Head of Human Resources

Job description / Role

An international food production company is looking for a Head of Human Resources for their operations in Egypt, to manage their manufacturing and commercial operations.

Head of Human Resources profile:
• Design and develop HR strategies as well as implement company policies and procedures within the responsibility area
• Make recommendations, implement and revise the policies/procedures within the responsibility area when needed
• Carry out recruitment for the region, and prepare and follow up of the Headcount Plans in accordance with the Company budget
• Take active role in HR projects such as job evaluation, grade and reward policy review, sales bonus system, organizational restructuring and execute the relevant actions
• Act as the Performance Coach of the company to manage the performance appraisal system implementation & execution
• Initiate a culture of organizational and people capability development in accordance with Holding Performance, Career Management & Training System; lead succession & team development plans within the responsibility area.
• Manage expatriation processes for Inbound & Outbound and manage on-boarding process and arrangement of orientation programs for the newcomers and welcoming in cooperation with Business Unit Heads
• Develop and maintain a positive environment for the employees, carry out organizational climate surveys when needed.
• Design, development and preparation of the HR reports covering the responsibility area
• Manage organizational database, keep the records updated within the responsibility area

Head of Human Resources benefits
• Competitive basic salary
• Bonus opportunity
• Company benefits

If you are interested in the position, please apply online with a Word-processed CV and at least 2 professional references.
If you know anyone else who might be interested, please forward this information to their attention.

Requirements

Ideal Head of Human Resources profile:
• Fluent English and Arabic. Any other language is a plus
• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum about 8-10 years in HR function of which at least 3 years in a role of Head of HR management
• Advanced knowledge of Human Resources policies and procedures
• Good local market knowledge and local law knowledge
• Generalist with good experience in different areas of HR, and in operational HR
• Strong Project Management skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, and high emotional intelligence
• Good convincing power and conflict resolution skills
• Strong ability to interact efficiently with all levels of management and employees
• Very strong team player
• Strong cultural adaptability and flexibility
• Ability to work in a multi-tasking environment and under pressure

About the Company

Millar Cameron has over 15 years resource solutions experience, serving both the international and domestic recruitment market.

Our clients know they can rely on us to put forward only the most suitable candidates, we believe our requirement to placement ratio is second to none. We are renowned for our speed of response, in most instances being able to provide a ‘same day’ service from receipt of the brief to submission of relevant CV’s.

Our belief is that ‘prevention is better than intervention’ and strive hard to ensure we get the right person for the job. Our commitment doesn’t stop when a placement is agreed; we follow through with both parties to ensure everyone is satisfied. Such is our success rate that in an average year less than 3% of our candidates have to be replaced—a figure that is all the more significant when one considers the extremely challenging environments that many of our placements are in.