Chief People Officer at a Leading Construction and Manufacturing Group - Elizabeth Maddeux Limited

Elizabeth Maddeux Limited - Our client, a leading construction and manufacturing group, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief People Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Our client is seeking an experienced and strategic Chief People Officer (CPO) to lead the company’s people strategy and human capital management.
• The CPO will be responsible for building a high-performance culture, strengthening talent capability, ensuring compliance with labour laws, and aligning people practices with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities
People Strategy & Leadership:

• Develop and execute a people and culture strategy aligned with the company’s business goals.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the MD/CEO and executive team on workforce planning and organizational design.
• Drive culture transformation, employee engagement, and leadership effectiveness.

Talent Management & Workforce Planning:

• Lead recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategies across factory and corporate roles.
• Develop succession planning and leadership development frameworks.
• Oversee performance management systems and competency frameworks.

Employee Relations & Compliance:

•  Ensure compliance with Nigerian labour laws, industrial relations standards, and company policies.
• Manage employee relations, discipline, grievance handling, and conflict resolution.
• Oversee engagement with unions (where applicable) and regulatory bodies.

Learning, Development & Capability Building:

•  Design and implement training and development programs for factory and office staff.
• Build technical, leadership, and behavioral capability across the organization.
• Promote continuous learning and talent development.

Compensation, Rewards & HR Operations:

• Oversee compensation, benefits, payroll, and rewards structures.
• Ensure competitive, fair, and performance-linked remuneration frameworks.
•  Drive HR process efficiency, digitization, and policy governance.

Health, Safety, Wellbeing & Culture:

• Collaborate with operations to promote workplace health, safety, and employee wellbeing.
• Champion diversity, inclusion, and ethical workplace practices.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Employee engagement and satisfaction scores.
• Staff turnover and retention rates.
•  Time-to-hire and quality-of-hire metrics.
• Leadership and succession readiness coverage.
• Training effectiveness and capability improvement.
• Compliance with labour laws and zero major HR infractions.
• Performance management cycle completion rate.
•  HR cost efficiency vs budget.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or related field.
• A Master's degree or MBA is an advantage.
• Professional HR certification (CIPM, SHRM, HRCI) is required.
• Minimum 10 years HR experience, with at least 5–7 years in a senior leadership role.
• Strong experience in FMCG, Construction, or manufacturing environments is highly desirable.

Skills & Competencies:

•  Strategic thinking and strong business acumen.
•  Proven leadership and people management capability.
• Deep understanding of Nigerian labour laws and HR best practices.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills.
•  High integrity, emotional intelligence, and discretion.
•  Ability to drive change and culture transformation.

What We Offer

• N1,000,000 - N1,500,000 monthly.
• Training and professional development opportunities.
• Career growth in a performance-driven FMCG Company.
• Supportive team culture and enabling environment.

Application Closing Date
20th February, 2026.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV and cover letter to: recruit@elizabethmaddeux.com using “Chief
People Officer” as the subject of the email.

Note: Only qualified candidates will be contacted.