The Talent Acquisition & Development Specialist will manage talent acquisition, onboarding, development, and retention to maintain a strong talent pipeline supporting Sunbeth's logistics operations. A key responsibility is to establish and manage the Sunbeth Driver Academy to develop and certify professional drivers, improve safety and operational efficiency, reduce driver attrition, and build a sustainable driver talent pipeline.
Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
- Develop and implement talent acquisition strategies aligned with organizational growth objectives.
- Partner with business leaders to forecast manpower requirements across logistics, shipping, transport, warehousing, freight operations, and support functions.
- Manage end-to-end recruitment processes including sourcing, screening, assessments, interviews, offer management, and onboarding.
- Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill roles.
- Establish strategic partnerships with universities, professional bodies, logistics institutes, truck driving schools, and recruitment agencies.
Talent Management & Organizational Development
- Support talent review and succession planning processes.
- Maintain skills inventories and workforce capability assessments.
- Identify high-potential talent and create development plans.
- Drive employee engagement and retention initiatives.
- Support change management and organizational transformation projects.
- Design and execute the organization's annual Learning & Development strategy.
- Conduct enterprise-wide training needs assessments.
- Coordinate onboarding and induction programmes for new employees.
- Support performance management, succession planning, and leadership development initiatives.
- Establish learning pathways for operational and management employees.
Driver Academy Management
- Establish and manage the Sunbeth Driver Academy as the organization's primary driver training and certification platform.
- Develop a long-term driver capability strategy aligned with business expansion plans.
- Build a sustainable pipeline of qualified truck, tanker, reefer, and specialized vehicle drivers.
- Partner with regulatory agencies, driving institutions, OEMs, and fleet management partners to enhance training standards.
Driver Talent Pipeline Management
- Lead end-to-end recruitment of truck drivers, including sourcing, screening, licence and credential verification, and road/driving assessments.
- Coordinate pre-employment checks, including medical fitness, defensive driving evaluation and background/reference verification.
- Design and administer a structured onboarding and induction program for new drivers joining SSL's fleet.
- Maintain an active pipeline of qualified driver candidates in partnership with driving schools, transport unions and local communities around Shagamu and other depot locations.
Driver Training & Academy Programs
- Design, implement and administer the curriculum of the Sunbeth Driver's Academy, covering defensive driving, road safety, vehicle handling, fuel-efficient driving, cargo securing and customer service.
- Coordinate training logistics, scheduling and communication across depots, routes and SSL's Shagamu and Apapa locations.
- Track and evaluate training effectiveness through post-training assessments, road tests and driver feedback.
- Maintain a centralized training calendar and Learning Management System (LMS)/training records for all drivers.
- Manage Training Needs Identification (TNI) for the driver workforce and ensure timely follow-up with Fleet Operations and QHSE.
- Liaise with external training vendors, driving schools, FRSC-accredited instructors and regulatory bodies; review proposals and ensure content quality and compliance.
Performance Management & Compliance
- Support the planning and execution of the driver performance cycle, including goal setting, check-ins and periodic appraisals.
- Cascade fleet and safety KPIs (on-time delivery, fuel efficiency, safety incidents, compliance infractions) from corporate scorecards to individual driver goals.
- Monitor completeness of driver performance reviews and licence/certification renewals, escalating delays to Fleet Operations.
- Compile, analyze and present driver performance data for management reporting and leadership review.
- Support the design of templates, tools and communication guides for driver performance management and recognition.
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management, Transport & Logistics Management, Industrial Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Professional HR/L&D certification is an advantage.
- Knowledge of Nigerian road transport and defensive driving standards.
- Strong Microsoft Office proficiency.
- 5 - 8 years relevant experience in HR, Learning & Development, driver training or workforce development.