Compensation & Benefits Specialist at Egbin Power Plc

Egbin Power Plc. Lagos is one of the biggest additions to the electricity industry in Nigeria. Often seen as the biggest single generating power station in Sub-Saharan Africa, it was built to meet the every rising demand for electricity in Lagos and its environs.

Following the nation’s privatization exercise, Sahara, through its power division, Sahara Power Group and sundry affiliations, acquired the 1320 MW installed capacity Egbin Power Plant. We are working towards deploying a minimum of 5,000 MW of electricity generation over the next five years.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Compensation & Benefits Specialist

Job Identification: 546
Location: Egbin, Nigeria

Job Description

• The Compensation & Benefits Specialist is responsible for designing, implementing, and administering competitive and equitable compensation and benefits programs that support talent attraction, retention, and performance across the plant. 
• This role ensures compliance with regulatory requirements while aligning reward strategies with business objectives.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate the accurate and timely processing of staff salaries and benefits organisation-wide.
• Validate payroll inputs, including allowances, variable allowance, deductions, and bonuses.
• Assist in the administration and implementation of employee compensation and benefit plans. 
• Assist in tracking and reporting all payroll-related issues and/or complaints from staff.
• Prepare and ensure timely processing and remittance of all payroll-related deductions, e.g. PAYE, pension contributions, etc.
• Support budgeting and workforce planning from a compensation perspective.
• Coordinate the handling of payroll-related queries/disputes, e g, PAYE audit, pension audit, etc. 
• Ensure proper maintenance and administration of the payroll system.
• Coordinate the processing of staff Tax Clearance Certificates (TCC).
• Recommend and participate in the development or revision of Compensation Management policies.
• Assist in keeping track of global and local best practices as it relates to compensation management and notify the Head Compensation & Benefits accordingly.
• Participate in team meetings and activities as required.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the Head, Human Resources.
• Implement data protection policies and practices of Egbin Power Plc.
• Ensure compliance with the NDPR and other data protection laws and data protection policies. 
• Undertake a Data Protection Impact Assessment, as applicable, to curb the risk during data processing operations.
• Ensure awareness, understanding, and application of QHSE policy and application of departmental objectives.
• Ensure awareness of the Integrated Management System (ISO 9001:2015, 14001:2015 &45001:2018) and implications of not conforming with the requirements.
• Understand and identify hazards, risks, environmental aspects, and Impacts as it is related to their jobs.

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in Humanities, Social Science or relevant discipline.
• 4 - 7 years’ experience in compensation & benefits, payroll or total reward.
• Professional certification in HR Management is required, such as Senior Professional in Human Resources International (SPHRI) or Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM), among others.

Skills and Competencies:

• Good knowledge of the power sector in terms of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations, legislation, etc.
• Excellent numerical skills.
• In-depth knowledge of salary structure and development, benefits, compensation and other related activities.
• Strong knowledge of payroll systems and HRIS (e.g., Oracle, SAP, or similar). 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (advanced functions, data analysis). 
• Understanding of Nigerian labour laws and statutory compliance.
• Up-to-date knowledge of market/ industry information on compensation and benefits.
• Strong leadership, relationship management and interpersonal skills.
• Very good communication, business writing and presentation skills.
• Excellent negotiation skills and influencing skills.
• High ethical standards and integrity.

Application Closing Date
17th May, 2026 by 10:55 PM.