Group HR Director

Ikwezi Mining; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Ikwezi Mining is recruiting for a Group HR Director to lead human capital strategy across its diverse operations. This executive role calls for a seasoned HR leader to align talent initiatives with organizational growth, engage with stakeholders, and promote operational HR excellence in the mining sector.

Qualifications

• 18+ years of senior HR leadership experience.
• At least 7 years in mining or manufacturing.
• Strong track record in strategic workforce planning.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a group-wide HR strategy.
• Oversee talent management frameworks and diversity initiatives.
• Lead development of industrial relations frameworks.

Skills

Strategic Workforce Planning

Stakeholder Engagement

Organizational Design

Change Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Business Administration

Master’s degree (strongly preferred)

Job description

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.

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