Talent Acquisition Specialist at Husk Power Energy Systems Nigeria Limited

Husk Power Systems (“Husk”) is an award-winning clean energy company serving rural India and Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2023, it was named “World’s Best Challenger Brand” in the energy industry and is a 3-time Global Cleantech 100 company. The company’s AI-powered rural energy platform provides 24/7 renewable power to rural households, commercial customers, institutions, and small factories. It also delivers a range of other products and services, including e-commerce and credit financing of branded appliances for home and commercial use, as well as community-based solutions for e-mobility and the agricultural value chain. Husk’s mission is to superchange economic growth and social well-being in rural communities that are unserved and underserved. 

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist

Location: Abuja
Job Type: Full time
Division / Function: HR/Admin
Reports to: Assistant Manager, HR & Admin and Country Director

Role Summary

• Husk is seeking a skilled Talent Acquisition Specialist to source and manage top-notch talent. In this role, you will be responsible for Continuously developing networks/partnerships to actively build a database/pipeline of applicants and close qualified candidates, determining job requirements, screening candidates, and forecasting hiring needs.
• You will also be required to promote our company's brand with recruitment initiatives and events.
• To ensure success in the role, you should possess extensive experience as a recruiter and the ability to attract the perfect talent for each role.
• Accomplished talent acquisition specialists are attuned to the hiring needs of their company and contribute to its success by hiring talented and reliable candidates, as well as ensuring these employees are managed for optimum productivity.

Key Responsibilities
General:

• Drive manpower planning and the recruiting strategy for the company, while bringing a high level of clarity surrounding hiring plans and metrics. 
• Managing overall hiring process in line with company recruitment policy – applications’ evaluation, candidates’ screening, pre-interview assessments, interview questions’ compilation, and candidates’ interviewing.
• Build and track internship/trainee programs with relevant schools and stakeholders, ensuring the company (and relevant info) is represented at relevant recruitment events, career fairs, etc.
• Position may require work responsibilities outside of normal business hours.
• Other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Talent Acquisition:

• Liaising with internal departments to determine recruitment needs.
• Determining selection criteria, hiring profiles, and job requirements for vacant positions.
• Talent sourcing through online career portals, recruitment sites, job boards, and social platforms, as well as print media, posters, and flyers, when required.

Employee Onboarding & Talent Management:

• Arrange pre-employment testing, background & and references screenings. Evaluation and input of our current vendors.
• Create offer letters, maintain applicant tracking system, recruiting reports, and other staffing administration functions as needed.
• Conduct new employee onboarding, ensuring the process is engaging and that processes are followed and accurate.

Business Growth and Support:

• Communicate internally with hiring managers and employees regularly to promote the referral program and internal opportunities.
• Training and Development: Evolve systematic training needs identification, prepare a training calendar and events, and schedule the same as per business requirements.
• Talent Retention: Design & and implement various short-term & and long-term plans for various levels to ensure retention of critical talent and high performers.

Organizational Strategy:

• Actively contribute inputs to the development of the company's Business plan, ensuring alignment with talent acquisition outlook.
• Preparing hiring forecasts as part of the company's strategic planning.
• Contribute towards long-term organizational strategic goals, providing inputs to talent management and retention strategies.

Requirements

• 3+ years of human resources, talent acquisition, and Business Development experience preferred.
• Relevant HR Certification obtained would be advantageous.
• Work experience in the power sector, FMCG, or consumer durable industry will be an advantage.
• Strong understanding of staffing principles, laws, and procedures and solid working experience in the end-to-end recruitment process.
• Demonstrated experience in various recruiting techniques and experience in online/social media recruiting.
• Able to provide high-level talent acquisition and management support to various business units.
• Ability to drive engagement with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Clear and concise communication and presentation skills in both verbal and written contexts.
• Commitment to continuous process improvement in people strategies and initiatives.
• Meticulous in documenting and reporting. Can create working processes and databases for building robust role pipelines.
• Experience within the off-grid (power) sector a plus.

Salary and Benefit

• NGN 200,000 to NGN 300,000 / Month (Based on experience).
• Husk offers flexible working conditions with employee benefits that are in line with global best practices. These include clear career growth planning, transparent performance review and reward processes that are gender neutral, maternity, and paternity leave, gender-inclusive workplace conditions with special attention given to the safety and security of our women employees, 18-day annual paid leave, and family health insurance.
• Husk does not believe in micromanagement and encourages its employees to have a healthy work-life balance, giving them the freedom to manage their workload to be compatible with their lives.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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