Job Description
Axias Global exists to increase prosperity in rural African communities, and we do that through three operating subsidiaries.
• Agriculture — Axias Global is the export trading arm of Rasad Nigeria Limited, sourcing cocoa, cashew, soya and sesame from farmers and aggregators across Nigeria and selling to clients across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
• Healthcare — Axias Pharmacy runs retail pharmacies in tier 2–5 towns across Nigeria and supplies medication wholesale to pharmacies and clinics in the same towns.
• Engineering services — Axias Forge - technical delivery for the group and for third parties.
We operate warehouses, aggregation hubs and field teams across Ogun, Cross River, Lagos and Kano. Our mantra is small but mighty: every function owned in-house, run by fewer and better people. That only works if the people system works.
The Role
You will improve on the HR function we already have and make it 10x better.
Right now our people practices are informal, and our team is scattered across sites in four states. We need one person who can stand up the systems — contracts, records, payroll inputs, policies, statutory compliance — land the key hires the growth plan depends on, and make a distributed workforce feel like one company with one standard. This is a hands-on generalist role in a lean business: you will design the framework in the morning and sit in an interview panel in the afternoon.\
What you will own
HR systems and compliance. Build the employee lifecycle end to end — offer, contract, onboarding, records, confirmation, exit — and put it on one platform rather than scattered spreadsheets. Own statutory compliance: PAYE under the Nigeria Tax Act 2025, pension under PRA 2014, NHF, NSITF, ITF, and the labour-law basics of contracting and termination. Prepare payroll inputs and reconcile them monthly with Finance.
Talent acquisition. Run hiring end-to-end for roles from graduate analyst to manager across procurement, operations, finance, sales and pharmacy. Write the briefs, build the pipeline, structure the interviews, benchmark the offer, close the candidate. We hire slowly, and we hire well.
Performance, reward and progression. Operate the group grade ladder and competency framework, run the performance cycle, and administer variable pay, including performance-linked schemes for procurement and sales, which carry a large share of those roles' earnings. Keep reward defensible and keep fixed people cost within its budget.
Culture across distributed sites. Make one standard hold in Ayetoro, Ikom, Lagos and Kano. Set the communication rhythm, run onboarding that lands the same wherever someone sits, handle grievances and discipline fairly, and get on the road often enough to know the teams in person.
Social and labour reporting. Own the workforce data our lenders and certification partners require. Direct and indirect jobs with women and youth splits, wage data, health and safety — and keep our human rights, child labour and grievance policies live rather than filed.
Office and people administration. Run the administrative backbone, including staff travel and accommodation across sites, HMO and insurance enrolment, asset assignment and return, office and service-vendor contracts, and the filing that keeps an audit or a labour inspection painless.
Who we are looking for
You will need
• 3+ years in HR generalist roles, including at least one year where you built something rather than maintained it
• Working command of Nigerian labour law, PAYE under the Nigeria Tax Act 2025, pension and statutory remittances
• A track record of hiring well under pressure — sourcing, structured interviewing, offer negotiation
• Comfort with data: you can build a headcount plan, a salary band and a cost model in a spreadsheet without help
• Willingness to travel regularly to sites in Ogun, Cross River, Lagos and Kano
What gives you an edge
• Experience in agribusiness, FMCG distribution, logistics or pharmaceutical retail — blue-collar and field workforces, not just office staff
• You have implemented an HRIS or the HR module of an ERP (we are consolidating onto Odoo)
• CIPM, CIPD or SHRM certification
How to Apply
Send your CV and a one-page note on how you would build an HR function for a team spread across four states to hello@axiasng.com. We read the note first.
More about us: axiasng.com · rasadng.com · axiaspharmacy.com
