Executive Manager: Human Resources (5 Year Fixed -Term Contract)
Listing reference: minte_000454
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 25 August 2026
Position summary
Industry: Scientific, Research & Development
Job category: Human Resources and Recruitment
Location: Randburg
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
Mintek has an exciting career opportunity for an Executive Manager: Human Resources. The successful incumbent will be responsible for leading and managing the Human Resources function, ensuring that the discipline is strategically aligned and managed in a manner that sustainably delivers on its mandate, supports organisational objectives, and drives people excellence across the organisation.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:
Leadership
- Live the Mintek values, foster a culture of collaboration within Mintek.
- Create an environment for the division to succeed and manage outputs.
- Maintain consistently visible leadership.
- Lead HRD.
Governance and Risk Management
- Risk profiling and mitigation activities for the Division’s activities, including SHEQ.
- Accountable for adherence to all Mintek’s policies and ethics within agreed thresholds.
- Implement divisional and Mintek policies.
- Ensure divisional compliance with applicable legislation.
Relationship Management and Reporting
- Ensure the right data is available for accurate and useful reporting, making crucial data available “at thefingertips”.
- Timely providing consolidated monthly and quarterly reports.
- Monitor and report on Divisional performance, including financials.
- Reporting value, ensuring critical issues and key results areas are addressed.
- Stakeholder engagement, including the development of relationships with new stakeholders, stakeholder
management and satisfaction for both internal and external stakeholders. - Drive standardisation, automation, and process optimisation to improve service quality and turnaround times.
- Drive the Human Resource Division strategy and operations, and develop plans for the implementation of the strategy.
- Provide strategic leadership in the continuous management of performance, Human Resource information andremuneration systems.
- Deliver user-friendly, cost effective administrative and transactional business and employee support services.
- Annual expenditure budget of R20m.
- Must be able to apportion expenditure accurately and correctly according to funding source (Science Vote,Mintek or earmarked funds).
Performance Management
- Deliver on the division’s KPI’s.
- Undertake performance management for the Division.
- Ensure that systems and tools are in place to monitor and measure the delivery of the divisional activities.
Governance and Risk Management
- Risk profiling and mitigation activities for the Division’s activities, including SHEQ.
- Accountable for adherence to all Mintek’s policies and ethics within agreed thresholds.
- Implement divisional and Mintek policies.
- Ensure divisional compliance with applicable legislation.
Relationship Management and Reporting
- Ensure the right data is available for accurate and useful reporting, making crucial data available “at thefingertips”.
- Timely providing consolidated monthly and quarterly reports.
- Monitor and report on Divisional performance, including financials.
- Reporting value, ensuring critical issues and key results areas are addressed.
- Stakeholder engagement, including the development of relationships with new stakeholders, stakeholder
management and satisfaction for both internal and external stakeholders. - Drive standardisation, automation, and process optimisation to improve service quality and turnaround times.
JOB KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
- Master's degree level Human Resources Management or relevant (NQF – level 9).
- 10 years’ experience on the relevant field of which 5 years must be on management position.
- Good business insight.
- Knowledge of Mintek’s business products and activities.
- A thorough knowledge of PFMA and applicable legislation.
- Report writing skills.
- Policy and procedure writing.
COMPETENCIES:
- HR Expertise.
- Demonstrated ability to function at senior or executive management level.
- Sound practical knowledge of leading talent management and business re-engineeringprocesses.
- Ability to initiate, implement and monitor Human Resource service delivery processes.
- Ability to establish, manage and lead effective teams as well as optimal use of resources toachieve business results.
- Strategy and business plan development and implementation.
- Ability to lead diverse teams to ensure delivery and efficiency.
- Ethical Practices.
- Business and financial management.
- Leadership of people and operations management.
SKILLS:
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Excellent numerical and quantitative skills.
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