HR Oscars™
Registration for Assessment for the CIPM 13th HR Oscars™ has commenced.
Does your organisation practice exceptional HR standards, implement outstanding HR initiatives, and promote best-in-class disability inclusion practices? Here is an opportunity to showcase what makes your brand unique.
Apply for an assessment for a chance to be recognized and rewarded at the awards ceremony.
Our goal is to identify best practices and recognize achievements. As such, our assessment for recognition is based on the demonstrated proof of positive business impact based on the change, initiative, program, or process improvement described in the applicants’ submissions.
Award categories include:
- HR BEST PRACTICE AWARDS
- HR OPTIMISATION AWARDS
- HR DISABILITY INCLUSION AWARDS
Benefits Of Participating in The HR Oscars
Showcase Your Achievements: Receive a comprehensive report highlighting your HR performance across multiple dimensions, giving your organisation a credible way to demonstrate excellence internally and externally.
- Enhance Employer Brand & EVP: Leverage participation and award recognition as collateral on your website, careers page, and Employee Value Proposition materials to attract and retain top talent.
- Industry Benchmarking & Validation of HR Practices: Compare your HR practices and outcomes with leading organisations while validating your initiatives, policies, and innovations against recognized industry standards and best practices.
- Independent Assessment by Seasoned Professionals: Submissions are reviewed by experienced HR leaders and industry experts who provide objective scoring and meaningful feedback. All assessors sign strict confidentiality agreements to ensure that sensitive organisational information is handled with the highest level of discretion.
- Actionable Insights for Continuous Improvement: Gain detailed performance feedback and strategic insights that help strengthen HR programs, improve processes, motivate teams, and guide ongoing organisational development.
Award categories
The HR Best Practice Awards
This award was established by CIPM in 2012 to promote excellence in People Management and Organisation Development as well as celebrate professionals who strive to implement and embed best in class HR practices in their organisations.
Practice areas include Strategic HR, Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, Talent Development, Compensation, Rewards and Recognition, Employee Engagement & Internal Communication, Employee and Industrial Relations, Diversity and Inclusion, HR Policy Development and Implementation, Employee Service and Administration, Organisational Development & Change Management, Digital HR/SMAC Technology.
The HR Optimisation Awards
This award was introduced in 2016 and it seeks to recognize and reward HR Initiatives which have impacted positively on business operations and solved key organisational problems, reinforcing HR’s presence at the table through impactful contributions as a Strategic Business Partner.
To be considered for this award, applicants are required to provide information on any HR initiative of their choice which was implemented within the last two 2 financial years and the impact such project(s) had on their organisations, especially in the areas of business results (finances) and People.
The HR Inclusion Awards (in collaboration with Sightsavers)
This award was introduced to deepen the engagement with the labour market in order to promote best-in-class HR disability confident practices and to recognise HR professionals and organisations’ efforts on disability inclusion with a view to sustaining and driving the disability inclusion agenda in corporate and individual practices.
Please click the appropriate link below to apply for any of the award categories above:
HR Best Practice Awards:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/13thCIPMHRBestPracticeAwardsHROscars
HR Optimisation Awards:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2026HROptimisationSurvey
HR Inclusion Awards:
Assessment Categories
Participating organisations will be assessed across the following categories:
- Category A (Large Organisations): Annual turnover of ₦10 billion and above
- Category B (Medium Organisations): Annual turnover between ₦9.9 billion and ₦1 billion
- Category C (Micro/Small Organisations): Annual turnover below ₦1 billion
- Category D (Not-for-Profit Organisations): Incorporated Trustees, Faith-Based Organisations, NGOs, CSOs, BMOs and CBOs
- Category E (Public Service Sector): Ministries, Departments, Agencies and Parastatals
For more information, please contact:
Bukola Elisha: 08065891640
Email: hrbpawards@cipmnigeria.org
