Senior Manager - Recruitment at Food Concepts Plc

Food Concepts commenced operations in 2001. From inception, our aim has been clear-cut and focused: to revolutionize the food sector in West Africa and to deliver extraordinary satisfaction to our stakeholders.

Since launching in 2004, Chicken Republic (Subsidiary of Food concepts) has already opened 55 stores in Nigeria and Ghana. On this basis, we are proud of the brand’s hard-earned reputation as the fastest growing chicken QSR in West Africa and the number 1 chicken QSR in Nigeria (both in revenues and number of outlets). In addition, Chicken Republic was ranked as one of Nigeria’s top 20 brands across all categories (Financial Standards Awards 2009).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Manager - Recruitment

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Purpose

• The job holder is responsible of overseeing the company's recruitment operations.
• Their responsibilities include setting recruitment goals and guidelines, establishing recruitment budgets and timelines, performing extensive research and analysis, spearheading recruitment activities, and developing strategies to optimize recruitment operations

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas
Strategic Planning & Implementation:

• Develop and implement strategic recruiting plans and programs to achieve qualitative staffing and diversity hiring objectives for the Company
• Utilize technology to manage recruitment operations across the Business Divisions
• Research the intricacies of the ever-changing industry environment, recognize trends and implement recruitment changes when need arises
• Support with alignment of Food Concepts’ strategic objectives and short, medium, and long term goals
• Building strong relationships with all the company divisions, franchisee and external companies, establish clear accountabilities and create value adding business opportunities.
• Develop knowledge base within and understanding of each business divisions’ people need and anticipate talent challenges
• Build and maintain communication with candidate pipeline and ensure continuous business and HR interaction with key talents

Recruitment Operations:

• Manage oversight of company's social media presence on LinkedIn and other social sites.
• Ensure the effective utilization and optimization of technology implemented to
• Manage relationships with senior management team and garner their support and participation in diversity outreach activities
• Develop recruitment process improvement initiatives and compliance methods to country laws and regulations
• Source candidates through referrals, online recruiting, agency relationships, LinkedIn, industry networking functions and other platform that works
• Develop and implement new ATS in conjunction with Business Division while ensuring the department meet all milestones and final deadline
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws in relation to recruitment
• Demonstrate ability in Internet, print media advertising, promotional materials and all education programs in relation to recruitment and retention
• Maintain an expert understanding of software applications and require technological equipment including laptop computers, internet connections, projectors, etc.
• Maintain recruiting metrics in excel, and other software application where possible
• Plan the resources available and those also required in alignment with the skills needed for the division’s businesses.
• Manage the ‘total cost to company (CTC)’ of the employees in alignment with the budgetary conveniences of the businesses.

Operational/Administrative Functions:

• Maintain relations with external stakeholders (i.e. labour authorities, local communities)
• Participate in business review meetings with different business divisions providing guidance on matters spanning across staff cost and Profit and Loss relations.
• Participate in Ad Hoc meetings for the purpose of implementing initiatives that impact business strategy
• Keep the records; documents and files relating to all staff
• Ensure all due correspondences, memos, reports and certificates are tracked in each employees files
• Provide periodic up to date report on key Human Resources metrics and activities as it relates to the business division

Reporting and Supervision:

• Plan, assigns and supervises Recruitment staff
• Plan, schedule, coordinate, review and report on the work of Human Resources staff
• Ensure periodic HR reports/metrics to Head, Human Resources Services

Key Performance Indicators:

• Time to fill vacancies (Target Vs Actual)
• Number of Qualified Candidates per post
• % of position filled over required talent
• Acceptance Rate against target
• Sourcing Channel Efficiency
• % of new hires that exited the business before confirmation
• Manage the cost of hiring within the stipulated/agreed budget
• Compliance with regulatory stipulations

Knowledge Requirements:

• Knowledge of Recruitment and Selection process
• Knowledge of Nigerian Labour laws and HR policies
• Knowledge of creative candidate sourcing techniques and channels to generate talent including networking, headhunting, market research and social media
• Knowldgede of relevant technology for the identification and attraction of candidates
• Demonstrates strong screening, interviewing and assessment skills
• Knowledge of processes in the Food/QSR Industry.

Job Specifications

• A good First Degree in Social / Management / Physical Sciences
• Possession of Recruiter License
• Possession of a Post graduate degree in Human Resources/Business Administration or related field is an added advantage
• Membership of CIPM, PHRI, CIPD or any other related professional qualification is required.
• Minimum of 8 years working experience in human resources / administration capacity role.

Decision Expectations:

• Recommend the best resources for the business
• Provides recommendations/ advice to the management on Recruitment matters
• Provides customer-focused HR Services.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.