Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Company Description

About Us

Husk Power Systems (“Husk”) is an award-winning clean energy company serving rural India and Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2023, it was named “World’s Best Challenger Brand” in the energy industry and is a 3-time Global Cleantech 100 company. The company’s AI-powered rural energy platform provides 24/7 renewable power to rural households, commercial customers, institutions, and small factories. It also delivers a range of other products and services, including e-commerce and credit financing of branded appliances for home and commercial use, as well as community-based solutions for e-mobility and the agricultural value chain. Husk’s mission is to superchange economic growth and social well-being in rural communities that are unserved and underserved. 

Benefits

Husk offers flexible working conditions with employee benefits that are in line with global best practices. These include clear career growth planning, transparent performance review and reward processes that are gender neutral, maternity, and paternity leave, gender-inclusive workplace conditions with special attention given to the safety and security of our women employees, 18-day annual paid leave, and family health insurance. Husk does not believe in micromanagement and encourages its employees to have a healthy work-life balance, giving them the freedom to manage their workload to be compatible with their lives.

Job Description

Position Name: Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Division / Function: HR & Admin

Location of the Job: Abuja

Reports to: Chief People Officer

Role Summary

Husk is seeking a Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition to provide strategic leadership and operational excellence for the Talent Acquisition function in Nigeria, ensuring the timely hiring of top-tier talent across technical, operational, commercial, and leadership roles.

The Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, will shape recruitment strategies, strengthen employer brand positioning in Nigeria, and ensure sustainable talent pipelines to support Husk’s rapid growth

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition Strategy & Planning

• Lead the design and execution of the national talent acquisition strategy in alignment with business goals and workforce plans.
• Partner with the CPO and Country Director to ensure hiring priorities are aligned with expansion roadmaps for minigrids, energy services, and corporate functions.
• Develop yearly manpower plans with functional heads and ensure execution.
• Build and maintain a high-quality talent pipeline for critical and future roles.

2. Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on talent market insights, hiring forecasts, and competitive analysis.
• Engage cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Commercial, Finance, and HR teams to understand functional needs and deliver tailored hiring solutions.
• Facilitate interview readiness and capability building for hiring managers.

3. Recruitment Operations Excellence

• Oversee end-to-end recruitment processes including sourcing, screening, assessments, interviews, selection, negotiation, and onboarding coordination.
• Implement structured hiring frameworks to improve quality-of-hire, reduce bias, and shorten time-to-fill.
• Ensure ATS usage across all recruitment stages for data accuracy and process transparency.
• Drive leadership hiring using advanced sourcing and executive search methodologies.

4. Employer Branding & Talent Pipeline Development

• Build Husk’s employer value proposition in Nigeria through branding campaigns, partnerships, and targeted communication.
• Strengthen relationships with universities, technical institutes, professional networks, and industry bodies.
• Lead recruitment events, job fairs, and outreach programs to attract diverse and high-caliber talent.

5. Compliance, Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure all hiring practices are compliant with Nigerian labor laws and Husk’s global HR standards.
• Track recruitment performance, analyze hiring metrics, and recommend enhancements.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to optimize hiring efficiency and candidate experience.

6. People Leadership & Capability Development

• Mentor and guide the Talent Acquisition team, strengthening sourcing, interviewing, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Foster a culture of excellence, speed, data-driven decision-making, and ethical hiring

Qualifications

Required Skills & Attributes

• Strong interpersonal skills
• High empathy, emotional intelligence, and employee-first mindset
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills
• Problem-solving ability with calm handling of employee issues
• High integrity and confidentiality in sensitive matters
• Culture champion with the ability to influence behaviour
• Experience Requirements
• 3–6 years of HR experience, preferably in Employee Experience, Engagement, Talent Management, or HR Operations. 
• Preferably worked in fast-paced, multi-location environments
• Exposure to HR analytics, surveys, and dashboards is an advantage  

Additional Information

Location and Travel

This role is based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Salary

NGN400,000 to NGN850,000

Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

DISCLAIMER: 

This description indicates the general nature and level of the qualifications and duties required of employees in this job classification, as well as the essential functions a person must be able to perform to do this job. It is not designed to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Husk Power Systems and its subsidiaries are equal-opportunity employers and make employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. We hire without consideration of race, colour, religion, citizenship, political activity or affiliation, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex or gender, or any other basis protected by law.