HealthPlus Limited Job Vacancy for a Learning and Development Officer

HealthPlus Limited is Nigeria's 1st Integrative Pharmacy, the fastest growing pharmacy chain in West Africa. Since 1999, we have been committed to our mission of helping people achieve optimum health & vitality. In 2010, a sister company was birthed - CasaBella International Limited. CasaBella, a one-stop store for beauty and grooming solutions is now a retail chain and a household name.


Our success is based on our great people, great values and a winning corporate culture. Our people are passionate, driven and committed to continuous learning in order to maintain our edge. Our testimonial is that we are proud to be members of the HealthPlus family as we are offered a strong platform to explore our potentials. We believe in best practices always and therefore employ and retain the best talents.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Learning and Development Officer

Location: Lagos
Report To: the Head, Human Resources

Key Elements of the Role

• Partner with departmental heads to develop learning strategies to build capabilities and engagement that drives performance and results
• Act as learning and development point of contact for HR Business Partners and Business Units, and consult with Business Units to develop learning strategies which supports business and organizational goals
• Apply learning theory/models, benchmark best practices/trends, and maintain knowledge of cutting-edge approaches in order to deliver learning solutions that drive lasting impact
• Ongoing assessment of needs and prioritization of Learning & development initiatives and projects company wide
• Conduct needs analysis, identify performance gaps, and provide appropriate recommendations for learning solutions
• Maintain an active knowledge of the subjects taught and stimulate enthusiasm for those subjects
• Design or provide additional tools and resources that support development beyond formal training, which may include relationship- or on-the-job experiences and resources that drive development and the transfer of learning
• Understand and utilize various participant learning styles in order to facilitate the best teaching and learning situations
• Plan each class, both as to content and method, to make each class minute meaningful
• Assist in the communication of company values
• Support the execution of culture change activities for the company
• Maintain a high level of understanding and knowledge of the company strategy business strategies; support these strategies by developing comprehensive learning and development plans that align with the organisation goals and objectives
• Provide leadership development through intact and programmatic experiences that ensures transfer and integration of learning
• Understand and measure organizational readiness for comprehensive learning and development strategies within the organisation
• Guide HR Business Partner and other key partners in understanding the learning progression, and help them appreciate and support the 70/20/10 model of development
• Rigorously keep up with consulting/training industry trends to provide effective and meaningful learning solutions to all the business units company wide
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships across the HR and business community
• Facilitate leadership development content in the subject area assigned by the leadership team or client need. These classes may include (but not limited to): managing self, managing others, coaching and mentoring, communication skills, project management, etc
• Facilitation and tailoring of classes for training sessions

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Administration, Business Admin, Social Sciences, Humanities or a related field with 3 years minimum experience in a structured organization
• Professional membership of CIPMN, SHRM, CIPD is an added advantage
• Knowledge of competency based training practices and proven facilitation skills
• Customer service orientation
• Ability to manage and prioritize time
• Excellent attention to detail
• Experience with training program evaluation and ROI analyses
• Knowledge of instructional design and content development
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Suite Package - Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Visio and MS Project
• Experience in curriculum design and course development of management/leadership development programs
• Excellent end to end Learning& Development core skills across the business
• Excellent interpersonal and people skills
• Excellent presentation and communication skills - written and verbal