Nigeria Daily Log - FORUMS

Location: Accra, Ghana
Reporting to: The General Manager for
Corporate Affairs
Description
The Oil and Gas sector in West Africa has
witnessed significant growth over the last
decade.
Are you looking to bring your cutting edge
professional skills to be a major player in the
sector?
Does the opportunity of working across
several West African countries appeal to
you?
Then this is your chance to join the team.
Responsibilities
Management of the Human Resource function
across the four WAGP States:
Manage WAPCo’s Human Resources, including
departmental vision, objectives and
strategies to ensure alignment with WAPC0’s
mission, vision, and values, and implement
Business Plan to reflect any adjustment if/
when WAPC0’s strategies and goals shift;
Supervise the management of HR Information
Systems;
Monitor and review HR Administration.
Provide advice to inform the strategic
direction of Human Resource management to
ensure overall maximization of Corporate
Business Strategy; Initiate Human Resource
policies, develop processes for approval,
provide guidance to management and staff,
ensure adherence, and monitor and report
on compliance;
Manage Employment practices and legislative
compliance across the four WAGP countries
in collaboration with WAPC0’s Legal Division;.
Derive Conditions of Service from approved
policies to ensure that appropriate
Conditions of Service are implemented and
documented, made available as required for
employees’ information, and monitored to
ensure effective implementation of same;
People Management and Organization:
Advise on WAPCo organization development
and initiate Change Management
interventions to ensure the existence of a
positive working environment that supports
WAPCo values;
Handle the establishment of Corporate
culture initiatives, advise corporate
leadership on strategies and manage
implementation; Spearhead WAPC0 diversity
initiatives;
Ensure regular engagement with employees
to promote awareness of HR policies &
processes and discussion of HR related
issues;
Supervise, develop, coach and mentor team
members to ensure the maximization of their
potential;
Develop and keep a scorecard of Key
Performance Indicators – KPI’s for
measuring the performance of the HR
Department.
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Monitoring of External Environment to ensure
best HR practices and compliance with
applicable laws:
Monitor the external environment with
particular reference to Ministries of Labour
and other Governmental Agencies having
impact on human resources, and provide
counsel to Management regarding human
resource trends in the political and economic
climate and their potential impact on the
WAPCo’s business strategies;
Supervise the development of systems to
ensure compliance with all labour regulations
in WAPCo’s countries of operations.
Recruitment and Manpower:
Supervise the management of Recruitment
and Selection;
Supervise the management of Manpower
Planning and Succession Planning;
Supervise the co-ordination of Job
Evaluations and ensure implementation.
Union & Employee Group Activities:
Supervise the management of employee
services, welfare, industrial and labour
relations;
Supervise Union relations and negotiations
of collective bargaining units within WAPCo
and ensure smooth negotiation to avoid
interruption in Company operations;
Ensure regular Employee engagements for
non-unionised personnel;
Manage employee communications (including
communication with management level
personnel) to ensure positive operational
climate and employee relations that focus on
prevention of labour industrial disharmony.
Compensation and Benefits:
Manage all employee Total Compensation and
Benefits processes;
Review and manage implementation of
compensation and benefit strategies to
ensure WAPCo’s competitive advantage;
Supervise the management of Reward and
Performance Management Systems.
Learning & Development/Diversity & Inclusion:
Review the development of strategies to
ensure implementation of sustainable talent
and competency development.
Requirements/Competencies
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Human
Resources, Business or Organization
Development.
Master’s qualification in Business
Administration with Human Resources option
and professional Certification in Human
Resources Management will be an advantage.
At least fifteen (15) years relevant post
qualification experience, seven (7) of which
should be on managerial level.
Knowledge:
Behavioural Safety; Industry Knowledge
Employment laws; ILO Conventions
Understanding of Income Taxation across the
WAGP states.
Project Management; Knowledge of HR
information systems
Key Skills:
Development and application of strategic HR
principles, procedures and practices
Development of systems for sustainable
career and succession planning, and talent
management
Benefits and compensation administration
Manpower planning and organisational
development
Change management
Employee engagement and union operations/
negotiations.
Teamwork, conflict resolution and problem
solving
Communication & influencing
Behaviours:
Comfortable with dealing with senior people
regarding the objective and professional
implementation of policies
Possess ability to influence others through
effective communication skills
Deliver results through others
Possess strong interpersonal, good
presentation, written and verbal
communication skills
Must lead by example and demonstrate
creativity and innovation
Exhibit good interpersonal skills in diverse
environments
Abilities:
Ability to establish focus and deliver results
Ability to demonstrate respect for all
Ability to lead and manage change
Ability to build and maintain positive
relationships
Ability to manage stress and work under
pressure
How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send
their Applications and Resumes through the
respective email apportioned to their country:
Ghanaian Candidates:
[email protected]
Togolese & Beninoise Candidates:
[email protected] Or
[email protected]
Nigerian Candidates:
[email protected]
Application Deadline 15th May, 2018.
Note
This job is open to applicants from Nigeria,
Benin, Togo and Ghana (the WAGP States).
All Applications & Resumes should be
submitted in ENGLISH.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.