Job Title: Head, Human Capital Development & Organizational Design

Location: Lagos

Reports to: Managing Director

The Role

• The successful candidate will serve as a strategic HR partner to the Managing Director and Executive Management, leading workforce planning, organizational design, talent development, succession planning, employee relations, and HR analytics.
• A key priority of the role will be developing a sustainable pilot and technical talent pipeline, as well as implementing strategies to attract, develop, and retain critical aviation professionals.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop workforce plans aligned with fleet growth and route expansion.
• Build HR dashboards covering recruitment, turnover, training, succession, and workforce costs.
• Lead pilot and critical technical personnel recruitment and talent-pipeline development.
• Develop pilot retention, career progression, training-bond, and succession strategies.
• Establish relationships with aviation training organizations, flight schools, and talent networks.
• Develop three-deep succession plans for critical positions.
• Build leadership-development and talent-management programs.
• Strengthen performance management and organizational effectiveness.
• Lead employee engagement and industrial-relations initiatives.
• Provide aviation labour-market intelligence and compensation benchmarking.
• Partner with Operations, Administration, Finance, and other departments on workforce strategy.
• Ensure HR policies, systems, and practices support regulatory compliance and business growth.

Key Performance Areas

The role will be measured on:

• Pilot recruitment pipeline and time-to-fill.
• Pilot and critical technical personnel retention.
• Workforce planning accuracy.
• Succession coverage for critical positions.
• Leadership pipeline development.
• Employee engagement and workforce stability.
• Recruitment and workforce analytics.
• Effectiveness of HR development programs.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in HR, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, Organizational Psychology, or a related field. A Master’s degree and / or professional HR qualification is an advantage.
• 10+ years of progressive HR experience.
• At least 2 years’ experience managing technical, licensed, or safety-critical personnel, preferably within aviation or another highly regulated industry.
• Demonstrable experience in pilot recruitment and/or retention a plus.
• Strong experience in workforce planning, organizational design, talent management, and succession planning.
• Strong employee and industrial-relations experience.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience working with senior executives and operational leaders.
• Knowledge of Nigerian employment practices and HR governance.

What We Are Looking For:

• We are seeking a strategic, data-driven, commercially minded HR leader who can translate UNA’s ambitious growth plans into a workforce strategy that ensures the right people, skills, and leadership capabilities are available when needed.
• Applicants should be prepared to demonstrate specific experience and measurable results in pilot recruitment, retention, workforce planning, or talent management.

Remuneration

Industry Competitive & Negotiable.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their Updated CV and One-page summary of a pilot recruitment/retention strategy or program they have implemented to: careers@flyunitednigeria.com using "Head, HCD" as the subject of the email.