Human Capital and Talent Lead

Role Title: Human Capital & Talent Lead
Department: People & Culture
Functional Reporting to: Head Strategy & Insights
Administrative Reporting to: MD/ CEO
Location: Based in Nigeria and oversee internal and external HR practices in Nigeria and other Procept operating companies in Africa
Employment Type: Full-Time

1. ROLE PURPOSE
The Human Capital & Talent Lead is responsible for delivering end-to-end human capital advisory and talent acquisition services to both internal stakeholders and external clients across Procept Africas operating markets.
The role combines:
Strategic HR advisory
Recruitment & selection services
Workforce planning and talent solutions

Client engagement and business development
The Consultant will contribute to positioning Procept Africa as a trusted human capital advisor supporting organizations in building high-performing teams strengthening HR practices and enabling

RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Client-Facing Consulting & Advisory
Deliver human capital advisory services including:
o Workforce planning and organizational design
o HR policy and framework development
o Talent strategy and succession planning

Support clients in aligning people strategy with business objectives
Provide insights on labour market trends compensation benchmarks and talent availability
Contribute to HR transformation and change management initiatives.

B. Recruitment & Talent Acquisition (Core Function)
Manage end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for client and internal roles:
o Job profiling and competency definition

o Sourcing and talent mapping
o Screening interviewing and assessment
o Shortlisting and client presentation

Design and implement structured selection methodologies:
o Competency-based interviews
o Assessment centres (where applicable)
o Psychometric and technical evaluations
Ensure quality-of-hire time-to-fill and client satisfaction targets are met

C. Business Development
Liaise with Procept Africa clients to identify and pursue opportunities for:
o Recruitment services
o HR advisory engagements
o Outsourced HR solutions

Support proposal development including:
o Technical approach
o Staffing plans
o Commercial inputs
Participate in client meetings presentations and pitches
Contribute to achieving practice revenue

D. Delivery Excellence
Deliver multiple client engagements across countries with high quality and consistency
Ensure compliance with:
o Procept Africa delivery standards
o Client requirements and SLAs

Prepare professional deliverables:
o Candidate assessment reports
o Recruitment reports and dashboards
o HR advisory documentation

E. Internal HR Support
Support internal HR functions across Procept Africa including:
o Recruitment for internal roles
o Onboarding coordination
o Performance management support
Contribute to strengthening Procepts internal talent pipeline

F. Knowledge Development & Practice Building
Develop tools templates and frameworks for:
o Recruitment and selection
o HR advisory services
Contribute to thought leadership:
o Articles insights and market intelligence
Support development of Human Capital service offerings

Qualifications :

Education
Bachelors degree in:
o Human Resources
o Business Administration
o Psychology or related field
Masters degree (MBA/HR) advantageous

Professional Certifications (Preferred)
CIPM / CIPD / SHRM / HRCI
Any HR analytics or talent management certifications added advantage

Experience
6 8 years experience in:
o Recruitment and talent acquisition
o HR consulting or advisory
o Professional services or consulting environment
Experience working across multiple industries (banking telecom fintech preferred)
Experience in client-facing roles and supporting business development

Additional Information :

CORE COMPETENCIES

Technical Competencies
Talent sourcing and recruitment strategy
Competency-based interviewing
HR advisory and workforce planning
Labour market intelligence
HR analytics and reporting

Consulting Competencies
Client engagement and stakeholder management
Problem-solving and structured thinking
Proposal development and presentation skills
Business acumen

Behavioural Competencies
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
High level of professionalism and integrity
Results-oriented and commercially driven
Ability to work across cultures and geographies

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time