The Lagos State Government’s (LASG) statewide programme, EKOEXCEL, aims to transform ECCDE and Primary education in all Lagos State government schools by introducing 21st Century education that is child-centered and supported by contemporary practises and technology. The initiative aims to improve learning outcomes for students in the classroom while empowering and assisting public school teachers. The initiative marks the state of Lagos’s basic education system’s largest-ever investment. It is reducing the financial barriers for the hundreds of thousands of students enrolled in the State’s public primary school system and bringing fairness to basic education.
The Lagos state government is unwavering in its dedication to fairness, working to bridge the wealth and poverty gaps by ensuring that everyone has access to high-quality education. The effective development of more highly qualified instructors is essential to the programme. by assisting, encouraging, and supporting currently employed government teachers to be successful in their classrooms. Children are learning twice as much arithmetic and three times as much reading as they did previously because to this curriculum!
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Officer, People Operations
Location: Lagos
Job Description
- Working for the technical implementing partner for the programme, you will work towards preparing Lagos and its youth for a bright future with a strong educational foundation.
- Being part of this transformative programme will be a challenging but fulfilling experience. You will have the opportunity to impact young lives and help build the future of Nigeria’s “Center of Excellence”, developing the quality workforce needed for the future in Lagos State.
- The programme is one of the most exciting and ambitious education programmes not only in Nigeria, but also across Africa.
- A quality education has the power to transform the opportunities for Lagos’ youth and the State.
- In joining us, you will join a group of dynamic and passionate Nigerians taking concrete action to help ensure a better future for the children of Lagos.
People:
- Our people are at the core of what we do, and supporting a diverse workforce that spans many industries, and many cultures, while at the same time keeping everyone aligned to our mission and mandate takes focus and determination. We work at massive scale.
- We are responsible for ensuring we support each team member to succeed, aligned to business goals and constraints.
- We are responsible for our human capital, including but not limited to all aspects of people operations including payroll, compensation and benefits; administration of all offices and support functions; and employee engagement. We are data-driven, and leverage technology to make both informed and efficient decisions and work processes. We are the champions of our values.
- We value continuous learning and extensive collaboration, and have a strong focus on performance. We are evidence-based, outcomes driven and lead through service.
People Operations:
- People Operations manages each employee’s life cycle with us, with a focus on contracting, benefits, compensation, payroll, and date-driven performance management.
- We are the first point of contact on most issues for our team members, ensuring our policies support and encourage a strong and effective team.
- Working across hundreds to thousands of employees, we work at scale, with large amounts of data, leveraging technology to improve employee systems and support.
About the Role
- The People Operations Team is responsible for all the touchpoints of managing the employee lifecycle, including but not limited to offer letters, contracts, benefits, performance management tools, and employee off-boarding with both local laws and company policies.
- People Operations uses data from employee lifecycle management to improve employee management and effectiveness, ensuring all components of the People Group are using data to drive decision-making.
- Effective programming within People Operations ensures that employees are seamlessly supported through their employment touchpoints, and that core employment structures and compensation strategies are used effectively to attract and retain high performing employees within the constraints of business operations.
- The Officer, People Operations is responsible for supporting specific administrative, operational and quantitative tasks that contribute to attaining the above objectives of the People Operations Team.
- This role will report to the Manager, People Operations.
What You Will Do
- Separations Process: lead and “quarterback” separations processes, including department, asset, and financial handovers – involves IT, Admin, and Payroll Accountant
- Onboarding Process: lead and “quarterback” teams from IT, Admin, etc. in ensuring that staff are successfully on boarded
- Payroll Verification: work with Payroll Accountant to ensure that all contractors and employees are properly represented with the right deductions/additions, if any. Generate monthly report for managers on headcount
- Staff Benefits: supporting staff with questions about health coverage, managing additions to coverage, dealing with other health coverage issues
- Asset Management: ensure that all staff have the assets they need; deal with asset recovery processes and exchanges/one-off needs. Heavy interfacing with IT and Admin
- Leave Management: assist employees with leave, generate monthly report for managers on leave balances
- Disciplinary Procedures: work with the Manager, People Operations and Director, People as needed on managing these procedures
- Staff Documentation: ensuring that offer letters, contracts, probation confirmations, and change of status documents are appropriately handled
What You Should Have
- Bachelor’s Degree from a reputable university.
- Minimum of 2 years of full-time work experience after graduation from your undergraduate degree.
- Strong adherence to systems and process.
- Experience working with a culturally and socioeconomically diverse workforce.
- Excellent email, Excel /spreadsheet, MS Word/word processing skills ; technologically competent/quick learner.
- Work experience in fast-growth, rapid-scale contexts, particularly with large numbers of field staff.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- High energy and enthusiasm level; willingness to do whatever necessary to get the job done.
- Experience in a challenging, dynamic and complex business environment
You’re also:
- A detailed doer – You have a track record of getting things done. You’re organized and responsive. You take ownership of every idea you touch and execute it to a fine level of detail, setting targets, engaging others, and doing whatever it takes to get the job done. You can multi-task dozens of such projects at once and never lose sight of the details. Likely, you have some experience in a start-up or other rapid-growth company.
- A networking mastermind – You excel at meeting new people and turning them into advocates. You communicate in a clear, conscientious, and effective way in both written and oral speech. You can influence strangers in the course of a single conversation. Allies and colleagues will go to bat for your ideas. You have an existing network from prior experience in the country, preferably in the regulatory, education, or business sectors.
- A creative problem-solver – Growing any business from scratch comes with massive and constant challenges. On top of that, KwaraLEARN works in often fragile, sometimes volatile low-resource communities and with complex government systems. You need to be flexible and ready to get everything done effectively, quickly, and affordably with the materials at hand.
- A relentless advocate – The children we serve and teachers we empower never leave your mind. You know them, get them, have shared a meal with them (or would be happy to in the future). You would never shrink back from shaking a parent’s hand or picking up a crying child, no matter what the person was wearing or looked like. Every decision you make considers their benefit, experience, and value.
- A malleable learner – You believe you can always do better. You welcome constructive criticism and provide it freely to others. You know you only get better tomorrow when others point out where you’ve missed things or failed today.
- A data-driven decision-maker – When making decisions, you don’t rely on your intuition alone. You collect data, you analyze it and make decisions with clear justifications.
- A curious investigator – You ask why a lot. You don’t just take what you see and accept it. You wonder why it is that way, and are aware that the world we see is created by human choices and actions – and it could be different. You wonder, and see the world as wonderful even when you want to change a part of it that is unjust.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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