General Manager Human Resources: Agriculture

We are recruiting on behalf of a client for an accomplished General Manager Human Resources: Agriculture. This senior leadership role will develop and execute the People Strategy for a global agriculture business, aligning workforce capability, organisational performance and talent priorities with long-term business objectives. The ideal candidate will be a commercially minded HR executive with extensive generalist expertise, strong labour relations experience and a proven ability to influence Executives while leading transformation across complex organisations.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute an integrated People Strategy aligned with business objectives and growth plans.
• Partner with Executives and senior leadership as a trusted strategic HR advisor.
• Lead strategic workforce planning, talent management, succession planning and leadership development.
• Drive organisational design, workforce optimisation, culture transformation and complex change initiatives.
• Provide strategic oversight of talent acquisition, employer branding and critical skills pipelines.
• Lead performance management, remuneration, reward and employee engagement strategies.
• Develop and maintain constructive relationships with trade unions and employee representatives while overseeing complex employee relations matters.
• Lead Employment Equity, diversity, inclusion and broader transformation initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with relevant labour legislation, governance requirements and HR risk frameworks across applicable jurisdictions.
• Manage the HR operating budget and evaluate the commercial impact and return on investment of people initiatives.
• Lead, coach and develop a multidisciplinary HR team while building capability and succession within the function.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Business Management or a related field.
• Postgraduate qualification at NQF Level 8.
• 12–15 years’ progressive Human Resources experience.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in senior HR leadership positions.
• Extensive HR generalist experience.
• Proven experience developing and implementing People Strategies.
• Strong executive stakeholder management experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading organisational transformation and change.
• Significant labour relations and trade union engagement experience.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary HR teams.
• Strong strategic thinking, commercial acumen, executive influence and decision-making capability.
• A Master’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Business Administration (MBA) or a related discipline would be advantageous.
• SABPP registration or membership of an equivalent professional body would be advantageous.
• Experience within agriculture, mining, manufacturing, chemicals, industrial services or FMCG would be advantageous.
• Regional or multinational HR leadership experience would be advantageous.
• Exposure to Board, Exco and corporate governance structures would be advantageous.

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