Resourcing Specialist Job at British Council Nigeria

British Council Nigeria invites applications form suitably qualified and interested applicants to the fill the following vacant positions.

Job Title: Resourcing Specialist Job at British Council Nigeria

Date: 31-Dec-2022

Location: Abuja, Sub Saharan Africa, NG

Company: British Council

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.

We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world.

We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities.

We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.

Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK.

These connections lead to an understanding of each other's strengths and of the challenges and values that we share.

This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained.

We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

 

Resourcing Specialist SSA – West Cluster 

Role Purpose

Working within the SSA Regional Resourcing Team, this role will actively contribute to the provision of professional recruitment services ensuring the right people are in the right posts at the right time. The Resourcing Specialist will support the delivery of resourcing targets, supporting and coaching line managers in conjunction with HR colleagues in the Region. By providing strong, proactive administrative support, an efficient end to end best practice recruitment process will be delivered to our stakeholders internally and externally (customers, candidates, suppliers), resulting in recruitment campaigns being delivered well and to time.

 

Role specific knowledge and experience:

The main essential knowledge and experience points that we are looking for you to evidence are:

 

  • Degree in Human Resources/ related discipline or equivalent by experience (progressive years)
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Sound attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in information and reporting, clear messaging and consistent standard
  • Strong self-management including prioritisation and delivery of objectives against varying deadlines and activities
  • Exposure to working within a busy fast paced environment while meeting tight deadlines
  • Sound evidence of providing high level administrative support to individuals and teams
  • Evidence of acting as the first point of contact within a customer focussed environment
  • Engagement with varying levels and types of stakeholders and exposure to working with confidential information
  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience in recruiter role
  • Understanding of relevant employment legislation in SSA countries and equal employment opportunity best practice
  • Direct sourcing experience and managing end to end recruitment campaigns

 

Desirable Experience:

  • CIPD qualified or equivalent
  • Proactive and innovative in relation to delivering strong attraction and recruitment results
  • Some previous knowledge of HR systems such as MyHR (SAP)
  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion hiring techniques
  • Data Analytics
  • Proficiency in MS Excel especially working with Pivot Tables and functions

 

Further Information

Pay Band – 6

Contract Type – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Location – Lagos or Abuja, Nigeria 

Requirements – Candidates must have the pre-existing right to work in Nigeria 

Closing Date – 3 January 2023  (23:59 South Africa Time)

 

Note:  

Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

 

Please note:

Applications to this role can only be considered when made through the Apply section of our careers website.

Our ‘ASK HR’ email is only to be used in case of a technical issue encountered when applying through the careers website.

Emails with supporting statements and CV/Resumes sent to this email address will not be reviewed and will be deleted.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

Visit British Council Job Portal to apply. CLICK HERE TOAPPLY ONLINE.

If you have any problems with your application please email askhr@britishcouncil.org.