Our client, a company in the financial industry sector, is seeking to hire a Head, Human Resources who will play a vital role in overall administration , coordination and strategic evaluation of the human resources department for the entire group. He/she will be responsible for all Human Resources related solutions that influence business decisions. The Head, HR will also improve HR initiatives, enhancing staff morale and relations between staff and management, contribute to attaining business goals, promote good HR practices and attract talented recruits to meet the organization’s needs.

Key Responsibilities

Develops organization strategies by identifying and researching human resources issues.
Implements human resources strategies by establishing department accountabilities, including talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, compensation, health and welfare benefits, training and development, records management, safety and health, succession planning, employee relations and retention, and labor relations.
Manages human resources operations by overseeing recruitment, selection, orientation, training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining of staff.
Planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing staff job contributions, maintaining compensation, determining production, productivity.
Develops human resources operations budgets and financial strategies by estimating, forecasting, and anticipating requirements.
Accomplishes special project results by identifying and clarifying issues and priorities.
Supports management by providing human resources advice, counsel, and decisions.
Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation.
Updates job knowledge by participating in conferences and educational opportunities.
Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Lead and support the development and implementation of HR policy across all units of the department, and areas of the organization including improving performance, maximizing attendance and providing effective management of change and development.
Direct and work with the HR team to develop, co-ordinate, implement and audit all HR activity within the department and across the organization.
Assists executive management in the annual review, preparation and administration of group’s salary productivity target.
Participates on committees and special projects and seeks additional responsibilities.
Maintain effective employee relations including participation, consultation and negotiation with representative bodies and ensure maintenance of productive working relationships with all colleagues.
Ensure effective implementation of the disciplinary and grievance procedures for all employee groups

Requirements

7 years post-graduation experience, with cognitive experience in full-cycle HR experience.

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management or any other related field. 4 additional years of relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.

Excellent knowledge of MS Office, more importantly, Excel with an ability to analyze data. - Recognized professional qualification (e.g. CIPD, CIPM, PHRi, SPHRi)

Benefits

Job Type: Full-time

Competitive Salary: ₦1,500,000.00 (Gross)

Application Deadline: 15/08/2025

Expected Start Date: 30/08/2025

HEAD, HUMAN RESOURCES