Head, Admin Job at Jewels Leading Lights Academy

Jewels Leading Lights Academy is a 21st century school with 3 located in Abuja, we are Christ centered and inclusive. We have been on a high expansion mode for the past 5 years and wish to include wonderful talents into our team. If you are passionate about education please reach us.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Head, Admin

Job Location: Gwarimpa Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Duties and Responsibilities


  • Managing people and performance
  • Coordinate the Human Resource function of the Organization
  • Support, implement and administer the effective and timely recruitment processes in the hiring, developing and retaining the best talents available to support the strategic human resource planning/needs of the organization.
  • Ensure Administrative policies are available to all staff, understood by staff and are applied.
  • Provide guidance and manage all HR interventions and programs (i.e. Recruitment, HR planning, Employee Relations and Performance Management, and other Change Management Interventions)
  • Ensure quality staffing; review job descriptions in line with the organization’s competency framework needs
  • Design and manage succession and retention plans for key talents and key job positions
  • Support hiring managers in staff recruitment policy and ensure that advertisement reflect job requirements
  • Assist in the development of HR plans and budgets, and oversee its administration.
  • Strengthen program support teams, systems, and operations to better support program implementation and compliance.
  • Responsible for carrying out analysis on resource management issues and prepare reports, correspondence, and submissions to management.
  • Provide relevant information and support for the preparation of financial reports and budgets
  • Direct, manage, and develop the capacity of administrative staff to guarantee smooth business operations and the provision of accurate and timely information
  • Represent the organization on internal and external matters, including forums
  • Responsible for overseeing the formulation and implementation of administrations plan, policies, and processes
  • Undertake measures to tone down business risks associated with physical security, and other risk areas concerning the business
  • Responsible for the implementation of a comprehensive corporate policy.
  • Hiring and training administrative staff
  • Maintaining corporate relationships.
  • Monitoring operating expenses.
  • Overseeing day-to-day operations..
  • Developing organizational policies.
  • Managing administrative budgets.
  • Updating executives on business performance.

Key Competences

  • A minimum of Bachelor's Degree, but a Master's Degree is often preferred.
  • Building staff competence, Creating an environment of creativity and innovation, Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication and good Client Relationship
  • Improving Results, Challenging the ‘Status Quo’, Solving Problems and Encouraging Creativity.
  • Strong leadership qualities.
  • Broad knowledge of business departments and their functions.
  • Strategic thinker.
  • Budget management experience.
  • Reliable and self-motivated.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Superior problem solving skills.
  • People-management skills.
  • Exceptional organizational skills.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: bservice.jlla@gmail.com using the Job Position as the subject of the mail.