Job Description

Design the reward philosophies, strategies, policies, plans and processes to be used by Oando Group in developing and maintaining its reward systems

• Evaluate existing remuneration and benefits and recommend improvements in line with the company business strategy and market developments.
• Establish and maintain effective and productive relationships, especially with external colleagues in the HR discipline and the Oil & Gas sector
• Establish and annually review Salary Scale by grade to reflect market pay levels and internal relativity of pay
• Initiate, prepare and participate in Reward Committee meetings to ensure that all major changes in remuneration and benefits are approved
• Identify and develop reward service providers and benchmark organizations,  that will provide reliable and valid market information as basis for specific reward strategies
• Oversee the mapping and designing/re-designing of HR processes (including information processes) in consultation with Process Owners (i.e. Recruitment, Performance Management & OD, Remuneration and Benefits, Career/training/ succession planning, Employee Relations) and IT with the view to identify continuous business improvement initiatives. Ensure alignment to Oracle HR
• Continuous and effective review of HR processes, procedures, forms and systems.
• Design and run appropriate educational remuneration workshops to ensure transparency and understanding of remuneration and benefits related practices and systems
• Lead the development of reward management capabilities across the company – HR managers, Line managers, employees, decision makers
• Source appropriate and quality remuneration and benefits data.
• Utilize various communication channels to ensure understanding of remuneration matters across the company
• Oversee the effective delivery of remuneration and benefits across the company – this includes:
• Salary Administration & Management
• Retirement Benefit Schemes
• Incentive Schemes
• Medical Benefit Schemes
• Employee related Insurance Schemes
• 3^rd party Personal Finance Products
• Implement and sustain non monetary recognition arrangements which will create and embed a culture of recognition.
• Overall responsibility for ensuring effective procedures and processes are in place to enforce data integrity/accuracy to deliver timely and qualitative MIS reports and queries
• Oversee the development and continuous update of key company  information manuals
• Employee Handbook

Education & Qualifications

• Good University Degree. Additional certification in Human Resources Management or Business Administration is desirable.
• 6 years minimum experience in Remuneration & Benefits practice in an Oil & Gas or multinational firm with broad knowledge of HRM practices & principles.

• Ability to design and manage pay & benefits systems
• Conceptual understanding of market survey techniques; ability to conduct and interpret compensation surveys;
• Ability to work with numerical & graphical data; understanding of statistics.
• Excellent working knowledge of JE Manager and HAY evaluation method and understanding of other alternative approaches to job evaluation.
• Good understanding of the Oando business and of Oil & Gas  industry in general;
• Good knowledge of the Nigeria Labor market, particularly Oil & Gas sector;
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work with extremely confidential & sensitive data.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong influencing skills; ability to influence employees & management at all levels including the Group Leadership Council.
• Good resource management & project management skills.
• Good computer skills (esp. Excel)