HR Officer

Job Overview

A confidential employer is recruiting an experienced HR Officer to provide human resources support across recruitment, employee relations, workforce administration, performance management, staff development and regulatory compliance.

The successful candidate will help coordinate key stages of the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, workforce deployment, performance reviews, training, disciplinary processes and employee separation. The role also involves maintaining personnel records, preparing workforce reports and supporting payroll and benefits administration.

Applicants must possess a B.Sc. or HND in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business Administration or a related discipline. They must also have between five and seven years of relevant HR experience within the oil and gas industry.

Job Details

Purpose of the Role

The HR Officer will support the organisation’s human resources operations by helping ensure that employees are recruited, onboarded, deployed, managed and supported according to approved policies.

The position requires practical knowledge of Nigerian employment regulations and experience handling HR responsibilities in an oil and gas environment. It also involves working with employees, managers, clients, contractors and external service providers.

Recruitment and Workforce Planning

The successful candidate will:

• Coordinate employee recruitment and selection activities.
• Support the onboarding and mobilisation of newly recruited employees.
• Assist with workforce planning for projects and operational requirements.
• Coordinate employee movements, work rotations and personnel schedules.
• Maintain accurate information on leave and attendance.
• Support the deployment of employees according to workforce requirements.
• Liaise with relevant managers regarding staffing and manpower needs.

Personnel Administration and Employee Records

Responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining employee records and personnel files.
• Managing HR documentation and relevant databases.
• Ensuring that employee information is complete, accurate and appropriately protected.
• Updating HR records following employee movements or changes.
• Supporting audits, inspections and requests for HR documentation.
• Preparing workforce statistics and human resources management reports.
• Using HR information systems to support record management and reporting.

Employee Relations and Workplace Support

The HR Officer will:

• Respond to employee enquiries and provide appropriate HR guidance.
• Support the resolution of workplace issues.
• Assist with employee-relations processes.
• Support disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• Coordinate documentation associated with employee exits and separation.
• Help ensure that workplace matters are managed according to company policies.
• Communicate with employees, management, contractors and service providers.

Performance, Training and Development

The position involves:

• Coordinating employee performance-management activities.
• Supporting staff appraisals and related documentation.
• Helping identify and coordinate training and development requirements.
• Maintaining records relating to staff development.
• Supporting the implementation of approved performance-management procedures.
• Following up on relevant performance or training activities.

Payroll, Benefits and Employee Welfare

The successful candidate will support:

• The preparation and verification of payroll inputs.
• Benefits-administration processes.
• Employee-welfare activities.
• Attendance, leave and employee-movement records required for payroll administration.
• Communication with relevant internal teams or external service providers.

The vacancy does not disclose a specific salary figure. It describes the remuneration package as competitive and mentions additional benefits without providing their details.

HR Compliance

The HR Officer will help ensure that:

• Approved HR policies and procedures are implemented.
• Human resources activities comply with applicable Nigerian labour and employment regulations.
• Relevant oil and gas employment requirements are observed.
• Personnel records and supporting documents are available for audits and inspections.
• Employee-relations and separation processes follow approved procedures.
• HR reports and workforce statistics are prepared accurately.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Applicants must possess:

• A B.Sc. or HND in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business Administration or a related field.
• Between five and seven years of relevant human resources experience.
• Relevant HR experience within the oil and gas industry.
• Experience in manpower planning.
• Recruitment and employee-onboarding experience.
• Employee-relations experience.
• Practical HR-administration experience.
• Knowledge of Nigerian labour and employment regulations.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

The following are advantages rather than mandatory requirements:

• A professional HR certification such as CIPM, SHRM or HRCI.
• Experience supporting an offshore workforce.
• Experience supporting project-based employees.
• Experience coordinating rotational workforces.

Candidates should not be described as ineligible solely because they do not have one of these preferred qualifications, provided they meet the stated mandatory requirements.

Core Competencies

Applicants should be able to demonstrate competence in:

• Human resources administration.
• Recruitment and workforce planning.
• Employee relations.
• Performance management.
• HR policy and regulatory compliance.
• Payroll and benefits administration.
• Training and employee development.
• HR reporting and data management.
• Human resources information systems.
• Written and verbal communication.
• Stakeholder management.

Who May Be Well Suited to This Role?

This position may suit an HR professional who has worked in a structured oil and gas environment and understands the workforce requirements associated with operational or project-based activities.

A strong candidate should be able to demonstrate experience coordinating recruitment, personnel records, employee relations, performance reviews and HR reporting. Experience supporting offshore, rotational or project-based employees would strengthen an application, although the source presents it as an advantage rather than a compulsory requirement.

What to Highlight in Your Application

Applicants should make the following information easy to verify in their CV:

• Their B.Sc. or HND qualification and field of study.
• The dates and duration of their relevant HR positions.
• Evidence of five to seven years of HR experience.
• Oil and gas companies or projects they have supported.
• Workforce-planning and recruitment responsibilities.
• Employee onboarding or mobilisation experience.
• Employee-relations, grievance or disciplinary responsibilities.
• Payroll, benefits and leave-administration experience.
• Performance-management and training activities coordinated.
• HR reports, databases or information systems used.
• Knowledge of Nigerian employment regulations.
• Professional certifications, where applicable.
• Experience supporting offshore, rotational or project-based personnel.

Applicants should include only responsibilities and achievements they can substantiate during the recruitment process.

Recruitment Process

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the closing date. This means qualified candidates should consider applying early rather than waiting until the final day.

Shortlisted or successful candidates will be required to complete additional assessments as part of the selection process. The source does not specify the number, format or duration of these assessments.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should use the Apply for Job button to access the authorised application platform.

Applications must be submitted by October 31, 2026. Candidates should complete all required application fields and ensure their CV clearly demonstrates the required oil and gas HR experience.

Applicants should not pay any person or intermediary to submit, process or guarantee their application.