HR Advisor Job at Guinness Nigeria Plc

Guinness Nigeria Plc is a major market for Diageo: Guinness Nigeria operates in the unique and fast-growing alcohol industry of over 15mhl beer potential. It is the only company that does Total Beverage Alcohol (TBA) in Nigeria. It’s an on-trade-dominated market but with a fast-growing off-trade channel.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: HR Advisor

Job Requisition ID: JR1111861
Job Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Job Type: Full-time
Level: L5
Reports To: Human Resources Director South West & Central

Context / Scope

• Diageo is a global organisation with over 28,000 talented people and a presence in 180 countries. Across our 21 markets, our brand portfolio represents our biggest strength and our biggest passion. Be it our global giants, local stars, or premium brands, we use our vision, creativity, and courage to drive the growth of our products worldwide. We invent strong brands for today and for the future, upholding the quality of our products and taking personal accountability for both the history and for the future of our brands. 
• Africa businesses account for over 10% of Global Diageo revenue, with a workforce of more than6,000 employees. We create wealth both directly through our operations and indirectly through our broader value chains where we support development and growth in partnership with businesses and communities. 
• We are committed to delivering sustainable performance, and our vision is to be the destination of choice for Diageo investment. We are building a track record of attracting, retaining, developing, and exporting best-in-class diverse talent for Diageo and fueling people to deliver great performance. We are a force for good in communities and care about the planet with focus on water, farming, and education, which are the most critical components for our communities.
• Today, Africa is a predominantly beer region, and we will continue to grow beer fast. We also recognise an even greater opportunity in spirits and recently reorganised our business to focus on redefining and accelerating spirits to double its current revenue through the SWC organisation. South Africa forms part of the SWC organisation.

Top Accountabilities

• Define, establish, and lead the Employment Equity Initiatives within DSA 
• EE related consultations and implementation of initiatives to drive and support attainment of EE Strategy and Targets.
• Keep track of engagements in accordance with EEA and EE Strategy.
• Legislated forum meetings: Preparation of EE reports in EEA formats including leading meetings of annual EE Annual submissions with Capability Managers, HRP and HR Director.
• Perform operational duties to fulfil EEA requirements of reporting, analysis, insights, and Functional Targets.
• Supervising employee movements and workplace profile statistics.
• Ensuring reconciliation of data with various systems for accuracy.
• Advising and influencing functional People leaders of EE status and gaps.
• Manage relationships with Department of Labour by Reporting, keeping abreast of new developments, advising, and partnering with business and implementing new requirements.
• Liaising and partnering with HRBP’s on development plans to support, impact and drive the success of our EE targets and strategy.
• Employee development for EE purposes and workplace profile statistics.
• Custodianship of EE data in accordance with the EEA.
• Point of contact for people-related queries and processes.
• Provide support and advice on people policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Support on the ground onboard of talent to the business.
• Support HR business partners with talent review process, wellbeing initiatives, and global initiatives rollout.
• Manage any First Point related queries.
• Ensure critical controls are in place for HR compliance.
• Compilation of business employment equity targets and reports.
• Compile Workplace Skills Plan and Annual Training Plan for all entities.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in a relevant field HR, Labour Relations or Industrial Psychology
• 3+ years of functional HR experience
• Strong coordination, organisational, reporting and analytics skills.
• Outstanding communication skills
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information.
• Has an acute focus on performance and results, is highly accountable, problem-solvers, and determined to win. 
• Demonstrates pace and urgency, responding quickly to challenges and opportunities.
• Personally resilient – able to maintain emotional balance under pressure and high-performance expectations. 
• Change agent—Leading change—is courageous in thinking about what is possible and has a track record of leading transformation.
• Adept at building relationships with a broad range of stakeholders
• Knowledge and application of the Skills Development Act; Employment Equity Act and advantageous to have demonstrated experience in NQF Act, BBB-EE Act, BBB-EE Codes of Good Practice.
• Fundamental Project management experience- good with MS Excel, MS Word, and MS Power Point skills.