Our client in the manufacturing sector seeks a Talent Acquisition & Development Manager to design, develop, and implement comprehensive talent attraction, management, and development initiatives.  

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, or a related field

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in Human Resources Management, including at least 5 years in a managerial capacity and talent management function.

• Proven experience in developing and implementing multi-location talent acquisition, development, and management strategies.

• Strong competency in designing learning and development programs, implementing performance management and capability frameworks, succession planning, employee engagement initiatives, organizational development and HR analytics/metrics reporting.

• Excellent leadership, communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.

• HR certifications such as CIPM, PHRi, SPHRi, etc. are required.

Key Responsibilities

1. Talent Management & Workforce Development

• Lead the end-to-end talent management strategy to support business growth, workforce capability, and organizational readiness.

• Develop competency models and frameworks for key roles to guide recruitment, performance, development, and succession planning processes.

• Oversee the implementation of Learning & Development initiatives, including training needs assessment, curriculum design, annual training plans, and evaluation of learning effectiveness.

• Design and drive leadership development programs and high-potential talent pipelines.

• Manage succession planning processes and ensure strong bench strength for critical and leadership roles.

• Use HR analytics to identify talent gaps, monitor capability trends, and recommend targeted development interventions.

• Champion employee engagement initiatives to enhance performance, retention, and organizational culture.

• Provide coaching and development support to Line Managers to strengthen their people management capability.

2. Talent Acquisition

• Manage the full recruitment and selection lifecycle, ensuring a robust, efficient, and fair hiring process across all locations in Nigeria.

• Implement innovative sourcing strategies to attract top talent, including digital platforms, talent communities, and pipeline development.

• Oversee manpower planning activities and ensure an updated resource plan aligned with operational needs.

• Review job descriptions, ensure role clarity, and maintain standardized structures and grading frameworks.

• Lead candidate screening, shortlisting, interviews, and selection in collaboration with hiring managers.

• Build and manage talent pools for critical roles to ensure proactive staffing and minimize hiring lead times.

3. HR Strategy, Advisory & Organizational Development

• Develop and implement HR strategies that align with business objectives and the company’s broader talent agenda.

• Provide expert advisory to management and key stakeholders on workforce planning, capability gaps, and development priorities.

• Communicate manpower needs to Field HR and ensure consistent implementation of job standards, structures, and HR frameworks.

• Lead or support organizational development projects such as restructuring, change management, culture transformation, and productivity improvement initiatives.

• Ensure alignment between talent management, performance management, learning, and career development processes.

4. Reporting & Stakeholder Management

• Prepare comprehensive periodic and ad-hoc reports on key talent acquisition and development metrics.

• Liaise with Line Managers to fully understand talent requirements, ensuring clear communication of HR strategies and policies.

• Maintain high-quality documentation and ensure compliance with all internal HR processes and guidelines.