HR Manager - Malawi

About the role

BURN is looking for an HR Manager in Malawi who will lead the full employee lifecycle, from workforce planning and recruitment through employee relations, pay, development and exit. The role ensures that every people practice complies with Malawian labour law and with the statutory authorities that regulate employers.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with senior management on HR strategy, workforce plans and budgets, and advise on organizational design, restructuring, localisation and succession planning
• Run recruitment, onboarding and workforce planning, including expatriate work permits and visas, and issue compliant employment contracts
• Handle grievances, disciplinary hearings, suspensions, terminations, redundancies and retrenchments in line with the law, and represent the organization in conciliation, the Ministry of Labour and the Industrial Relations Court
• Design salary structures and oversee monthly payroll, statutory deductions and filings, and administer medical, life, pension and other benefits
• Run performance management, training and capacity building, and lead talent, leadership and succession programmes
• Promote an inclusive workplace, run wellness, HIV and AIDS and occupational health and safety programmes, and lead engagement and exit interviews
• Maintain the HR policy manual, employee records and an HRIS, and manage the HR budget and team
• Own compliance with the Employment Act, Labour Relations Act, Pension Act, Taxation Act, TEVET Act, Workers' Compensation Act, Immigration Law, Data Protection Law and others, keeping registrations and filings current

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Industrial Psychology, Law or a related field; Master's degree is an added advantage
• At least 7 years of progressive HR experience, including a senior generalist or HR management role in Malawi
• Professional HR certification or membership of a recognised body (e.g. CIPD, SHRM)
• Experience with an HRIS and payroll software, and with HR analytics
• Experience in the organization's sector and with multi-site or multicultural workforces
• Hands-on experience across recruitment, employee relations, compensation and benefits, payroll oversight, learning and development and HR compliance
• Strong command of English; Chichewa is an advantage

Required skills

• Legal and regulatory judgement and employee relations, including negotiation and mediation
• Strategic thinking linking people decisions to cost, productivity and risk
• Analytical and numerical skills for payroll, pension and tax computations and workforce data
• Leadership, communication and integrity