Director of People, Culture and Organizational Development at Plan International

Plan International is a not-for-profit development and humanitarian organisation that advocates for children’s rights and gender equality. We advocate for children’s rights from birth to adulthood, and we help children prepare for and respond to crises and hardship. We believe in every child’s strength and potential, but we also recognise that this is often stifled by poverty, violence, exclusion, and prejudice.

Title: Director of People, Culture and Organizational Development

Location: Abuja

The Opportunity

• The Director of People, Culture, and Organizational Development is to provide strategic leadership to Plan International Nigeria’s People, Culture, and organizational development processes, through initiatives that promote employee growth and a positive organizational culture that aligns with Plan’s vision, mission, and goals with the aim of ensuring effective, harmonious, and interdependent teams, functions and programs within the country program.
• S/he is responsible for the direction and supervision of people, Culture, and Organizational Development function, including capacity building, performance assessment of staff, provision of effective administration services as well as the development and monitoring of HR strategies, policies, and activities in accordance with Plan policies to ensure the team effectiveness and healthy working environment.
• S/he is required to identify, lead and direct continuous improvement initiatives and effectively anticipate, mitigate, and maximize the opportunities to build and retain an effective team supportive of the Plan’s business needs while managing risks in the local context, ensuring full compliance with local labor law and Plan’s policies, procedures, and programs, both locally and globally.
• He/she is expected to practice feminist leadership, promote equality, diversity and inclusion, actively seek innovative solutions for problems, courageously and respectfully share their opinions and ideas, break down barriers and engender cross-department collaboration, practice active listening, maintain confidentiality, build trust and are passionate about children’s rights and equality for girls

About You

• We are looking for a professional in human resources with a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management or other relevant fields and at least 7 -10 years of experience working in a HR generalist role with at least 5 of these years in a management role.
• He/she must have experience successfully implementing organizational HR policy and practice and experience in a HR specialist function, organizational design, performance management, reward management, recruitment and selection, training and development.

Deadline: 19th October, 2023.

How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should Click Here to apply online

Note

• Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter.
• Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.