Assistant HR Manager Job at Unilever Nigeria Plc

Assistant HR Manager Job at Unilever Nigeria Plc. Please ensure you read the job requirements before applying for this position.

Unilever Nigeria Plc – Welcome to Unilever, a global multinational and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company with products sold in over 190 countries and more than 2 billion consumers across the world who use our amazing products everyday!

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Assistant HR Manager

Job ID: R-32649
Location: Lagos

Your Role

• As a HR Generalist, you are at the heart of the end-to-end delivery of all people related activities and processes across Africa.
• You are hands-on and bring to the team strong operational excellence in executing best in class Employee/Industrial relations, resourcing, capability building and HR operations.

Your Key Tasks

• You are the curator of culture in your market and responsible for driving initiatives that keep employees engaged and improve the overall employee experience.
• As the first point of contact for employees in your local market, you deliver front line HR support to the business and ensure HR delivery is fully aligned to business goals.
• You act as a coach to Line managers on talent management, reward management, performance management, engagement/culture and employee relations.
• You ensure resolution of local ER/IR issues (including Payroll errors, Payroll rejects, grievances, disciplinary, dispute resolutions, absence, retirement, and redundancy).
• You support the talent management strategy and work with your regional HR team on performance management and career development plans.
• You activate and execute the performance management cycle in line with the global timelines.
• You co-create and activate the career development plans for your local market.
• You support line managers in executing reward strategy/guidelines as required as well as the development and execution of training plans to build the capacity of the talent pool.
• You ensure the employer branding strategy is implemented according to the local strategy.
• You will be required to lead/support ad hoc projects related to ekaterra’s separation from Unilever and setting up ekaterra as a successful independent organisation.
• You are responsible for the management and successful running of the monthly payroll in your market. Collaborating both internally and externally to ensure employees are paid accurately, on time.
• You ensure ekaterra’s compliance with local legislation by maintaining relationships with the relevant bodies, representing at local sessions, and maintaining relevant records.
• You ensure ekaterra’s HR data accuracy by liaising with the HR Shared service center on data management activities (Position management, data cleansing, reporting lines, etc.)
• You support line managers with their recruitment process needs (Job requisition, selection process, offer) along with pre-onboarding and onboarding activities to create a lasting experience for new joiners.

Skills and Experiences

• You have a minimum of 3 years of HR Generalist experience including employee/labour relations, recruitment, reward and benefits administration
• Good knowledge of local employment/labour laws
• Working knowledge of HRIS systems
• Good administrative, negotiation and influencing skills
• Project management experience would be advantageous.

Who we are looking for:

• Fluent in English
• Strong communication skills
• Meticulous, attention to detail
• Driven, results oriented with great passion for tea!
• Pro-active, energized, and positive
• Collaborative, team player
• Personal Mastery.

Method of Application 

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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