General Manager, Human Resource And Administration at National Construction Authority

Duties and responsibilities will entail: 

• Overseeing development, implementation and review of policies, strategies, frameworks, work plans, legislations, guidelines, procedures, regulations, norms, standards and programmes for the directorate; 
• Overseeing recruitment and selection process in the Authority;
• Ensuring establishment, institutionalization and updating of knowledge management repository for the Authority;
• Overseeing human resource training and development programmes; 
• Overseeing the development, implementation and review of performance management system;
• Ensuring effective and prudent implementation of compensation and benefits schemes;
• Overseeing implementation of human resource management rules and regulations in compliance with labour laws; 
• Facilitating development, maintenance and updating of human resource management information system; 
• Ensuring effective and efficient management and administration of payroll;
• Promoting cordial employee relations, values and work ethics in the Authority; 
• Spearheading development and management of staff welfare schemes including 
• medical cover, Group Life insurance and Group Personal Accident schemes; 
• Overseeing maintenance of office buildings and facilities;
• Facilitating maintenance, repair and safeguard of the organization’s assets;
• Overseeing planning of appropriate office accommodation and layout to ensure 
• optimal usage of space;
• Spearheading emergency operations and contingency plans;
• Facilitating provisions of security services;
• Initiating and overseeing management of contracts involving cleaning, security, maintenance and utility services;
• Ensuring effective and efficient management of fleet; 
• Overseeing management of central services including, transport, security and records management, office administrative services; 
• Ensuring compliance with human resource statutory and regulatory requirements;
• Overseeing occupational safety and health at workplace; 
• Spearheading employee satisfaction survey for the Authority;
• Facilitating customer satisfaction survey for the services offered in the directorate; 
• Advising the CEO on mitigating measures for addressing risks;
• Ensuring business continuity plans are developed and operational for the directorate; 
• Initiating and implementing Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) in the directorate;
• Facilitating stakeholder engagement and fostering a corporate culture that promotes ethical practices and good corporate citizenship;
• Spearheading the development and implementation of the directorate’s strategic plans, budgets and performance contract; and
• Managing, mentoring, coaching and developing staff in the directorate.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment, a candidate must have: 

• Cumulative service period of fifteen (15) years’ work experience, three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Manager, Human Resource Management and 
• Development or in a comparable position and organization;
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Planning, Commerce (HR Option), Economics, Social Sciences, 
• Education, Sociology, Labour Economics, Business Management or any other relevant qualification from a recognized Institution;
• Part III of Certified Human Resource Professional or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
• Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Human Resource Management, Public Administration, Business Management, Strategic Management or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Leadership course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Membership to IHRM or relevant professional body and in good standing; Valid practicing license;

Proficiency in computer applications;

• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution;
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, managerial and administrative capability as reflected in work performance and results; and
• Exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to human resource and administration function.

Tenure of office 

• Appointment to this position will be on contract terms of service of up to five (5) years renewable once subject to performance and retirement age