Strategic HR Business Partner (Full‑Time, Abuja)

About the role

The Strategic HR Business Partner will work closely with senior leadership and departmental heads to align human‑capital strategy with the organisation’s national energy and infrastructure mandate. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will shape workforce planning, talent management, organisational design and employee relations to build the technical and managerial capability required for success.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to translate business strategy into actionable workforce and talent plans.
• Lead organisational design initiatives, ensuring structures, roles and reporting lines support technical and administrative demands.
• Drive talent acquisition for specialised technical and managerial roles across the energy and power value chain.
• Provide guidance on performance management, succession planning and leadership development for a diverse technical workforce.
• Manage complex employee‑relations matters, ensuring fair, consistent and legally sound resolutions.
• Advise on compensation and benefits structures that remain competitive within public‑sector and energy‑industry benchmarks.
• Champion culture and change‑management initiatives that support the organisation’s transformation agenda.
• Ensure HR policies, procedures and practices comply with Nigerian labour law and public‑sector governance requirements.
• Use workforce data and analytics to inform decision‑making and report regularly to executive management.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, Psychology or related field.
• Professional HR certification (CIPM, CIPD, SHRM or equivalent) required.
• 10‑12 years progressive HR experience, with at least 5 years in a strategic business‑partnering or senior HR leadership role.
• Experience supporting technical or engineering‑driven organisations, preferably in energy, oil & gas, power or infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of Nigerian labour law, public‑sector HR governance and industrial relations.
• Proven ability to lead organisational design and change‑management initiatives.

Required skills