Head of People & Culture

Job Description

As the Groups flagship media company C54News Channel Limited is building a next-generation Pan-African digital news and streaming platform that will redefine African storytelling for a global audience.

From our Founding Campus in Uyo we are assembling an exceptional founding team ahead of our commercial launch in 2027.

Were looking for an outstanding Head of People & Culture who understands that great institutions are built by great people. This role is for a leader who is passionate about attracting exceptional talent shaping organizational culture and building the people systems that enable world-class performance.

About the Role

As the Head of People & Culture you will lead the people agenda for C54News partnering with business leaders to build a high-performing values-driven and future-ready organization.

Reporting operationally to the Managing Director C54News you will serve as a trusted business partner responsible for workforce planning talent acquisition organizational culture leadership development employee engagement and people operations.

You will also report functionally to the Vice President People Culture & Governance FOAN Group ensuring that C54News aligns with Group-wide people strategies governance frameworks leadership standards and organizational policies.

This is a rare opportunity to help build one of Africas most ambitious media organizations from the ground up.

What Youll Be Responsible For

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning

• Lead the recruitment and onboarding of the Founding Team across editorial technology operations and corporate functions.
• Develop workforce plans aligned with business priorities and organizational growth.
• Build executive recruitment and assessment frameworks.
• Strengthen C54News employer brand across Africa.

People Strategy & Culture

• Develop and implement the People & Culture strategy for C54News.
• Champion a high-performance collaborative and values-driven culture.
• Lead employee engagement and workplace experience initiatives.
• Support leaders in embedding organizational values across every stage of the employee lifecycle.

Leadership Development & Performance

• Design executive onboarding and leadership integration programmes.
• Develop performance management and talent review frameworks.
• Coach managers on leadership effectiveness and people management.
• Build succession planning and leadership capability across the organization.

People Governance & Compliance

• Implement FOAN Groups people governance frameworks within C54News.
• Develop and maintain people policies procedures and operating standards.
• Ensure compliance with labour legislation and employment regulations.
• Oversee employee relations workplace conduct and organizational ethics.
• Partner with Finance on compensation benefits and workforce planning.

Organization Development

• Support organizational design and role architecture.
• Lead change management initiatives.
• Design learning and development programmes.
• Continuously improve people systems processes and the employee experience.

Skills & Requirements

Who You Are

• You believe people are an organizations greatest competitive advantage.
• You are a builder who enjoys creating organizations not simply managing them.
• You are equally comfortable recruiting senior executives advising leadership teams coaching managers and establishing governance frameworks that support long-term growth.
• You bring sound judgment credibility empathy and a passion for developing people and culture.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration Psychology or a related discipline.
• Masters degree or professional certification (CIPM SHRM CIPD or HRCI) is an advantage.
• 8 - 12 years progressive experience in People & Culture Organizational Development or Human Resources.
• Experience building or scaling organizations is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated success in executive recruitment and leadership development.
• Strong understanding of employment law and people governance.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership teams.

What Were Looking For

Youll thrive in this role if you are:

• A strategic thinker with strong business acumen.
• Passionate about organizational culture and leadership.
• An exceptional talent acquisition professional with a strong network.
• Calm credible and confident when working with senior leaders.
• A builder who enjoys creating systems and structures from the ground up.
• An excellent communicator and relationship builder.
• Organized disciplined and execution-focused.
• Committed to developing people and building high-performing teams.

Success in This Role Looks Like

• Within your first six months you will have:
• Successfully recruited and onboarded the Founding Leadership Team.
• Established the People & Culture function for C54News.
• Implemented people policies governance frameworks and operational processes aligned with FOAN Group standards.
• Built a strong employer brand capable of attracting exceptional talent across Africa.
• Embedded a high-performance culture that supports the commencement of Shadow Operations and prepares the organization for commercial launch.

Why Join C54News

This is more than a leadership role.

It is an opportunity to become part of the Founding Team of one of Africas most ambitious digital media organizations.

Youll help build the people culture and leadership foundations of an institution designed to influence how Africa is seen by the world. Every leader you recruit every culture initiative you champion and every system you establish will shape the future of C54News for years to come.

If youre passionate about building organizations developing leaders and creating lasting impact wed love to hear from you.

About the company

Who We Are

FOAN Group is an integrated media and digital enterprise shaping the future of storytelling content distribution and data intelligence. Headquartered in Abuja the Group oversees a diversified portfolio spanning news creative production streaming technology digital commerce and data ecosystems each engineered to operate at scale and deliver sustained enterprise value.

At its foundation FOAN Group is a creator and curator of stories platforms and systems that inform inspire and connect audiences. The Group combines the discipline of a financial institution with the imagination of a creative powerhouse structuring its businesses to deliver both cultural impact and shareholder performance.

Serving as the strategic command center FOAN Group defines corporate direction enforces governance and allocates capital across its subsidiaries to ensure operational efficiency and long-term growth. Each business unit operates with creative independence under a shared commitment to integrity innovation and excellence principles that guide every decision across the FOAN ecosystem.

Built on a philosophy of precision originality and performance FOAN Group continues to expand the boundaries of modern media. Its mission is not only to produce content but to architect the infrastructure of the digital economy where storytelling technology and data converge to shape how the world experiences information and entertainment.

Required Experience:

Director

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1