Assistant HR Business Partner

Are You Ready To Build The Future With Us?

Lafarge Africa PIc is a member of Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd.,  - founded in 1907 and incorporated in China. Huaxin is listed on the Shanghai and on the Hong Kong stock exchanges, and is among the 10 largest cement groups in the world. In addition to cement, Huaxin operates aggregates and ready-mixed concrete as well as waste management businesses, and has its own cement and waste pre-/co-processing equipment manufacturing with proprietary technology. Huaxin is recognized among the world's top manufacturing enterprises and most valuable brands. Lafarge Africa is a publicly quoted company on the Premium Board of the Nigerian Exchange Limited and serves Nigeria with a wide range of building and construction solutions.

Who are Lafarge People?

Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues

About the job 

Work with the HR Lead to proactively manage all people based activity within designated area from both an operational and strategic HR perspective, leading and supporting the development and implementation of HR policy and activity.

Provide a consultancy service that delivers HR best practice and commercially focused HR solutions that support the business area in conjunction with specialist HR functions.

What you'll be doing

• Work with the HR Lead to implement the agreed HR Strategy in line with functional plan, ensuring HR plans support the needs of the business but are also flexible enough to cope with changes in the organization, as and when they occur.
• Work with the Resourcing team on recruitment campaigns for the business area with a view to building high performance teams, carry out new employee on-boarding activities and ensure necessary pre-employment checks are conducted (either directly or through third party).
• Support the development and continuous improvement of HR systems and policies in line with best practice.
• Support line managers to conduct regular reviews of their talent using a range of tools including Functional Resource Committees (FRC) ensuring data and information from other critical processes such as Individual Development Plans and feedback is considered
• Coach and support line managers with appropriate tools and knowledge to effectively manage their people in line with people plans and promote performance management culture as a means of driving business improvement by ensuring clear objectives, feedback and the use of feedback to improve service delivery.
• Work with the HR Lead in the preparation of materials, analysis and presentations for the PFT, FRCs and Talent reviews
• Support the development and continuous improvement of HR systems and policies in line with best practice
• Work with the HR Lead to identify opportunities and areas of improvement to support improved organizational and people performance.
• Work in partnership with the operational management teams to identify opportunities and areas of improvement to support improved organizational and people performance in line with business needs.
• Work with the HR Lead on change management initiatives including departmental restructures, job role design, outsourcing to improve cost and efficiency
• Work closely with the L&D Manager to identify development needs and appropriate interventions to close the gap(s).
• Provide HR data reporting and analysis to satisfy routine and ad-hoc organizational requirements and key HR analysis e.g. headcount, organizational charts, Full Time Employee tracking and expat management
• Under the direction of the HR Lead manage projects and assist in the delivery of HR initiatives to support business needs as required.
• Collaborate with and support other roles within the O & HR function as required
• Work in partnership with the O & HR teams to ensure that the appropriate operational HR functions are enacted to deliver change outcomes.
  Additional Industrial specific responsibilities
• Working with the Head of HR, Industrial/IR, manage employee and industrial relations for the plant and provide support and guidance to the Plant HRBP.
• Manage the interface with relevant statutory bodies and trade associations in the locality as agreed with the Plant HRBP in conjunction with Head of HR Industrial/IR.
• Support the Plant HRBP in the deployment of policies for effective employee / industrial relations management across the plant.
• Support the Plant HRBP on employee and industrial relations issues to ensure peaceful industrial atmosphere.
• Liaising with Head of HR Industrial/IR, support Plant HRBP in resolving industrial relations crisis in plant.
• Provide necessary support for the Plant HRBP during salary negotiations
• Monitor the social climate in the plant and provide regular feedback to the Plant HRBP and Head of HR Industrial/IR.

Key Interfaces & Relationships

• O&HR Director
• HR Leadership Team,
• Functional Director(s),
• Functional Leadership team(s),
• Function population

What we are looking for

• Excellent influencing and coaching skills
• A solution based approach to problem-solving
• Project management skills
• Tenacious and flexible – open to change
• 5 years relevant HRBP or generalist experience
• A Bachelor's Degree 
• CIPM Certification is an added advantage 

Your Lafarge Experience:

At Lafarge, there is endless opportunity for you to play your part. Whether you’re in a technical, managerial, or frontline role, you can shape a career that works for you. With us you’ll have the chance to embrace the passion we share for our planet. You’ll be encouraged to seek out diverse perspectives, share your ideas and build the skills and connections you need to perform at your best. Because it’s only when we work together in a culture where everyone thrives, that we can build the world we all want to live in.