Human Resources Business Partner, Plant Operations – Ogun at Dangote

The Dangote Group is one of the most diversified business conglomerates in Africa with a hard-earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.
The Group’s activities encompass:

Cement – Manufacturing / Importing
Sugar – Manufacturing & Refining
Salt – Refining
Flour & Semolina – Milling
Pasta – Manufacturing
Noodles – Manufacturing
Poly Products – Manufacturing
Logistics – Port Management and Haulage
Real Estate
Dangote Foundation

Since inception, the Group has experienced phenomenal growth on account of quality of its goods and services, its focus on cost leadership and efficiency of its human capital. Today, Dangote Group is a multi-billion Naira company poised to reach new heights, in every endeavour competing with itself to better the past.

The Group’s core business focus is to provide local, value added products and services that meet the ‘basic needs’ of the populace. Through the construction and operation of large scale manufacturing facilities in Nigeria and across Africa, the Group is focused on building local manufacturing capacity to generate employment and provide goods for the people.Job Summary

Facilitate the execution of sanctioned HR policies to promote effective human resource management within the plant, ensuring compliance with established best practices in HR policies, procedures, and processes while fostering the organization's culture and values among plant personnel.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee the implementation of DCP’s approved HR programs at the plant.
Communicate DCP’s overall objectives to subordinates and ensure mutual understanding of roles, responsibilities and accountabilities at the plant.
Articulate the department’s plans, ensuring alignment with country-wide programs and objectives.
Oversee the use of approved systems/ framework to support learning and development, career and performance management activities in the plant.
Oversee collation of staff vacancies at the plant, verify and forward to relevant Head Office department
Provide guidance on the implementation of approved career and performance management practices in the plant.
Assume overall responsibility for timely payment of temporary staff on the plant.
Monitor periodically to ensure maximum participation in scheduled training activities for Plant employees.
Escalate administrative issues to the Head of Plant HR of HR for speedy resolution
Manage the department’s budget and approve expenditure as defined in the manual of authority
Obtain information from unit heads on HR review and collate for periodic management reporting.

Requirements
Educational and work experience:

Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in a Human Resource Management or related discipline.
Between 18-20 years cognate experience. Manufacturing environment work experience will be an advantage.

Skills and Competencies:

Good understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations and legislations relating to the cement manufacturing industry.
Sound knowledge of DCP’s business operations, product and service offerings
Good knowledge and understanding of key HR management components (learning and development, performance & career management, leave management, reward and recognition, issues resolution).
Good understanding of employee/industrial relations, as well as an appreciation of the dynamics of the labour and employment legislations in countries where the Group has a presence.
Knowledge of relevant applications to support HR and administration operations
Strong leadership skills.
Good communication skills
Very good people management and networking skills.
Excellent negotiation skills.