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Head, Human Capital Development and Organizational Design
About this role
The role is for a Head of Human Capital Development and Organizational Design at United Nigeria Airlines, based in Lagos. The position reports to the Managing Director and focuses on building a sustainable pilot and technical talent pipeline, along with strategies to attract, develop, and retain aviation professionals. The role acts as a strategic HR partner to the MD and executive management, leading workforce planning, organisational design, talent development, succession planning, employee relations, and HR analytics. Responsibilities include developing pilot retention and progression plans, aligning workforce plans with fleet growth, engaging aviation training organisations, driving employee engagement, collaborating with other departments on workforce strategy, and building HR dashboards and leadership development programs. The employer describes a growth-oriented, regulatory-compliant HR function supporting aviation operations and business expansion.
What you would do
- Develop pilot retention, career progression, training-bond, and succession strategies
- Create workforce plans aligned with fleet growth and route expansion
- Establish relationships with aviation training organisations, flight schools, and talent networks
- Lead employee engagement and industrial-relations initiatives
- Partner with Operations, Administration, Finance and other departments on workforce strategy
- Lead pilot and critical technical personnel recruitment and talent-pipeline development
- Strengthen performance management and organisational effectiveness
- Build leadership-development and talent-management programmes
- Ensure HR policies, systems and practices support regulatory compliance and business growth
- Develop three-deep succession plans for critical positions
What they are asking for
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, Organizational Psychology or a related field
- Master’s degree and/or professional HR qualification is an advantage
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience
- Knowledge of Nigerian employment practices and HR governance
- Strong employee and industrial-relations experience
- Analytical, negotiation, communication and stakeholder-management skills
- Experience in workforce planning, organisational design, talent management and succession planning
- Demonstrable experience in pilot recruitment and/or retention is a plus
- Experience working with senior executives and operational leaders
- At least 2 years’ experience managing technical, licensed or safety-critical personnel, preferably in aviation or a highly regulated industry
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