LEAP Africa is a non profit organization focused on raising dynamic, innovative and principled leaders who will drive positive transformation in Africa. We provide relevant and tailored interventions that support effective youth transitions in the areas of education, entrepreneurship & employability, civic participation and social mobility for young Africans.
We are on a strategic journey towards building a world-class institution that seeks to be an ecosystem builder, a thought leader and a development hub for young people. We are seeking to hire a People and Culture Coordinator to support the achievement of the organization’s strategic goals of LEAP Africa in 2024 and beyond!
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: People and Culture Coordinator
Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Core Functions / Responsibilities
- LEAP’S Culture: Support to foster the growth and development of LEAP’s culture within the organization by implementing initiatives based on LEAP’s vision, mission, and values.
- HR Strategy: Support to execute the HR strategy for the overall employee experience, from hire to retire, ensuring employees have a positive, engaging, and rewarding experience in the organization.
- Policies & Processes: Assist to create policies and processes to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization’s talents; Foster the growth and development of the LEAP’s culture within the organization by implementing initiatives based on LEAP’s vision, mission, and values.
- Recruitment: Support with the update, implementation, and documentation of effective recruitment and talent management systems. Assist to manage the recruitment life cycle – job posting, assessments, interviews, onboarding, etc.
- Staff Compliance: Enforce and ensure compliance with all HR, people, and culture policies/processes, including the staff handbook, and regularly update them in accordance with local and international laws and best practices.
- Staff Engagement: Support to develop and implement employee engagement strategies, which include but are not limited to team bonding, happy hour sessions, staff retreats, staff feedback sessions, internal communications, celebrating employees during birthdays, life events, etc.
- Reporting: Regularly provide supervisor with data-driven reports; Constantly analyze HR processes to improve on your work and achieve operational excellence.
- Admin Function: Perform administrative HR functions, including Coordinating the submission of relevant documents by all employees, proper filing of staff employment documents on the ERP system, ensuring all staff files are updated, Maintaining records related to vacations, sick leave, grievances, and other people matter; Process and regularly update personnel, payroll, and job applicant records, generate monthly or annual reports; Manage statutory payment for staff PAYE, pensions, NHF, Life insurance etc. and ensure prompt remittances are done, manage LEAP’s health insurance.
- Performance Management: Support with the performance management life cycle within the organization – annual goals setting, performance evaluation process, etc.
- Supervision: Provide supervisory support to other team members assigned for you to manage.
- Reward & Compensation: Regularly recommend a systematic rewards and compensation system
- Continuously update the HR Playbook
- Staff Training: Continuously assist to implement a comprehensive learning and development plan including staff training needs but not limited to online training, quality in-house training programs, and classroom and virtual training for all staff; Develop training and learning programmes for the different teams in the organization and share with supervisor
- Career Progression: Assist in mapping LEAP employees career progression working hand in hand with managers/supervisors.
- Carry out all other tasks assigned by your supervisor.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Kindly see the key performance indicators for your role outlined below.
- Quarterly update of HR playbook
- Adherence to SLA for Salary Payment
- Employee Utilisation of L&D funds
- Completion of P&C Monthly Report within SLA
- Rating of LEAP as a Great Place to Work
- Payment of PAYE within SLA
- Completion of recruitment within SLA
- Employee Leave Utilisation
Requirements
The required candidate should possess the following:
- Minimum of a University Degree; Masters’s Degree in any field is an added advantage.
- 4+ years of robust experience with a minimum of a university degree or 2/3 years of robust experience with a minimum of a Masters degree; experienced in active engagement in youth leadership development, program management or associated fields at a management level.
- Experience in programme design and delivery, policy analysis and monitoring and evaluation.
- Think strategically with high creativity, conceptualization and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate multi-stakeholder projects and work in a team
- Possess very good interpersonal skills, negotiation skills, conflict resolution skills, discipline, empathetic, and with sound judgment.
- Aligned with LEAP Africa and partner organizations with youth leadership, activism and social change.
- Entrepreneurial in nature and proactive.
- Looking to work in a fast-paced project and organization.
- Aligned in thought and actions with LEAP‘s values ( RISE – Respect, Integrity, Synergy and Excellence).
- Strong work ethic; Positive attitude, and willingness to travel locally and regionally.
- Proficient in the use of MS Office suite, Google Suite, data entry and analysis tools
- Excellent communication and speaking skills, both oral and written.
- Great presentation and stakeholder management skills.
- Performance-driven, goal-getter and mission-oriented.
- Self-driven, innovative, and motivated, team player, culture driven and very confidential.
Key Competencies Required to succeed in this role:
- Strong People Management Skills
- Confidentiality Skills
- Culture Skills
- Training Facilitation Skills
- Coaching Skills
- Impact Measurement Skills
- Networking Skills
- Personal and Organisational Leadership skills
- Stakeholder Management Skills
- Strong Organisational Skills
- Budget Management Skills
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply
Application Deadline 13th May, 2024.
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