Director HR

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with senior regional leadership to translate global HR strategies into effective regional execution plans.
• Drive HR transformation initiatives across multiple African markets, ensuring consistency, governance, and operational excellence.
• Coordinate regional HR projects, programmes, and strategic initiatives while managing timelines, risks, and stakeholder expectations.
• Foster strong collaboration between regional, global, and corporate HR teams to ensure alignment with organisational policies and best practices.
• Support and influence country HR teams by promoting consistent processes, compliance, and high-quality HR service delivery.
• Lead regional reporting, workforce analytics, dashboards, and executive presentations to support informed business decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes, governance, and employee experience across the region.
• Provide strategic guidance on organisational effectiveness, workforce planning, employee relations, change management, and HR operations.
• Build strong relationships with business leaders and key stakeholders across diverse markets.
• Champion a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Psychology, or a related field.
• Postgraduate qualification and/or recognised HR certification will be advantageous.
• Minimum of 10 years' progressive HR experience within multinational organisations.
• Demonstrated experience in HR Business Partnering or Generalist leadership roles across multiple African markets.
• Strong project management experience leading regional or enterprise-wide HR initiatives.
• Solid understanding of HR governance, employment legislation, compliance, workforce planning, performance management, organisational development, and employee relations.
• Experience operating within a complex, matrixed international environment.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and presentation skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and relationship-building abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering results in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel across Africa as required.

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