HR Manager (Merit)

Duties/functions may include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Employment law - working conditions, disciplinary and grievance procedures, equal opportunities, redundancies, paternity pay and maternity rights
• Recruitment - hiring staff, producing job descriptions, placing adverts, working with recruitment consultancies, organising interviews and running assessment centres.
• Training and development - putting together a staff training programme and identifying suitable courses for staff.
• Salary reviews - researching salaries and ensuring they are in line with legal requirements and industry standards
• Documentation - writing staff handbooks, contracts, staff memos, and issuing written offers of employment, promotion etc.
• Staff welfare - providing counselling facilities and sports and social activities for staff.
• You may also work closely with company lawyers and trade unions.
• You must make sure that the organisation is employing the right people, with the right kills and qualifications for the job.
• You'll need an excellent understanding of how your organisation operates, its business requirements and commercial objectives.
• You'll work very closely with other departments and provide an information resource for both employees and senior management.
• Developing, advising, implementing and communicating management policies.
• Employment legislation, training requirements and graduate recruitment.

Skills and Interests
• 4 years (minimum) experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Diplomatic and negotiaton skills
• The ability to work on your own initiative
• Outstanding organisational skills
• The ability to work under pressure
• The ability to work with personnel from all levels
• Tact, and the ability to deal with difficult situations
• Numerical and budgeting skills
• IT skills
• Knowledge of Nigeria employment legislation.
• An interest in career development and training within the workplace.