National Milling Corporation Limited is a reputable multinational company specialised in the manufacturing of various products, such as flour, mealie meal, stockfeeds, and trading in rice and other products. We are looking for an organized and motivated Chief Human Resource Officer to join the Corporation.

Role Description

Responsible for fulfilling a leadership role ensuring to supervise, manage departmental staff members, assist develop various human resources, policies, procedures, practices; manage employee relations, manage benefits and compensation strategies, enforce discipline, help execute training and development, performance management, labour relations strategies including policies which promote sustainable growth at all the Corporation’s branch offices.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Degree in Human Resource Management.
• Five (5) years working experience in such a similar role and should have demonstrated supervisory/leadership skills.
• Strong proficiency in MS365, including Excel and PowerPoint. Must have experience with Microsoft Teams.
• Proactive and self-motivated, with strong attention to detail and the ability to anticipate needs
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks independently
• Must be a member of the Zambia Institute of Human Resource

• Ensuring to supervise, manage and administer pay benefits including enforcement of company policies and practices.
• Oversee the payroll processing to ensure that all information is accurate and in line with assigned benefits.
• Responsible for the communication, interpretation and upkeep of employee handbooks, employee directory, organizational chart and salary structure.
• Ensuring that the disciplinary process is being managed in accordance with the Corporation’s policy and oversee disciplinary meetings including processes which should be concluded within a period of fourteen days from when an employee was first charged.
• Accountable for processing staff members requested verification letters.
• Responsible for all the Corporation’s staff head count data ensuring an update record is maintained at all times for all employment categories.
• Responsible for departmental reports and ensuring that they are accurate and up to date.
• Oversee the processing of employee allowances, reimbursement including applicable separation dues when contracts are terminated.
• Being actively involved in the recruitment process ensuring to posting ads for vacant positions and managing the entire recruitment process ensuring to schedule interviews.
• Oversee the coordination of inductions for newly engaged staff members.
• Oversee the preparation of employment contracts, salary approvals and processing of proposed annual salary increments.
• Ensure that all the Corporation’s staff members are aware of the various human resources conditions of service, various manuals and that guidance is provided on their interpretation.
• Manage the Corporation’s industrial relations ensuring management and union compliance on the various Collective Agreement provisions and that all affected staff members grievances are resolved timeously.
• Support the performance management function ensuring that an effective performance appraisal system is initiated.
• Ensure proper management of staff accrued leave days at all the Corporation’s branch offices ensuring that minimum levels are maintained and leave plans processed annually at the beginning of each year.
• Acts as a liaison between the Corporation and external benefits providers and vendors.

• MS365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Supervisory/leadership skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks independently

• Degree in Human Resource Management.
• Member of the Zambia Institute of Human Resource