Nigeria Human Resources Specialist

ABOUT ONE ACRE FUND

One Acre Fund supports smallholder farmers across Africa by providing farm supplies, agricultural services, training, credit and other solutions designed to increase productivity, income and resilience.

The Nigeria programme is headquartered in Minna, Niger State and currently supports more than 100,000 farmers.

JOB DETAILS

Position: Nigeria Human Resources Specialist

Location: Minna, Niger State

Career Level: Professional

Preferred Start Date: As Soon as Possible

Benefits: Health Insurance and Paid Time Off

Application Deadline: 30 July 2026

JOB SUMMARY

The Human Resources Specialist will strengthen One Acre Fund Nigeria’s people systems, employee relations, performance management, talent management and HR operations.

The successful candidate will work with managers and programme leaders to support workforce stability, compliance, staff performance and organisational effectiveness.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

HR Strategy and Policy Implementation

• Support the design and implementation of people strategies.
• Translate organisational priorities into practical HR frameworks, tools and procedures.
• Identify performance, retention, employee-relations and compliance risks.
• Advise leadership on appropriate actions to address people-related risks.
• Promote consistent and compliant application of HR policies.

Learning and Development

• Support the development of learning and development activities.
• Maintain the annual training tracker and database.
• Provide reports to managers on completed training and identified learning needs.
• Coordinate training sessions and learning resources.
• Support organisational change and staff-development initiatives.

Performance Management

• Lead the operational implementation of the annual performance-review cycle.
• Ensure that performance processes are consistent, fair and properly documented.
• Work with managers to address staff-performance gaps.
• Support the development and monitoring of performance-improvement plans.
• Maintain accurate performance-management information.

Employee Relations

• Advise managers on employee-relations matters, HR policies and labour regulations.
• Support investigations and the documentation of employee-relations cases.
• Promote fair and consistent treatment of employees.
• Support the resolution of workplace concerns and disputes.

Talent Management and HR Operations

• Support probation management, staff confirmation, promotions and transfers.
• Work with recruitment teams and hiring managers on workforce planning.
• Maintain accurate employee lifecycle information.
• Manage HR trackers, dashboards and reports.
• Prepare reports on headcount, attrition, performance and compliance.
• Support contract administration and HR-system updates.
• Maintain confidential employee records and HR documentation.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• More than seven years of professional human-resources experience.
• Strong experience working as an HR business partner.
• Practical knowledge of performance management, employee relations, HR operations and talent management.
• Good understanding of Nigerian labour legislation and HR compliance.
• Experience managing HR systems, databases, trackers and employee records.
• Experience producing workforce reports and people-related insights.
• Experience developing or facilitating staff training.
• Experience supporting managers and senior leaders on HR matters.
• Project-management and team-supervision experience is desirable.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Strong HR business-partnering skills.
• Good employee-relations and performance-management abilities.
• Strong analytical and HR-reporting skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage HR databases and information systems.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to manage confidential employee information.
• Good leadership and coordination skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with managers and employees.

ELIGIBILITY

The position is open only to citizens or permanent residents of Nigeria.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested and qualified candidates should apply through the official One Acre Fund recruitment portal using the application link provided above.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and the organisation may conclude the recruitment process once a suitable candidate has been selected.

One Acre Fund does not request money from candidates for applications, tests or interviews.

Application Deadline: 30 July 2026.