The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria was established as an umbrella Association for Practitioners of Personnel Management in 1968 as the Personnel Management Association of Nigeria. In 1973, it was renamed as Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria. Finally, Act No 58 of 1992 chartered the Institute.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Team Lead - Research, Standards, & Knowledge Management
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full time
Key Responsibility Areas
Research, Standards, Knowledge Management:
Lead the Institutes efforts in promoting/coordinating industry wide and national research activities and services relating to the practice of human resource management.
Lead on drafting, updating, editing and translating generic and core HR standards, for both practice and certification, after due research and consultations with certification organizations, the Institute’s stakeholders and other organizations and persons as appropriate.
Draw up strategies and plans for researching people and business management issues.
Initiate and develop research topics and review research studies in relevant and priority areas of interest.
Develop and supervise research effort/activities aimed at solving specific problems or addressing specific needs in the local/global environment.
Manage and follow through research projects and reviews reports on research carried out.
Monitor the development of relevant HR and related research topics and ensures the Institute keeps abreast with current developments world-wide on all relevant HR practices applicable in the Nigerian context.
Set standards and procedures for the conduct of research in the Institute including standards on authors, reviewers, and printers to ensure research materials are adequate to CIPM’s research needs.
Advise other departments on scientific research methodology, measurement, inferential logic, and statistical procedures.
Provide content knowledge gained from prior training, experience, literature reviews, and research studies.
Teach various audiences about research and evaluation methods and best practices.
Present information and guidance about research methodology, data collection, analysis, and interpretive processes.
Comparative analysis of the Institutes standards and other standards and contribute to defining relationships between them.
Contribute to discussions on standards and policies guiding the HR practice in Nigeria, in particular within the framework of the Institutes mandate.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Technical Skills and Attitudes:
Building Collaborative Relationships: The ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships with others inside or outside the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support to the business.
Ability to develops and maintain a vibrant, longterm network of relationships with individuals from multiple constituencies.
Has a successful track record of developing, managing, growing, and institutionalizing complex relationships on behalf of the company.
Communication: The ability to plan and deliver oral and written communications that make an impact and persuade their intended audiences.
Emotional intelligence – being able to understand and manage your own and others’ emotions, and their effect on behaviors and attitudes.
Customer Orientation: The ability to demonstrate concern for satisfying one’s external and/or internal customers.
Achieving results: Sets realistic targets for himself/herself and for the team; ensures availability of resources and supports staff members in achieving results. Monitors progress and performance; evaluates achievements and integrates lessons learned.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Arts, Business Management, Personnel / HR Management, or related discipline.
A certified member of a CIPM is required
Masters Degree would be an added advantage
Other Requirements:
Computer Literate: Excel, Word, Outlook, and MS Office
Experience:
Minimum of 7 years experience in Research relating to Human Resource Management, Training and
Development, Performance Management, Compensations and Benefits, Research, Change Management,
Organizational Design and Organizational Effectiveness (OD/OE) and HR Consulting
Knowledge of Nigerian labour laws, ILO, and global HR best practices
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.