PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) Nigeria  – Our client is a Business Membership Organisation that provides a platform for private sector employers to interact with the government and other relevant institutions, in and outside Nigeria. Their focus is to influence economic and socio-labour policies that promote a favourable operating environment for sustainable Enterprise in Nigeria.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Director General

Reference Number: 130-PEO01221
Location: Nigeria
Job type: Permanent
Department: People & Change Nigeria

Roles & Responsibilities

• The role requires an individual with cognate experience of running a Business Membership Organisation preferably at a Directorate level and who possesses very strong communications expertise and experience.
• The Individual should have a track record of working across different communications platforms especially in the context of the pandemic-driven changes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the strategic management of the organisation and the delivery of aligned organisational goals
• Represents the Organisation, domestically and internationally, on the Boards of a number of organisations and social partners
• Run, at a surplus, a subscription-based Business Membership Organisation that provides advisory services on tax, corporate and labour matters
• Drive performance through attraction, engagement, and retention of employees
• Act as a business leader, resource mobiliser, effective asset and financial manager to attract, allocate and manage resources
• Provide timely and valuable information that supports the strategic priorities of employers of labour in the country
• Work to highlight the Organisation’s initiatives in building trust with external stakeholders
• A champion and activist for business and employer rights who is able to act as a voice for individual companies, members and sectoral groupings

Government & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Maintain strategic stakeholder mapping for relevant sectors of government impacting or capable of impacting the organised private sector and employers of labour
• Maintain and enhance organisational engagement and relationships with key government stakeholders
• Lead the planning for selected organisational meetings with key government stakeholders

Accountability and Complexity:

• Interface with a high number of stakeholders, both internal and external e.g. media, government departments, etc.
• In a highly-matrixed and complex environment, strong, positive relationships need to be fostered within the organisation, Management Committee, Governing Council and the wider society
• Operate in an environment with a high degree of change that is fast paced, requiring resilience and flexibility
• Support the development and implementation of the organisational strategy

Requirements
Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Management Sciences or Law. A Master’s degree in a Labour related field or a PhD may confer an advantage.
• Minimum of 15 years post-qualification experience out of which 8 years must have been spent at an Executive or Senior management level

Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills – written and spoken are extremely important
• Cognate experience of running a Business Membership Organisation, preferably at a Directorate level with a good level of International exposure
• Well versed in labour laws and able to maintain strategic relationships with labour organisations and proven track record in Industrial and Labour relations.
• Strategic thinker with potential to devise and deliver long term, complex internal and external projects involving diverse businesses, functions, and cultures across a variety of industries
• A technocrat in Labour relations and Human Resource Management
• Ability to operate in a challenging media and stakeholder environment with proven ability to communicate confidently with media (traditional and digital) on labour and socio-economic issues
• Proven issues management/crisis competency with the ability to operate calmly and effectively under pressure and deliver communications and negotiations needs against tight time frames; must demonstrate sound judgment and decision-making skills and be able to deal with ambiguity and handle sensitive situations
• Strong interpersonal skills with the personal and professional authority and credibility to influence, advise and operate across all hierarchies of the society
• A Negotiator, Conciliator, Mediator and Ambassador with demonstrated ability to successfully manage agencies and possess a DNA of activism in protecting enterprise rights with sufficient gravitas and presence
• Understand the fundamentals of engaging key Government stakeholders, social partners, local and international organisations
• Preferably not more than fifty-five (55) years old

Application Closing Date
25th March, 2022.