Talent Team Lead at BlackHouse Media (BHM) Nigeria

BHM is an international communications services company operating from Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, the United Kingdom and the United States to help organisations communicate for impact. Founded in 2006, we work with clients and partners in diverse sectors, including technology, fast-moving consumer goods, entertainment, financial services, telecommunications, education, and media, as well as government and non-governmental organisations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Talent Team Lead

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: People and Culture
Reports to: Head of People and Culture, BHM

Job Overview

• Are you a skilled, innovative, ambitious performance-driven and kind manager of people and resources?
• Do you have experience building a culture of trust, excellence and disruption in a rapidly-growing, diverse organisation? Are you interested in pursuing or continuing a career at the intersection of communications and consulting, media and marketing, technology and creativity?
• Would you consider an opportunity to be part of an organisation building Africa's first global communications services company? 
• If your answer to all of the above is 'nah, not me', we thank you for reading this far. You may leave now and consider forwarding to anyone you know who fits the bill. 
• But if you can answer yes to some or all of the above, then it may be you we've been looking for. We want you!
• We are a fast-growing African consultancy seeking a Talent Team Lead to manage our talent function and execute our ambition to become the number one company of choice on the continent and beyond for professionals who want to put themselves and their continent on the map for good. 
• We put people before profit and want you to help us institutionalise this ethos while creating a dynamic, engaging and inclusive workplace that fosters excellence and innovation for the benefit of colleagues, clients, and shareholders.
• As the Talent Team Lead, you will support the Head of People & Culture and all business leads in managing all talent-related issues and driving the company's growth through effective HR strategies.
• In addition, you will work closely with the Head of People & Culture to translate our strategic goals into effective HR initiatives that will help us to grow and succeed in a rapidly changing market.

Key Responsibilities
As a Talent Team Lead at BHM, you will be responsible for the following:

• Developing and managing internal and external employer branding activities to help BHM maintain its position as an employer of choice
• Facilitating and implementing best-in-class operating procedures around core people practices such as talent acquisition, performance management, learning and development, and people engagement/satisfaction monitoring
• Developing people solutions for the BHM's businesses to help business leaders be more effective in managing their people
• Be the local point of expertise and or/knowledge essential for implementing executive-level strategies related to our people
• Working with the Head of People to implement our HR technology initiatives, including HR information systems, talent management systems, learning management systems, applicant tracking systems and other digital tools to enhance the employee experience
• Implementing our people engagement initiatives, including training and development programs, employee recognition programs, and wellness initiatives
• Identifying and addressing skill gaps through learning and development initiatives
• Coordinating and delivering an optimal internal mobility programme, functional across all BHM's business locations
• Managing all issues affecting the employee life cycle in the organisation from entry to exit, amongst others
• Managing BHM's alum program (BHM Ex) to maintain and strengthen relationships with all past employees.

Person Specification
To be successful in this role, you should have the following required qualifications, skills and aptitudes:

• 4+ years of HR generalist experience 
• Membership of professional bodies - CIPD, SHRM, CIPM
• Understanding of human resources management service delivery through centres of excellence
• Impeccable attention to detail and demonstrate good judgement 
• Excellent communication skills (spoken, written)- able to write and speak the English Language excellently
• Keen interest and experience in written internal and external communications
• Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels of the organisation
• Be a strategic thinker, confident, creative, and passionate about people, with proven abilities to work as part of a team with the potential to grow into leadership roles
• Ability to motivate and inspire teams
• Able to prioritise and work under pressure and with minimal supervision
• Ability to work effectively in a virtual and hybrid environment
• Knowledge of ATS, HRIS and LMS platforms and how they work
• A tech enthusiast, able to use many tech-supported tools to support personal and business performance
• Knowledge of tech-enabled productivity/work management tools, such as Trello, Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites, Spaces, etc.), Mailchimp, Grammarly, etc.

Desirable requirements for the role:

• Project management qualification (Prince 2, PMP etc.)
• Experience using social media platforms such as Linkedin, Twitter, TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram to build employer brand awareness and develop thought leadership 
• Understanding of the media, marketing, advertising and software technology industries
• Interest in and ability to travel across Africa, the UK, and America.

Benefits
We offer:

• Salary: N10,000,000 - N13,000,000 Annually.
• Competitive pay, including housing support, own school fees support, power support, and travel support, in line with the peculiarities of working from Nigeria.
• Flexible and customisable working 
• Unlimited paid sick days after one year of full-time employment
• Unlimited paid time off as of the first day of confirmation of full-time employment
• Gym memberships 
• Premium group life insurance (6x yearly remuneration)
• Premium Healthcare Insurance 
• Performance-based bonus.

Application Closing Date
26th January, 2024.