Talent Recruitment Manager Port Harcourt

Proten International is an award-winning and leading international Human Resource and Management Consulting firm that provides a range of Advisory and Transformation solutions. Our focus is to align every organisation’s activities relating to People, Process and Technology closely with its business strategy and vision. Founded in 2011 in the United Kingdom, we have since expanded across Europe and Africa, serving clients across the public and private sectors and various industries including Banking, Oil and Gas, Insurance, Information Technology, Real Estate, Energy, FMCG, Manufacturing and many more. In 2015, we launched our Africa office in Lagos, Nigeria and have since provided a range of tailored solutions to various organisations. Our bespoke and innovative solutions cut across:  Learning and Development,  Recruitment and Talent Acquisition, Outsourcing / Managed Staffing, Enterprise Transformation, HR Advisory, and HR Technology. We are  recruiting to fill the position below:

 Job Title: Talent Recruitment Manager

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Employment Type: Full-time Job Summary

The Recruitment Talent Manager will lead strategic manpower planning, talent acquisition, workforce mobilization, and talent pipeline development across the organization. The role will ensure the timely availability of qualified manpower for business operations and major projects, while driving localization, recruitment governance, and workforce efficiency.

Monitor approved manpower against actual deployment, vacancies, recruitment pipelines, and evolving business requirements. Develop and execute manpower plans for greenfield and brownfield projects across construction, commissioning, start-up, and operations. Lead executive, technical, specialist, and high-volume recruitment across engineering, project management, operations, maintenance, and other critical functions. Develop local talent pipelines, succession plans, and localization initiatives while maintaining access to international talent markets. Support organization design, workforce structures, position creation, job grading, and manpower optimization. Ensure recruitment processes, approvals, documentation, assessments, and offers comply with company policies and applicable regulations. Partner with business leaders, HR teams, project management, and functional heads to understand workforce requirements and deliver recruitment solutions. Develop workforce and recruitment dashboards covering vacancies, hiring progress, time-to-fill, manpower gaps, recruitment costs, and pipeline performance. Lead and develop the recruitment team, establish performance objectives, and drive continuous improvement in recruitment effectiveness.

Requirements & Qualifications

18–20 years progressive HR experience, with significant responsibility for manpower planning and talent acquisition. Minimum of 5 years in a senior recruitment/workforce planning leadership role. Proven experience supporting large manufacturing, petrochemical, fertilizer, oil & gas, power, infrastructure, or heavy industrial organizations. Strong experience mobilizing workforce for greenfield/brownfield projects through construction, commissioning, start-up, and operational phases. Demonstrated recruitment experience across engineering, project management, operations, maintenance, and specialist technical roles. Strong exposure to Nigerian and international talent markets. Experience working in multicultural, multi-business, and geographically dispersed organizations is desirable.

Strategic workforce planning and forecasting. Project manpower planning and mobilization. Executive, technical, specialist, and volume recruitment. Organization design and position management. Competency-based interviewing and assessment. Talent pipeline, succession planning, and localization. Compensation benchmarking and offer management. Recruitment analytics and dashboard reporting. HR budgeting and recruitment cost management. Recruitment governance and compliance. HRIS and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). Advanced Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and data-reporting skills.

25th September, 2026. How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [Email hidden - Login to reveal] using '' Talent Recruitment Manager'' as the subject of the email.

Note: Only qualified candidates would be contacted.