Assistant HR Business Partner, Commercial at HBM Nigeria Plc (Formerly Lafarge)

Lafarge Africa Plc is a leading Sub-Saharan Africa building solutions Company and member of the LafargeHolcim group. The vision of Lafarge Africa Plc is to be the most trusted and preferred partner of African construction professionals and home builders by delivering cement, concrete, aggregates and other building solutions that are best in quality, environmentally sustainable and nationwide available at affordable cost. Making urbanization a success is one of the challenges of this century and at LafargeHolcim, our ambition is to contribute to Building Better Cities. As a world leader in building materials, LafargeHolcim supports the metamorphosis of cities with innovative solutions that provide cities with more housing, making them more compact, more durable, more beautiful and better connected. For many years, Lafarge Africa Plc has been committed to a deliberate strategy of sustainable development that combines industrial know-how with performance, value creation, respect for employees and local cultures, environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources and energy. We put certain values at the forefront of the way we do business viz: health and safety, environmental protection, corporate governance (Ethics) and social responsibility (in the areas of education, health, youth empowerment, and shelter). We develop a highly competent workforce to operate our plants and businesses, through intensive training and exchange programmes. The company is committed to progress and attentive to the ever- changing needs of local communities. This is demonstrated by contributing to the improvement of their quality of lives in a sustainable manner through setting up local development programmes in key areas that have direct impacts on socio-economic well being of the people and their environment. More importantly, Lafarge Africa Plc endeavors to create more value for our customers, providing them with innovative and high quality products and solutions. Our well-known brands – Ashaka Portland Limestone Cement, Elephant Cement, Powermax Cement, Supaset Cement, UniCem Cement as well as Readymix Concrete and Aggregates – all stand for quality, consistency and long term strength which help deliver solutions that contribute to more housing for people, more compact buildings, better connected communities, more beautiful structures and more durable construction. For our concrete operations, we leverage on the Group's 50 years of experience in innovative concrete solutions and this puts us in the position to provide quality solutions that are designed to meet the specific needs of today's builders. Today, Lafarge Readymix operations have a production capacity of 3.5 cubic million metric tonnes in Nigeria. Building solutions Lafarge works with all actors in the building industry of Nigeria, from do-it-yourself builders to large construction companies, architects and local artisans. Whether supplying high-quality cement to a craftsman or helping leading architects explore and deliver creative possibilities, Lafarge Africa Plc is committed to providing solutions that fit the needs of all its clients. Lafarge Africa Plc's clients benefit from the technical expertise and product innovation that are the hallmark of LafargeHolcim, an international leader in building materials with a global presence in 90 countries and decades of experience. In Nigeria, LafargeHolcim offers a range of innovative and high-performance products.
About the job

Work with the HR Lead to proactively manage all people based activity within designated area from both an operational and strategic HR perspective, leading and supporting the development and implementation of HR policy and activity.
Provide a consultancy service that delivers HR best practice and commercially focused HR solutions that support the business area in conjunction with specialist HR functions.

Role Responsibilities

Work with the HR Lead to implement the agreed HR plans that align with the goals of the Commercial/Logistics/Procurement functions to enhance overall business performance.
Work with the Resourcing team on recruitment campaigns for the business area with a view to building high performance teams, carry out new employee on-boarding activities and ensure necessary pre-employment checks are conducted (either directly or through third party).
Support the development and continuous improvement of HR systems and policies in line with best practice.
Support line managers to conduct regular reviews of their talent using a range of tools including Functional Resource Committees (FRC) ensuring data and information from other critical processes such as IDP and feedback is considered
Coach and support line managers with appropriate tools and knowledge to effectively manage their people in line with people plans and promote performance management culture as a means of driving business improvement by ensuring clear objectives, feedback and the use of feedback to improve service delivery.
Support talent and succession planning , HR data analysis for workforce decisions.
Support the development and continuous improvement of HR systems and policies in line with best practice
Work with the HR Lead to identify opportunities and areas of improvement to support improved organizational and people performance.
Work in partnership with the operational management teams to identify opportunities and areas of improvement to support improved organizational and people performance in line with business needs.
Work with the HR Lead on change management initiatives including departmental restructures, job role design, outsourcing to improve cost and efficiency
Collaborate with Learning & Development to close skill gaps and strengthen commercial excellence, ensuring the function operates with high-performing, motivated and well-supported employees.
Provide HR data reporting and analysis to satisfy routine and ad-hoc organizational requirements and key HR analysis e.g. headcount, organizational charts, FTE tracking and expat management
Under the direction of the HR Lead manage projects and assist in the delivery of HR initiatives to support business needs as required.
Collaborate with and support other roles within the O & HR function as required
Work in partnership with the O & HR teams to ensure that the appropriate operational HR functions are enacted to deliver change outcomes.

Requirements
Critical Knowledge

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

Critical Experience

Excellent influencing and coaching skills
A solution-based approach to problem-solving
Project management skills
Tenacious and flexible – open to change
5 years relevant HR BP or generalist experience
Bachelor's Degree
CIPM Certification is an added advantage

Educational Qualification And Other Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in any field.
Professional HR certification, such as CIPM, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, HRCI, or an equivalent qualification, is an added advantage.