The Human Resource Advisor – Talent Acquisition will be responsible for managing the end-to-end recruitment process to ensure Egbin Power Plc attracts, hires, and retains the best talent. This role involves developing recruitment strategies, managing candidate pipelines, supporting employer branding initiatives, and ensuring a seamless candidate experience aligned with the company’s culture and operational needs.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Manage end-to-end recruitment: sourcing, interviewing, assessments, and onboarding.
Partner with hiring managers to develop and execute recruitment strategies.
Identify current and future talent needs, developing pipelines to meet workforce demands.
Collaborate with the training team to design and implement development programs.
Assist in HR policy development and act as an internal HR consultant to department heads.
Design and analyse surveys to measure engagement and support continuous improvement.
Support the Head of Talent Management with additional strategic and operational tasks.
Drive employer branding initiatives to position Egbin Power Plc as an employer of choice.
Maintain and update recruitment databases, ensuring accurate candidate records.
Coordinate and participate in career fairs, campus recruitment, and other talent outreach programs.
Ensure compliance with company policies and labour regulations during recruitment and selection processes.
Support onboarding programs to ensure smooth integration of new hires.
Develop recruitment metrics and prepare reports to track hiring performance and effectiveness.
Coordinate and manage internal job posting and talent mobility processes to provide employees with opportunities for career growth and progression across the organisation.
Administer promotion assessments and talent review processes, ensuring promotion decisions are aligned with established criteria, performance outcomes, and organisational workforce plans.
Partner with employees and line managers to identify career pathways, communicate advancement opportunities, and support the development of talent pipelines for critical and future roles.
Assist in succession planning and talent pipeline development.
Coordinate movement of identified successors into development roles or acting assignments to strengthen leadership continuity and reduce key-person risk.
Handle candidate communications professionally to ensure a positive candidate experience.
Education and Work Experience
Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
A professional qualification in HR (e.g., CIPM, SHRM) is required.
Minimum of 5 - 6 years’ experience in recruitment or talent acquisition, preferably within the energy or industrial sector.
Skills and Competencies
Strong knowledge of recruitment strategies, tools, and platforms.
Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills.
Strong communication and presentation abilities.
Good business writing and negotiation skills.
Ability to manage multiple recruitment projects simultaneously.
High ethical standards, integrity, and confidentiality in handling candidate information.
Proficiency in HRIS and applicant tracking systems.
Well-developed problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Good administration and organisational skills
Strong relationship management and interpersonal skills.
Very good communication and presentation skills.
Good business writing skills.
Sahara Group is a leading international energy and infrastructure conglomerate with operations in over 42 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Sahara is making a difference responsibly as a dynamic leader in various energy sub-sectors via its power (generation and distribution), downstream, midstream, and upstream businesses in key regional and global markets.
Sahara continues to explore new frontiers; creating innovative and sustainable ways of bringing energy to life responsibly through the unparalleled talent of the men and women who embody Sahara’s irrepressible spirit.
With over 5000 employees from multiple nationalities, Sahara is a uniquely diverse and inclusive organization committed to providing world-class energy solutions and promoting sustainable environmental, social, and good governance interventions across the globe.
Sahara has been at the vanguard of promoting global energy solutions in Africa, having metamorphosed from its initial focus on oil trading to an energy conglomerate renowned for championing capacity building and promoting global competitiveness in Africa’s energy sector.
Sahara continues to invest in technology, artificial intelligence, and human capital transformation as critical drivers of its systematic expansion to consolidate its status as an enterprise that creates value innovatively, responsibly, and sustainably.
Sahara’s social impact vehicle, the Sahara Group Foundation, is invested in empowering businesses one community at a time, through its unique EXTRAPRENEURSHIP model - leaving no one behind in the quest for global sustainable development.
