HR Coordinator at Bristow Helicopters Nigeria Limited

Job Title: HR Coordinator
Company: Bristow Group Inc.
Location: Lagos
Job Requisition ID: R-0005877
Employment Type: Full-time

Bristow Group Inc. is a Houston, Texas-based aviation services company and a leading provider of helicopter services to the global offshore energy industry. With more than 50 years of experience, the company has supported offshore oil and gas exploration and production operations across major energy markets worldwide. Bristow is also recognised for its contributions to technological innovations in the helicopter transportation industry.

The company operates major helicopter transportation services in the North Sea, Nigeria and the United States Gulf of Mexico, as well as other key offshore oil and gas producing regions, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Russia and Trinidad. Through its global operations, Bristow provides specialised aviation services that support the transportation needs of the offshore energy sector.

Job Summary

Bristow Group Inc. is seeking to recruit an HR Coordinator to provide comprehensive human resources operational and administrative support across the employee lifecycle. The successful candidate will coordinate recruitment, onboarding, payroll administration, employee benefits, pension administration, personnel records management and HR systems support.

The role also involves providing timely assistance to employees and managers, maintaining accurate HR records, ensuring compliance with company policies and statutory requirements, and supporting workforce reporting and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment Coordination

• Support end-to-end recruitment administration processes.
• Coordinate job advertisements, candidate communications, interviews, assessments and recruitment logistics.
• Maintain recruitment pipelines, vacancy trackers, candidate databases and talent pools.
• Prepare recruitment metrics and periodic activity reports.
• Coordinate onboarding and induction activities for contract staff, interns and cadets.
• Liaise with approved advertising channels and service providers, ensuring related invoices are processed promptly.
• Coordinate interviews and communicate with shortlisted candidates and hiring managers.
• Arrange induction for contract staff, interns and cadets, including necessary system and service-desk requests.
• Administer internship programmes by validating institutional documentation and duration, coordinating assessments and approvals, confirming personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements, and introducing interns to their supervisors or line managers.
• Maintain accurate recruitment and onboarding records.
• Provide responsive support to candidates and hiring managers to ensure a positive recruitment and onboarding experience.

Payroll and Invoice Administration

• Process monthly expatriate payroll inputs, including workovers, expense claims and travel recharges.
• Review and submit approved overtime sheets, leave allowance forms and other monthly instructions to the relevant contingent workforce service provider.
• Ensure cadet and intern allowance schedules are approved and submitted promptly for payment.
• Obtain required approvals, submit invoices for processing and follow up with Finance teams and service providers to support timely payments.
• Provide first-line support for routine payroll enquiries and escalate complex matters appropriately.

Benefits, Pension and Employee Programmes

• Administer employee benefit programmes, including medical and other approved employee benefits.
• Serve as a point of contact for routine employee enquiries relating to benefits and pension arrangements.
• Send pension remittance schedules to relevant Pension Fund Administrators upon receipt of payment advice and liaise with relationship managers regarding feedback or exceptions.
• Maintain accurate benefits and pension records and support enrolment, review and employee communication activities.
• Review medical service invoices, obtain necessary approvals and submit them for payment.
• Liaise with medical service providers regarding employee concerns and follow through to resolution.
• Support employee welfare and wellbeing programmes as required.

HR Systems and Records Management

• Maintain accurate employee information in the HR Information System and electronic or physical personnel files.
• Provide first-line support to employees and managers on HR self-service and routine HR system enquiries.
• Process and monitor HR workflows and employee transactions to ensure completion within agreed timelines.
• Conduct periodic checks of HR data and records to ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance.
• Prepare employee letters, employment confirmations and other standard HR documentation.
• Support improvements to HR systems, records and administrative processes.

Reporting and Analytics

• Prepare regular HR reports covering headcount, recruitment, absence, turnover, training and other agreed workforce measures.
• Maintain HR trackers and dashboards, analysing data to identify trends, exceptions and opportunities for process improvement.
• Provide accurate workforce information to HR leadership and relevant business stakeholders.
• Support internal and external audits by providing accurate HR records and reports.
• Monitor HR service delivery measures and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Employee and Manager Support / Customer Service

• Act as the first point of contact for routine HR enquiries from employees and managers, providing accurate, professional and timely assistance.
• Manage HR enquiries within agreed service standards while maintaining appropriate confidentiality.
• Support employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, leave administration, payroll and benefits enquiries, employee documentation and offboarding.
• Escalate complex employee relations, policy or compliance matters to the HR Business Partner or HR Manager as appropriate.
• Liaise with administrative officers across company bases regarding employee-related concerns and follow through on agreed actions.
• Promote a positive employee experience through responsive, consistent and customer-focused HR services.

Cadet, Expatriate and General HR Administration

• Provide administrative support for expatriate documentation and statutory processes, including document checks and biometric requirements.
• Raise travel requests and coordinate flight tickets for cadet engineers travelling for resumption and vacation.
• Assist cadets with expense claims, monitor allowance payments and maintain regular communication with class representatives regarding student welfare and updates.
• Prepare visa and Temporary Work Permit letters for visitors.
• Provide general administrative support to the HR team and undertake other related HR activities as required.

Qualifications

• A Degree in Human Resources or Business Administration. Preference will be given to candidates with a degree in Human Resources or a related business discipline.
• CIPM qualification or its equivalent will be an advantage.

Experience

• Previous experience working in a human resources environment.
• Experience handling confidential information.
• Excellent general administrative skills, particularly in managing high volumes of work.
• Intermediate-level knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience using Workday or an alternative Human Resources Information System will be an advantage.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Strong customer service skills, including the ability to manage difficult customers.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Good communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactive approach to managing responsibilities.
• Strong problem analysis and problem-solving abilities.
• Collaborative approach to working with stakeholders and delivering results.
• Resilience and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and high volumes of work.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should apply online through the Bristow Group careers portal:

Click here to apply online

Application Closing Date: 20th November, 2026.