Elizabeth Maddeux Limited - Our client, a leading construction and manufacturing group, is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Chief People Officer
Location: Ikeja, 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's 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 .