Group HR Director

Recruiter:

Ikwezi Mining (Pty) Ltd

Job Ref:

JHB000179/Hope

Date posted:

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Location:

Midrand, South Africa

SUMMARY:
The Group HR Director is a key executive leadership role responsible for defining and leading the human capital strategy across a diverse portfolio of mining and manufacturing operations. This position ensures strategic alignment of talent initiatives, labour relations, and operational HR excellence across all business units in the Group.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:

Group Strategic HR Leadership:

Define and execute a group-wide HR strategy that supports organizational growth, productivity, and workforce sustainability
Provide strategic counsel to the executive leadership team and board on all people-related matters
Lead integration of HR best practices across diverse operations

Talent Strategy & Capability Building:

Oversee enterprise-wide talent management frameworks: workforce planning, leadership pipelines, and succession planning
Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion across the group

Labour Relations & Compliance:

Lead the development of standardized industrial relations frameworks across business units, ensuring alignment with local labour legislation

Operational HR Governance:

Establish and govern centralized HR systems, policies, and reporting frameworks across the group
Drive digitization and analytics in HR to enable data-driven decision-making
Standardize HR metrics and dashboards to track key workforce KPIs and labour productivity

Organizational Transformation:

Support M&A integration, restructuring, and organizational redesign efforts from an HR standpoint
Lead culture transformation initiatives aligned with group values, safety, and operational excellence
Guide change management initiatives and leadership enablement during business shifts

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Business Administration, or related field (Master’s degree strongly preferred)
18+ years of senior HR leadership experience, with at least 7 years in mining, manufacturing, preferred
Strong track record in strategic workforce planning and talent architecture
Executive Stakeholder Engagement
Organizational Design & Change Leadership
Data-Driven HR Decision Making
Operational HR Excellence

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