What we’re looking for:
Are you an experienced HR professional ready to strengthen people management, build organisational capacity, and drive operational excellence in a humanitarian setting? NRC Nigeria is looking for a results-driven HR & Administration Manager to lead and strengthen HR and administrative functions across its country programme.

In this role, you will help shape and implement the HR strategy, strengthen recruitment processes, promote staff development, and drive training and capacity-building initiatives. This opportunity is open to Nigerian nationals only.

What you will do:
Human Resources:
• Provide leadership in NRC People Management Systems, Talent Management, Learning and Development, Duty of Care and PSEA initiatives.
• Support country and area-office strategies and help HR proactively meet programme needs.
• Support Area Managers, Area Support Managers, HR Team Leads and HR Officers in running effective HR functions.
• Lead staff consultations, town halls and feedback sessions.
• Monitor employee wellbeing and champion staff-care initiatives.
• Support role mapping, position rationalisation, organisational change communication and onboarding.
• Strengthen recruitment processes and ensure adherence to minimum standards.
• Ensure payroll accuracy before transmission to Finance.
• Handle personnel cases according to guidelines and policies.
• Serve as focal point for Nigeria staff representatives.

Administration:
• Coordinate office and accommodation management requirements.
• Ensure office stationery, utilities and other operational needs are planned and available.
• Maintain excellent documentation and an up-to-date filing tree for HR and Administration files.
• Oversee travel arrangements, work permits, immigration and visas.
• Liaise with Logistics on service contractors and framework agreements.

What you will bring:
• Postgraduate qualification in human resource management, business administration, public administration, organisational development or management studies.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a senior HR Manager in a humanitarian or recovery context.
• Experience in complex and volatile contexts and large, dynamic country programmes.
• Fluency in English; a local language is an advantage.
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork, initiative and capacity-building skills.
• Experience building HR structures, recruitment, learning and staff development.
• Knowledge of Central and West Africa and the Nigeria context.

What we offer:
• Duty station: Abuja, Nigeria.
• Contract: 12-month fixed term, with possibility of extension.
• Travel: Up to 40%.
• Salary/benefits: Grade 9 on NRC’s Resident/National salary scale.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity. Internal candidates should use their official email or Opportunity Market Place. Applicants should complete all required profile fields and submit an English CV. Questions: ho.recruitment@nrc.no, using the job title as the subject.

The Norwegian Refugee Council is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work: employees must treat everyone with respect and dignity, help build a safe environment, never engage in exploitation, harassment or SEAH, and report concerns.