- Job Title: Human Resource Manager
- Location: Garki, Abuja (FCT)
- Employment Type: Full-time
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About the Company
Global Peace Development (GPD) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) founded in April 2002 and focuses on promoting peace for development in Nigeria. The organization envisions a country where peace and development is enjoyed by all. GPD seeks to build peace, gender equality, social justice, and foster democracy and governance at the community, local, state, and national levels.
Role Summary
- The Human Resource Manager will provide strategic and operational leadership for GPD’s human resource function, ensuring that people management systems effectively support the organization’s strategic priorities, growth, and compliance obligations across state offices.
- The role is central to strengthening organizational effectiveness, staff performance, safeguarding, accountability, and learning, in line with GPD’s strategic plan and core values of transparency, integrity, fairness, accountability, mutual respect, and collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
- Strengthen workforce planning, and talent development across GPD offices.
- Oversee recruitment, onboarding, deployment, performance management, promotion, and exit processes for all staff.
- Ensure clear role definitions, reporting lines, and separation of duties across state offices.
- Manage staff contracts, personnel records, leave records, and the review of staff payroll.
- Develop, review, and enforce human resource policies.
- Lead disciplinary processes, issue queries, and provide guidance on staff conduct and performance management.
- Coordinate performance appraisal systems that promote accountability, learning, and professional growth.
- Promote a culture of feedback, continuous improvement, and adaptive management.
- Promote a safe, respectful, and inclusive work environment across all GPD locations.
- Work closely with State Coordinators, Programme Managers, Finance, and Senior Management.
Required Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, or Public Administration.
- Minimum of 5 years’ progressive HR experience, preferably in the development sector.
- Proven experience managing HR functions across multiple locations.
Key Competencies:
- Strategic thinking and strong people management skills
- High level of integrity, discretion, and professionalism
- Excellent communication and conflict resolution skills
- Strong organizational and documentation skills
- Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.
Application Closing Date
31st January, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and cover letter in one document to: procurement@globalpeacedev.org using the job title and location as subject of the mail. (E.g – Human Resource Manager – FCT, Abuja).
