School Kits Limited is a leading professional school outfitting firm and a one-stop shop for a wide range of requirements for students from pre-school age through the secondary (High) school age. We are passionate about providing value to schools and parents hence we strive to deliver quality, flexibility and affordability on school supplies.
School Kits Limited commenced business in 2000 and has experienced significant growth for the years becoming a credible brand within the school supply industry in Nigeria. Our competence and credibility can be attested by many satisfied School clients from start-ups schools to well-established institutions as listed in our portfolio.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: HR Manager
Location: Lagos
Job Description/Scope
Strategic Employee Engagement to ensure a motivated workforce and overall increased productivity
Culture custodian- ensuring that the culture of the organization is continually reinforced and that overall work ethics reflects the core values of the company
Manpower planning- Recruitment and backfilling within specified timelines
Management and Administration of Compensation and Benefits
Performance Management- Ensuring the process cycle is adopted with full implementation
Training Needs Identification and Capacity building- Scheduling and Implementation of Trainings
Custodian of Human Resource Policies and Implementation of its provisions
Administration of Employee Welfare activities to include Insurance policies (Group life and HMO management)
Record management/ HRIS (Human Resource Information System) Management and designing roles with specific job descriptions
Strategic roles- Business partner to senior management on business decisions and career path/ succession planning
Other duties assigned.
Responsibilities
Employee Engagement:
Developing robust employee engagement strategies to foster integration of the company’s business units
Ensuring that staff members are actively engaged through regular meetings, one on one sessions
Drafting an activities calendar for the FY and ensuring execution
Staff counselling and support
Dispute/ conflict resolution amongst staff members
Manpower planning and recruitment:
Strategic manpower planning, benchmarking staff structure with standard practice
End to end recruitment, either as expansion or back filling
Matching the allocated budget as per wage bill with resource requisition
Staff audit
Overseeing proper documentation for all staff to include all file requirements as stated in the policy and ensuring that the files are updated with all relevant correspondence in the course of employment
Conducting background check for all new hires within a month of employment and providing feedback to senior management.
Overseeing record management by ensuring staff files are safe and organized in the cabinet provided.
Administration of compensation and benefit:
Ensuring that all staff salaries are processed and updates sent to Accounts by 20th of the month
Prompt processing of all staff allowances as stipulated in the policy
Ensuring strategic review of salaries as per policy and performance appraisal scores and advising senior management on implementation structure
Monitoring pension administration with accounts team to ensure compliance
Coordinating with admin team on staff travels (ticket booking, allowance processing, hotel accommodation)
Managing staff loans and all salary advance requests
Performance Management:
Drafting and reviewing job description for all staff
Ensuring strategic planning for annual performance management cycles
Carrying out a goal settings exercise at the start of the FY and monitoring performance through quarterly periodic review
Scheduling annual appraisals at the end of the FY with all eligible staff
Making recommendation on salary review and or promotion for eligible staff
Carrying out competence mapping to ensure skill sets match relevant roles for staff Developing a performance improvement plan to monitor staff performance.
Training and Development:
Identifying training needs of staff through the appraisal process
Drafting a training budget for the FY fully considering all eligible staff
Sourcing for relevant training (external) and making recommendations to senior management and ensuring implementation of the planned trainings
Building capacities internally by knowledge share sessions and in-house trainings.
HR policies and process implementation:
Strategic policy making with senior management benchmarking standard practice including all business entities
Culture custodian- ensuring that the culture of the organization is continually reinforced and that overall work ethics reflect the core values of the company
Ensuring that the HR policy manual is up to date with all revised/ reviewed policies and ensuring policy implementation
Educating all staff periodically on policies as applicable to their employment lifecycle
Driving compliance with Internal control on all staff policies.
Addressing all disciplinary issues through accurate interpretation of the procedures laid out in the Human Resource Policies
Ensuring prompt escalation of any such issues requiring senior management attention
Issuing queries and final warning letters to defaulters
Ensuring progressive discipline and keeping record of all flagged cases
Coordinate the annual vacation schedule with all Heads of Department and ensure compliance
Ensuring that all vacation days are taken as stipulated in the policy with proper documentation
Processing of leave allowance for staff as stipulated in the policy - (when this policy is implemented by Senior Management).
Staff welfare:
Ensuring that all staff members are adequately provided with work tools. All work tools required for their deliverables must be provided by the Admin and IT teams
Overseeing the management of HMO administration to all staff and ensuring prompt renewal of the scheme
Management of the Group Life insurance policy to cover all eligible staff
Making adequate provision for staff during peak period to include refreshments
Ensuring a safe and healthy working environment in all locations
Making scheduled periodic visits to locations apart from the Head office
Attending to all staff issues and escalating to senior management where necessary.
Strategic roles:
Business partner to senior management on all staff matters. Providing strategic support to senior management on all business decisions as applicable
Coordinate quarterly retreats to review strategic, operational and financial global targets
Strategic implementation of corporate social responsibility and other key HR initiatives
Career path/ succession planning
Any other duties assigned.
Qualifications
B.Sc or M.Sc in any related field
Minimum of 4 years HR experience
Professional HR qualification is an added advantage
Application Closing Date
20th December, 2019.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the "Job Title" as the subject of the mail.