HR Officer (insurance)

Hiring – Hr Officer

Location: Lagos

Our client is one of the leading insurance firms in Nigeria with location across different states in Nigeria. They provide life insurance business and non-life insurance business services to organizations and private individuals.

The company is seeking to hire a human resources officer who will be responsible for performing administrative tasks and services to support effective and efficient operations of the organization's human resource department.

Key responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date human resource files, records, and documentation.
• Answer frequently asked questions from applicants and employees relative to standard policies, benefits, hiring processes, etc.; refers more complex questions to appropriate senior-level hr staff or management.
• Maintain the integrity and confidentiality of human resource files and records.
• Perform periodic audits of hr files and records to ensure that all required documents are collected and filed appropriately.
• Provide clerical support to the hr department.
• May assist with payroll functions including processing, answering employee questions, fixing processing errors, and distributing checks.
• Act as a liaison between the organization and external benefits providers and vendors, which may include health, disability, and retirement plan providers.
• Conduct or assist with new hire orientation.
• Assist with planning and execution of special events such as benefits enrollment, organization-wide meetings, employee recognition events, holiday parties, and retirement celebrations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Good first degree in any relevant field.
• Proficiency in the use of microsoft office.
• Minimum of 2 years' cognate experience as hr officer or similar role.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficient with microsoft office suite or related software.
• Proficient with or the ability to quickly learn payroll management, human resource information system (hris), and similar computer applications.

Benefits:

ngn185,433 monthly net + other benefits