Head, Talent Management
Date: 6 Nov 2025
Location: DAS HO-Lagos, DAS HO-Lagos, Nigeria
Company: Dangote Industries Limited
Dangote Packaging Limited
Job Purpose:
The function of this management role is to guide and manage Talent for DPL Limited. (two plant location: Ibese Ogun State and Obajana kogi State). The role will also cover recruitment and selection, transfers and redeployments, performance management while focusing overall on the achievement of Succession Planning. The Head, Talent Management leads talent management practices and objectives that will provide an employee-oriented high-performance culture that emphasizes quality, productivity, goal attainment and empowerment and is responsible for the development of processes and metrics that supports the achievement of DPL’ s business goals.
The occupant of the role must have:
▪ Experience in talent management, succession planning and development| A proven track record of leading the delivery of HR functions to a high standard.
▪ Experience in developing HR policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance| The ability to originate and lead organisational strategies in HR.
▪ Knowledge and experience of introducing new ideas to improve employee engagement| Ability to write and deliver creative, imaginative presentations to colleagues at all levels.
▪ Experience or familiarity in using SuccessFactors (SF) and SAP – (especially HCM Module) and or some other Human Resources Information Management Systems.
▪ Membership of CIPMN and occupational experience.
Key Accountabilities:
- Highly confidential individual who will give a clear picture with full understanding of how each SBU is running and what is happening at all levels regarding talent management.
- Use effective people skills to always ensure good relationships with all employees and external contacts.
- Develop and implement HR planning, produce accurate HR reports weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly to provide accurate information to Management.
- Benchmarking and undertaking searches and surveys for best HR recruitment and talent management practices.
- Manage a high-volume workload. The Head Talent Management will be expected to keep up with paperwork and meticulous diary-keeping to manage all workloads associated with the talent management process and development across the three SBUs.
- Communicate at all levels, with an excellent understanding of the values of the company and to ensure buy-in to those values to fulfil the position.
Duties and Responsibilities.
- Develop and implement the HR strategy aligned to the business objectives and company HR initiatives| Be responsible for all recruitment and selection processes, policy and practices, talent management, succession planning, driving performance appraisals and any other HR related function).
- Lead the work to regularly review the company's talent management processes within the business areas, including performance/potential management, resource planning and succession planning
- Where required, work in partnership on projects to aid continuous improvement and implement performance improvement programmes (e.g., changes to working practices, organisation changes and lean programmes) | Establish and maintain appropriate systems for measuring metrics that support the achievement of business goals, and necessary
- Manage all recruitment needs for the company, including implementing and continually developing a robust recruitment process.
- Overseeing the day-to-day management of the recruitment process, including reviewing job descriptions, website advertising, updating of the company resource plan, sifting through and selection of CV’s, attending interviews and selecting candidates| Creating and continually improving offer letters and contracts of employment, whilst managing the timely distribution of such documents.
- Managing the collation of references, and security clearance as relevant to each role| Ensuring all relevant certificates and employee documents are received on or before 1st day of employment.
Responsible For:
The overall management and documentation of the following:
• Talent Management| Recruitment and Selection| Transfers and Redeployment| Writing and delivery of the HR Strategy.
• Performance Management Process – including, Probation, Annual & Bi-annual appraisals, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) setting etc.
Person Specification:
Education/Experience/Knowledge:
- First degree in Business Administration/ Economics or any Social Science course or related discipline with MBA or master’s degree (specializing in HR) with a minimum of 10 years’ experience in HR at managerial grade| CIPMN membership.
- Experience of designing and delivering coaching/mentoring, learning & development and talent management programmes.
- Interpersonal relationships, discretion, and confidentiality| Ability to communicate at all levels| Knowledge of employment law| Knowledge of work-based learning.
- Experience of using HR Information Systems| Experience of report writing using Microsoft Office.
- Recruitment and Selection experience| Ability to innovate, to create and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
- Experience of designing and writing HR policies, procedures, offers and contracts of employment| Experience of working with FMCGs and third-party Organisations, especially for outsourcing.
Competencies:
- Teamwork- Ability to build and develop relationships with internal employee, strategic partners, and other external parties/ organisations; able to resolve conflict, possessing problem solving skills| Personal Drive- Will be able to demonstrate being self-directed, resourceful, and creative; Able to manage own time and work autonomously; Able to work on own initiative with drive and enthusiasm.
- Communication- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills|Commercial Awareness- Able to demonstrate contribution to maximising commercial performance through controlling costs, and ensuring efficiencies where possible|
- Customer Focus- Works to understand customer needs; Strives to exceed expectations| Planning and Organising- Demonstrable experience of managing tasks and deadlines; able to resolve conflicting priorities| Compliance- Ability to audit and monitor quality of outputs; demonstrable experience of delivery against specified protocols/ procedures ensuring the highest level of performance.
Role specific requirements:
- Flexibility to work at multiple locations, travel, and flexible working hours.
- The capacity and self-confidence to innovate.
- Excellent IT skills: competency in PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Email, Excel, and Internet Explorer.