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Talent Manager at Dangote Group

🏗️ About Dangote Group: A West African Conglomerate

The Dangote Group is recognized as one of Nigeria's most diversified and successful business conglomerates. With a well-deserved reputation for maintaining excellent business practices and delivering high-quality products, the Group's operational headquarters is situated in the vibrant metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria, in West Africa. The organization is committed to driving growth across various sectors and is a pivotal employer within the African economic landscape, offering rewarding careers in a competitive market like the Nigeria job market.

📌 Role: Talent Manager

Location: Ibese, Ogun State

Role Summary

The Talent Manager is tasked with a critical and strategic role in overseeing the management and professional development of talent within the organization. This position holds the primary responsibility for identifying, cultivating, and ensuring the retention of high-performing employees, thereby guaranteeing that the organization possesses the necessary human capital to meet its long-term strategic objectives. The Talent Manager will serve as a key partner, working in close collaboration with the Head of HR and various department heads to design, execute, and sustain effective talent management strategies.

Job Description (Core Responsibilities)

The successful candidate will be expected to perform a wide range of duties, including:

  • Policy Implementation: Liaising with the Head of HR for the implementation of talent management policies and procedures, with a specific focus on career management, performance management, and learning and development.
  • Career Oversight: Overseeing all career management activities within Dangote Cement Transport (DCT) and providing the requisite guidance to staff in the execution of their daily tasks and activities.
  • Performance Management: Coordinating the DCT performance management process, obtaining necessary approvals for, and communicating key outcomes. Monitoring the performance assessment process across DCT to ensure that appraisals and feedback from supervisors are completed precisely in line with the agreed-upon schedule.
  • Mentorship and Development: Driving compliance with the group-approved system for staff mentorship to promote professional interaction and facilitate the achievement of staff career development objectives.
  • Opportunity Identification: Overseeing the identification of relevant career opportunities for staff in collaboration with functional and department heads, a vital component of robust talent acquisition services.
  • Training & Curriculum: Ensuring optimal adoption of approved training curricula and plans for DCT. Reviewing (or recommending for management approval) changes to relevant training documents such as curriculum, schedule, and plan. Monitoring and ensuring strict compliance with learning and development policies, procedures, and schedules within DCT.
  • Provider Evaluation: Participating in the thorough evaluation of third-party training providers and making selection recommendations to the Head of HR & Administration.
  • HR Coordination: Coordinating and driving necessary actions on recommendations/decisions regarding employee appointments, redeployments, relief assignments, and promotions across the country.
  • Data Oversight: Overseeing the provision of approved staff performance results/information on promotion to the Compensation & Benefits unit for comprehensive expenditure analysis and necessary incorporation.
  • Needs Assessment: Overseeing collation and review of learning and development requirements for employees across all job grades and functions to ensure clear alignment with job competency requirements and to accurately identify performance gaps.
  • General Duties: Performing other duties as assigned by the Head of HR & Administration.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

  • A Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in any discipline is required.
  • A Master's degree in an HR-related discipline is highly preferred and beneficial.

Experience

  • A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant work experience is mandatory for this senior role.
  • A professional qualification in HR Management, such as Senior Professional in HR (SPHR) or the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM), will be considered a significant added advantage.

Skills

The ideal candidate will possess a distinguished set of skills:

  • HR Expertise: Excellent knowledge and deep understanding of the core components of the following HR process areas: Learning & Development, Performance Management, Reward and Recognition, and Employee Retention.
  • Interpersonal Abilities: Strong leadership and exceptional relationship management skills.
  • Communication: Very good verbal communication and formal presentation skills.
  • Writing Proficiency: Very good business writing skills, essential for documentation and correspondence.
  • Professionalism: Demonstrates a high level of professionalism and unquestionable integrity.
  • Organizational Skills: Possesses good administration and strong organisational skills.
  • Problem-Solving: Advanced problem-solving skills to navigate complex talent challenges.

Employee Benefits

Dangote Group is committed to the well-being and professional growth of its staff, offering competitive benefits packages including:

  • Private Health Insurance
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Training & Development opportunities to foster continuous professional growth.

🤝 How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates who meet the above criteria and are ready to contribute significantly to the Dangote Group's talent strategy are invited to submit their application.

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