Human Resources Manager at Northwest Petroleum & Gas Company Limited

Northwest Petroleum & Gas Company Limited is a Company in the Oil & Gas Sector of the economy with international repute. The Company has vast experience in the importation, supply, distribution, and storage of Petroleum Products and is also actively involved in the official export of Crude Oil from Nigeria being one of the twenty-seven Companies approved by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for allocation and export of Nigerian Crude Oil. Presently, amongst other facilities, the Company operates two (2) Ultra-Modern Mega Petroleum Products Storage Terminals with a combined capacity of 96.8 million litres certified and duly licensed by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and an Ultra-Modern Berthing Facility with an International state of the art Fire Fighting and Safety Equipment in the Calabar Free Trade Zone, Cross River State.

We are recruiting a diligent, forward looking, and self-driven professional to fill the position below:

Job Title: Human Resources Manager

Location: Lagos (Onsite)

Objective

• To play a critical role in the design and implementation of strategic initiatives to retain and grow our employees, support current and future business needs through the development, engagement, motivation, and preservation of human capital.

Job Profile
The ideal candidate must be able to:

• Facilitate the development and implementation of comprehensive people management strategy and plans, with focus on ensuring alignment with the company’s business strategy and mission critical business objectives.
• Guide the continuous utilization of the company’s Performance Management framework in accurately assessing staff performance against agreed metrics and determining critical development needs.
• Engage productively with Heads of Business Units/Departments to develop Key Performance indicators (KPIs) for different job roles in the company and agree measurable annual performance targets.
• Provide technical advice and guidance on all matters relating to employment legislation and staff contract issues to ensure that any liability exposures are minimized and/or managed in full compliance with relevant laws.
• Communicate human capital strategy and operating plans to business units and other functional areas to ensure shared understanding of the people management support imperatives for achieving operational effectiveness and business success.
• Facilitate the design and implementation of the company’s people development and training strategies, plans and programmes to ensure identified capacity development needs are addressed with appropriate training interventions.
• Develop and provide guidance to Executive Management in the implementation of a career progression and effective succession planning system and supporting processes to ensure a robust and consistent pipeline of competent staff to fill jobs at senior management level and other positions across the business.
• Define and maintain a competitive and merit-based compensation system to support company’s strategy to become an employer of choice for quality talent.
• Facilitate the achievement and sustenance of industrial peace and harmony within the organization
• Co-ordinates the requirement and ensure availability of talent for the business at every given time.
• Establishes a network of relationships with the employees and ensure that this improves efficiency across the businesses.
• Manages fairly and thoroughly all employees’ complaints and disciplinary process in the business.
• Collaborates with departments to provide support and assistance in resolving conflicts, grievances, and ethical issue.

Job and Person Specification

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in any Social Sciences, Humanities, Business Administration disciplines, etc.
• Minimum of 12 years relevant experience in a senior generalist role in a similar organization, out of which 5 years must have been in managerial role.
• Professional certification in Human Resources from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPMN) or its equivalent (e.g., HR Certification Institute (HRCI), Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD)), Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM).
• A relevant postgraduate degree (e.g., MSc in HRM, Management with HR focus or MBA) would be an added advantage.

Key Competencies:

• High degree of integrity, good Business understanding, interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism and confidentiality.
• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and HR metrics.
• Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organizations HRIS and talent management systems.
• Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Training methods and evaluation.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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