Head - Human Resource

Position Title: Head of Human Resources

Location: Myanmar

Management Department

Report to : Chief Executive Officer

No of Staff reporting to Job Holder: 30 Employees

Internal Relations:Group Chairman, CEO,CFO,HODs, Expatriates

External Relations:Labor Office, Employment Agencies

Candidate Profile

Responsibilities:

- Formulate and implement human resource policies, procedures and systems pertaining to Manpower Planning, Recruitment, Compensation, Performance Management, Staff Benefits and Welfare administration and Employee Relations.

- Well versed with HR Information Systems, Mercer job classification systems, etc.

- Extensive experience in working in a rapidly changing environment in a developing economy.

- Experience in handing Trade Unions, etc in a factory environment will be essential. Experience in overseeing a large sales force in addition will be an added asset.

- Provide HR consulting, strategic insights and solutions to management and business units in the development of HRM systems and programs that are aligned with the company business objectives

- Active involvement in strategic human resources planning with line managers to meet business and operational needs

- Build and foster a culture of employee engagement to reinforce the organization's business strategies for continuous growth and improvement

- Manage Company's succession planning, staff training needs and career progression

- Hands-on strategic planning and implementation of Training and Development roadmap essential

- Internal - This job require extensive interaction with Senior Management team and functional heads across the Company.

- External - The job holder is expected to be able to interact effectively with all external stakeholders, eg Labour Departments, Labour Unions and HR service providers.

Some Important points:

Experience of working in Myanmar will be a plus.

Experience in developing market in a factory environment is critical

Experience in any professional (preferably multinational) environment with developed systems ( HRIS, Use of Mercer job classification, employee surveys, Appraisal and Evaluation systems and developing and managing appropriate incentive systems ) is a must. The individual will be expected to lead the team and organization to its next phase of growth.

Company is the one of the Largest Companies in Myanmar - it is the fourth largest Corporate tax payer in the country and is regarded in the market as a Company in the front line of systems and processes producing quality products. Its Brands are market leaders with a turnover of 200 Million USD growing a close to 20% per year ! It offers an opportunity for an energetic professional team player to make a huge difference in a sizeable organization in a rapidly changing market. There is a robust NPD pipeline under development while in the organization sizeable investments are being made in the manufacturing and systems areas in order to move the organization to the next phase

As a final point I will add that it is important to have a person who is a team player and enjoys rolling up their sleeves and wanting to learn about the nuts and bolts of the business - it is a rapidly changing environment and to show leadership in this role, it will be important to be open to learning.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's or Master's degree, preferably with specialization in Human Resources

- At least 8-20 years of experience in relevant capacity level

- Good command of both spoken and written English

- Excellent negotiation skills in order to settle disputes and ability to remain calm under pressure

- Timeliness and decisiveness in action

- Ability to work under pressure and timeline

- Effective and objective communicator

- High level of integrity and live the Company's value