick and other leaves.
• In this capacity, the Head of HR creates appropriate reports from the human resources database for monitoring and auditing employee data, training, and performance, among other processes. The Head of HR also monitors, analyses, and reports on the success of implemented administrative policies and avails solutions where improvements may be needed. Knowledge:
• The Head of HR provides day-to-day advice to departmental heads, managers, and employees on general HR related policies and procedures, forwarding issues that are more complex to the Head Shared Services.

Other Duties:

• The Head of HR also performs similar administrative duties as are necessary for the proper execution of his/her duties.

Required Qualifications

• Education: The Head of must have a master's degree in Human Resources, Labor Laws, Public Administration, Business Administration, or any other related field. An equivalent of the same in working experience is also acceptable for the position.
• Experience: A candidate for the position must have had at least 10 to 15 years of working experience in a senior managerial position within the HR department. The candidate will also demonstrate an experience and knowledge of HR administrative best practices, HR Technology, and general practices. The candidate will also have had experience in business process optimization with significant exposure in review processes that lead to the identification of redundancies or inefficiencies.
• A suitable candidate will also have had proven success in redefining processes for achieving productivity gains. The candidate will also demonstrate experience working in a Senior Manager position within a HR department, leading a team towards the achievement of goals and targets.
• Not more than 40 years of age

Communication Skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills are a necessity for this post

Application Closing Date
COB Tuesday; 11th December, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should download and fill the Application Form below and send along with detailed CV (MS Word of PDF format) to: greatconsulting2005@gmail.com with the subject title "Head Human Resources (HHR/12/18)"

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