Wakanow.com is Nigeria’s leading online travel company that provides customers with everything they need to research, plan and purchase a trip locally and globally.

Wakanow.com offers travelers the cheapest available fares for flights, hotel reservations, airport pickups, visa assistance, vacation packages and many other travel services from a broad selection of partners.

Wakanow.com Limited is recruiting to fill the vacant position of:

Job Title: Human Resources Manager

Job ID: 6571847

Job Location: Lagos

Job Description
Recruitment and Selection

  • Reviews and edits job descriptions based on communications and inputs of line managers
  • Responsible for manpower planning and identifying the hiring needs yearly
  • Works with the information technology department in ensuring career opportunities are posted and updated on company’s website.
  • Responsible for designing recruitment and selection policies and manuals as well as training managers on these.
  • Obtains hiring needs from line managers and is involved in the selection and decision making process.
  • Liaises with consulting firms and recruitment agencies in outsourcing key HR functions.
  • Design and coordinates induction process to integrate new staff into the work place.
  • Prepares offer letters, carries out reference checks, manages confirmation of new hires.


Compensation and Benefits

  • Monitors and reviews the company’s salary and benefits structure to ensure a balance between control of costs and attracting/retaining staff.
  • Conducts annual salary surveys, implements and annually updates compensation program.
  • Gather and analyze market data to measure the competitiveness of the Board’s compensation and benefits package, and make recommendations as appropriate.
  • Provides timely and appropriate staff information to Finance department for salary review and administration
  • Advises management on PAYE, pension, welfare and insurance schemes.


Employee Relations

  • Issues letters of employment to new members of staff and collates their relevant details for filing.
  • Maintains current records of all staff details with respect to personal information, salary and benefits such as welfare, Group Life Insurance, Pension, medicals etc.
  • Coordinates disciplinary and grievance procedures, working with the Legal department where necessary
  • Conduct exit interviews when necessary.
  • Manages working conditions, disciplinary and grievance procedures, equal opportunities, redundancies and employee leave schedule.
  • Formulates and implements sound, current and innovative HR policies in line with labour laws and business objectives.
  • Ensures they are communicated to employees and implemented company wide.


Training and Development

  • Develops and maintains relationships with external training bodies, examination bodies and recruitment consultants.
  • Designs new staff training programmes and updates existing ones.
  • In consultation with line managers, follows up individual development needs and source external training provision as and when required, monitoring training costs against budget.
  • Works with heads of departments to design appropriate training and development programmes for staff in the various departments.
  • Organizes in house learning and development programmes for appropriate staff on a regular basis and ensures full attendance of both trainees and facilitators.
  • Reviews developmental plans with heads of departments and creates training plan for the year


Performance Management

  • Ensures an effective performance management is in place which is tied to the business strategy.
  • Trains managers and employees on the use of the performance management system
  • Coordinates the performance evaluation, collates results and arranges review with managers.
  • Prepares and presents reports to management team


Others Key Functions

  • Responsible for the achievement of the department goals and financial objectives and reports progress to the board of directors.
  • Prepares HR budget and makes presentation to defend it.


Desired Skills & Experience
Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Relations and Personal Management, Law or Social Sciences
  • Masters degree in Human Resources or MBA is an added advantage
  • Qualified CIPM/CIPD/SHRM or registered member is compulsory


Training requirements:

  • Knowledgeable on HR procedures and policies
  • Knowledgeable on the application of Nigerian labour laws
  • Project Management Experience


Required Skills:

  • Deciding and initiating action
  • Leading and supervising
  • Working with people
  • Adhering to principles and values
  • Persuading and influencing
  • Presenting and communicating information
  • Analyzing
  • Writing and Reporting
  • Applying expertise and technology
  • Formulating strategies and concepts
  • Planning and organizing
  • Delivering results and meeting customer expectations


Work Experience:

  • Minimum of 7 experience in Human Resources with at least two (2) in a supervisory capacity.


Mode of Application
Qualified and interested applicants should
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Application Deadline: 7th August, 2013