Divisional HR Executive (Travel/Tourism)

Our client is Southern Africa's leading integrated tourism group, operating businesses which range from travel management companies, hotels, lodges and restaurants to craft, curio and jewellery shops and foreign exchange bureaux. They are driven by a commitment to exceptional quality, service and value; its people-centred business philosophy; the development of mutually rewarding partnerships; constant innovation; and world-class technology.

Role Overview

The Divisional HR Executive will lead the human resources function for our client, providing strategic and operational leadership to support the division’s business objectives. The incumbent will be responsible for aligning the divisional HR strategy with the overall group HR framework, managing a team of HR professionals across various regions, and fostering a high-performance culture. This role requires a dynamic and experienced HR leader who can navigate a complex, multi-brand environment and effectively balance divisional needs with group-wide initiatives.

Job Type: Full Time/Permanent

Workplace: Onsite

Location: Bryanston, Johannesburg

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Industrial Psychology, Organisational Development, or related.
• Postgraduate qualification (MBA/MBL) is advantageous.
• 10+ years’ progressive HR experience; 5+ years in HR leadership.
• Proven work in a complex, multi-brand or multinational environment.
• Strong expertise in talent, ER, OD, reward, and HR operations.
• Experience leading teams across countries.
• Strong business acumen and stakeholder influence skills.
• Strategic thinker with hands‑on delivery capability.
• Resilient, adaptable, and thrives in a fast‑paced environment.
• High integrity, emotional intelligence, and strong leadership presence.

Responsibilities

Strategic HR Leadership

• Execute the Group HR Strategy across all business units and operational sites, ensuring consistent implementation and seamless alignment with group-wide standards and priorities.
• Participate in and co‑lead key group HR projects – including HR Systems, culture programs, governance enhancements, and organization‑wide transformation initiatives – to support the broader Tourvest strategic agenda.
• Develop and implement the divisional HR strategy aligned to business priorities.
• Provide strategic advisory support to the CEO, divisional EXCO, and key business leaders on meeting the divisional commercial agenda, people, culture and organizational effectiveness.

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and develop a geographically dispersed HR team across brands and regions.
• Build a high‑performing HR function that delivers consistent, high‑quality support to business units.

Talent & Workforce Management

• Oversee end‑to‑end talent management (acquisition, development, succession, retention).
• Implement robust performance management and leadership development.
• Champion diversity, transformations and internal mobility programs.

Employee, Community & Industrial Relations

• Maintain a healthy ER climate and ensure compliance across multiple geographies, labour legislations and internal policy frameworks.
• Guide leaders on ER matters, investigations, hearings, and community and union engagements where applicable.
• Create and maintain a healthy ER/IR climate across multiple geographies.

Organisational Development & Culture

• Champion our client's culture by driving initiatives that unite employees across all brands, sites, and geographies, reinforcing shared identity and common purpose.
• Strengthen employee engagement and leadership capability.
• Support organizational structural evolution and optimization projects.

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