Job Title: Talent Officer
Location: Lagos
Position Overview
- As our Talent Officer, you’ll play a key role in helping us grow our team across the country.
- You’ll support the Talent Acquisition team in driving end-to-end recruitment, as well as supporting hiring managers, coordinating onboarding and ensuring every candidate and new hire has a great experience. From sourcing talent for field roles to supporting Finance, HR and Operations hiring; this role puts you at the center of Jaza's growth.
- This is a great opportunity to own key HR processes, work in a fast-paced environment and help build a strong, people-first culture.
Roles and Responsibilities
Recruitment & Selection:
- Coordinate high-volume hiring campaigns for both field and office roles
- Source, screen and interview candidates efficiently
- Conduct background checks and verify references
- Maintain accurate candidate records and ensure data confidentiality
- Keep the hiring team updated on interview progress and scheduling
- Ensure all recruitment processes and practices comply with the company policies, standards, and local labor laws
- Act as the go-to point of contact for candidates and hiring managers for assigned recruitments.
- Ensure that we are onboarding high quality candidates who will contribute to the Jaza Culture
Onboarding & Employee Experience:
- Deliver a smooth Pre-onboarding and engaging onboarding experience for all new hires
- Ensure seamless and accurate calendar scheduling of all onboarding training sessions with subject matter experts and new hires
- Request, collect and file all candidate pre-employment documentation
- Support employee engagement initiatives that enhance the workplace experience
HR Support & Projects:
- Follow all HRMS workflows for recruitment and onboarding
- Support internal HR initiatives and cross-functional projects as needed
- Effectively represent Jaza’s professionalism and unique company culture
- Perform other duties as assigned
How We’ll Measure Success
- Monthly hiring targets met (number of hires per month)
- Onboarding completion rate within set timelines
- Time to fill roles maintained at or below 60 days
- 100% compliance with labor laws and internal Jaza policies in all hiring and onboarding processes
Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Public Administration, Psychology or a related field
- 1-2 years of experience in core recruitment, including at least 1 year focused on high-volume recruitment
- Demonstrated experience supporting high-volume recruitment drives or talent coordination.
- Experience supporting hiring managers throughout the recruitment process
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, startup environments where priorities evolve quickly
- Hands on experience working with HR systems and tools (HRIS/HRMS)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and a high level of professionalism
- Strong attention to detail, organization and ability to manage multiple priorities
- A discreet, trustworthy approach to handling sensitive information and employee data
- Customer-service mindset and strong candidate communication skills.
- High standards of integrity, ethics, and accountability
- A self-starter mindset; you take ownership and follow through
- Passionate about helping others succeed and making meaningful contributions to team culture
- Open-minded, flexible and always ready to learn and grow
Must have skills:
- High-Volume Recruitment
- Ability to work with Data.
Why you should join us
- Be part of one of the most exciting growth phases of Jaza. We've proven our model, now we're scaling. As our Talent Officer, you’ll play a key role in building the hiring and onboarding systems that will scale as we expand.
- You'll also work alongside a team of passionate, mission-driven people in an international, collaborative environment. Our teammates are based in Canada, China, Tanzania, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda and the United States, bringing diverse perspectives and a shared commitment to creating lasting change.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online