Start Your Career With Sahel Consulting – Multiple Vacancies Available

Sahel Consulting is a well-regarded advisory firm focused on agriculture and nutrition transformation across Africa, now expanding into HR consulting as a strategic revenue stream. They're recruiting two People and Culture professionals in Abuja to build and run both their internal HR function and an external HR advisory service line. The Assistant Manager role is a senior hybrid position that blends internal people management with client-facing consulting revenue generation, while the Associate role is an execution-focused operator and builder position supporting both functions. These are roles for HR professionals who want more than a standard HR job   you'll be building systems, shaping strategy, and contributing to a business function from the ground up.

Available Positions

1. Assistant Manager, People & Culture

Location: Abuja (Hybrid – 3 days onsite) | Experience: 5–7 years | Travel: Frequent

Responsibilities:

• Design culture and engagement strategy across the organisation
• Lead HR analytics covering attrition, cost, and workforce planning
• Ensure HR compliance across multiple countries
• Own HR technology including HRIS, automation, and data governance
• Lead hiring strategy across Africa and design performance and reward systems
• Drive workforce planning, succession planning, and data-driven retention strategies
• Build and lead the HR advisory service line as a revenue-generating function
• Lead client HR engagements and develop sellable HR tools and frameworks
• Drive thought leadership and revenue contribution from HR consulting
• Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree plus CIPM certification (or in progress)
• 5 to 7 years HR experience
• Strong expertise in talent strategy, HR systems design, compliance, and analytics
• Experience working across multiple African countries is a significant advantage

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and bonus
• HMO with family coverage
• 21 days annual leave
• Paid professional certifications
• Pan-African career exposure

2. Associate, People & Culture

Location: Abuja (Hybrid) | Experience: 2–4 years | Travel: Occasional

Responsibilities:

• Manage onboarding, employee engagement, and HR queries
• Maintain HR data and HRIS systems
• Support compliance activities and internal audits
• Coordinate end-to-end recruitment and maintain talent pipeline
• Support performance review cycles
• Conduct research and data analysis for consulting projects
• Draft HR documents including policies and frameworks
• Support client-facing HR consulting projects
• Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree
• 2 to 4 years HR experience
• Strong Excel and data skills
• Knowledge of Nigerian labour law
• CIPM or CIPD certification in progress is an advantage

To Apply Send Your CV To Email: recruiting@sahelconsult.com