The World Food Programme is the food assistance branch of the United Nations and the world’s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security. WFP is part of the United Nations system and is voluntarily funded. Born in 1961, WFP pursues a vision of the world in which every man, woman and child has access at all times to the food needed for an active and healthy life. We work towards that vision with our sister UN agencies in Rome — the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) — as well as other government, UN and NGO partners. On average, WFP reaches more than 80 million people with food assistance in 82 countries each year. 11,367 people work for the organization, most of them in remote areas, directly serving the hungry poor. To learn more, watch the video outlining our mission, read our Mission Statement and our 2013 Annual Performance Report or download the Infographic.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
- Location: Abuja
- Job Field: Human Resources / HR
Why work with us?
Nigeria, a federal constitutional republic with over 500 ethnic groups, the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populated country in the world. Conflict in the northeast and criminality in the northwest remain important drivers of instability in Nigeria. In May 2013, the Government declared a state of emergency in the northeast States of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY). UNHCR reports over three million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria, most of them in the BAY states. The March 2022 Cadre Harmonisé projected that 4.1 million people in the BAY states will face crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity from June to August 2022. WFP operations focus on crisis response to prevent further deterioration of food and nutrition security, reduce malnutrition, and minimize gender inequality. WFP has been present in Nigeria since 2016
This is an opportunity for an exciting and challenging Human Resources role in a multi-cultural, hardworking, fun and interdisciplinary HR team. In addition, we offer:
- Meaningful and impactful careers: Our day-to-day work makes a difference in the lives of the people we serve
- Continuous learning and training: We provide learning tools for our staff to continually develop their careers
- Multicultural and stimulating work environment: We encourage gender and cultural diversity to make our teams stronger
What will you do on this position?
Reporting to the Deputy Head of HR, the Talent Development & Acquisition Officer will have a dual focus: from one hand, they will lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of WFP Nigeria CO’s talent development initiatives including our performance framework and learning programs with a particular focus on professional development. The secondary focus of the role is to oversee the recruitment process, partner with Hiring Managers and teams to provide advisory on their recruitment efforts.
How can you make a difference?
HR Operations
Contribute towards the development of country specific plans and processes, and deliver HR operational activities and projects in the field of Talent Acquisition and Development.
HRBP
Provide advice to managers and employees, understanding their talent needs and ensuring policies, procedures, processes, systems and tools are available and correctly applied to support them.
Provide effective management of the employment relationship between WFP and its staff, by administering conditions of service, contracts and appropriate entitlements, and resolving employee relations issues.
Innovation
Contribute to continuous improvement by implementing new/updated HR policies, procedures and systems and recommending improvements to ways of working.
Talent Development
Contribute to building and managing talent within WFP, working with managers to understand their needs and delivering solutions to recruit, retain, manage and develop a high caliber workforce to deliver business objectives.
Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning
Support organizational design activities that enable senior management to define and organize structures and jobs, and allocate people to the right places in order to improve efficiency.
Data Analytics/ HRIS
Collate and analyse data for the preparation of accurate and timely reporting, supporting a WFP wide view of HR activities that enables informed decision-making and consistent information for stakeholders
Guide and supervise junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries
Onboarding
Deliver onboarding activities which ensure new employees have a positive experience of WFP, and are successfully integrated into their new role and the organisation.
People Management
Provide direction and instruction to more junior staff members within area of expertise. Diagnose capability of direct reports, act as a coach and champion talent management.
To join us in saving lives, changing lives you will have for…
Education: Advanced university degree in Human Resource Management, Public or Business Administration, Industrial Psychology or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience or trainings/courses.
Experience: Typically three or more years of postgraduate professional experience in Human Resources with specific focus on Talent Acquisition and Talent Development.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Broad or specialized knowledge of Talent Acquisition and Talent Development best practices, techniques and processes with some understanding of the basic theoretical background.
- Ability to supervise and and/or less experienced members of the team.
- Demonstrated record of designing, implementing and managing several concurrent complex projects/ programs related to Talent Management and Development within an organization of 300 or more employees
- Experience managing surveys and data compilation and analysis draw conclusions and recommend a course of action.
- Good communication skills required to give and receive information and work with a variety of individuals.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with clients and provide client oriented service. Ability to identify client’s needs and match them to appropriate solutions.
- Ability to identify client’s needs and match them to appropriate solutions.
Languages: Fluency (level C) in English language.
Expected competencies and behaviors
- Leads by Example with Integrity
- Drives Results and Delivers on Commitments
- Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative Teamwork
- Applies Strategic Thinking
- Builds and Maintains Sustainable Partnerships
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to World Food Programme (WFP) on career5.successfactors.eu to apply
