ASSISTANT, HR / IR MANAGER AT LAFARGE AFRICA PLC

About Company:

Lafarge Africa Plc is a member of the LafargeHolcim Group – the biggest building and concrete solutions company in the world. It is a publicly quoted company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and serves Nigeria with a wide range of building and construction solutions designed to meet housing and construction needs from small projects like individual home buildings to major construction and infrastructure projects.

Job Description:

• Support the implementation of the annual agenda for HR Strategy in line with the functional plan.
• Support the Plant HRBP in the recruitment of non-cadre staff.
• Maintain the personnel administration/records for the site, ensuring on-time delivery, accuracy of information provided and legal compliance (especially for annual social statements, and individual contracts).
• Support the development and continuous improvement of HR systems and policies in line with best practices.
• Work with the Head of HR Industrial and Plant HRBP to identify opportunities and areas of improvement to support improved organisational and people performance.
• Coach and equip supervisors to effectively manage their people in line with people plans e.g. performance management 
• Support production of HR data reporting and analysis to satisfy routine and ad-hoc organisational requirements 
• Working with the Head of HR, Industrial/IR, manage employee and industrial relations for the plant and provide support and guidance to the Plant HRBP.
• Manage the interface with relevant statutory bodies and trade associations in the locality as agreed with the Plant HRBP in conjunction with the Head of HR Industrial/IR. 
• Support the Plant HRBP in the deployment of policies for effective employee / industrial relations management across the plant.
• Support the Plant HRBP on employee and industrial relations issues to ensure a peaceful industrial atmosphere.
• Liaising with the Head of HR Industrial/IR, support Plant HRBP in resolving industrial relations crisis in the plant.
• Provide necessary support for the Plant HRBP during salary negotiations.
• Under the direction of the Plant, HRBP manages projects as required.
• Monitor the social climate in the plant and provide regular feedback to the Plant HRBP and Head of HR Industrial/IR.
• Collaborate with and support other roles within the O & HR function as required.

Requirements:

• Excellent influencing and coaching skills
• A solution-based approach to problem-solving
• Project management skills
• Tenacious and flexible – open to change

Qualifications and Skills:

• Graduate in any discipline, preferably the Social Sciences
• 2 – 3 years relevant HR BP or generalist experience in an Industrial setting 
• CIPD certification added advantage 

Salary

Application Closing Date: Not specified

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