Dashen Breweries is a major player in the rapidly developing Ethiopian Brewery market. Our Vision is to be Ethiopia’s Number One Brewing Company and our Purpose is to “Delight Consumers and Enrich Communities”. 

Our flagship Brands, Dashen, Jano,and Balageru are renowned for their great taste and quality. In addition to our Brewery in Gondar, we have a new leading edge Brewery at Debre Birhan, the first of its kind in Africa. Given the continued growth and future expansion of Dashen Breweries, the following opportunity exist.

The HR Director provides overall strategic HR leadership; develops sound HR policies and procedures that are congruent with organizational strategic objectives, vision, and mission; ensures the HR strategy of the Company is implemented across both plants; provides strategic leadership to attract, motivate, retain and develop qualified people in the right positions needed so as to ensure that Dashen Breweries successfully achieves its objectives. In partnership with other leadership team members, the HR Director is responsible for delivering the production volume, sales volume, and profitability of Dashen Breweries S.C.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1.    Strategy 

• Develop and implement HR strategy in line with the company business plan. Ensure the HR strategy supports the needs of the business and is also flexible enough to cope with changes in the organization. 

2.  Culture and Leadership

• Responsible to create a vibrant organizational culture and work environment

• Responsible to conduct employee engagement surveys regularly and to take interventions based on identified gaps and agreed on action plans. 

• Facilitation of organizational transformation and change management 

• Assumes responsibility for constant and timely modifications as well as the renegotiation of the collective agreement as time goes by

3.    Policy and procedure

• Develop policies, rules, and procedures in accordance with Ethiopian labor law and implement when approved. 

• Define, implement and execute policies and procedures to ensure healthy employee relation practices and industrial peace.

4.     Structure & System

• Review, revise and compile organization structure, and job evaluation of all positions in Dashen on a regular basis based on job descriptions. Work out the job points for the positions in line with the job evaluation system. 

• Benchmark & implement HR best practices & social events to create a winning spirit culture.

• Directs the short- and long-term staffing needs of the company

• Conducts salary and benefits survey to ensure internal equity and competitiveness of Dashen Brewery salary in the labor market and sector;

• Design, evaluate and modify benefits policies to ensure that programs are current, competitive, and in compliance with legal requirements.

• Analyze compensation policies, government regulations, and prevailing wage rates to develop a competitive compensation plan.

5.    Attract and retain the best talent 

•  Participates in the interview and selection process for senior positions. 

• Provide support & monitor the probationary period of senior management.  

• Ensure all company policies and procedures are up-to-date and legally compliant. 

•  Provide regular advice to the plant HR Managers on all human resource issues.

6.     Learning and Development

• Initiate & implement organizational & leadership development within the Company.

• Ensures that Performance Management System is in place and all staff has followed and implemented it as agreed.

• Responsible for initiatives that will foster a high-performance culture, where valuing learning, continuous system improvement, talent management, and succession planning, and diversity are in place; 

• Deal with any performance or grievance issues in a legal & professional way.

7.    Staff Management, Mentorship, and Development – Human Resources

• Ensure appropriate staffing within Human Resources 

• Ensure that all HR staff understand and are able to perform their roles.

• Manage the HR team; define expectations, provide leadership and technical support as needed, and evaluate direct reports regularly

•  Ensure the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate and ensure the availability of appropriate professional development opportunities for staff

• Incorporate staff development strategies and Performance Management Systems into team building process.  Establish result based system and follow up

• Manage the performance of all staff in Human Resources work area through: 

1. Effective use of the Performance Management System including the establishment of clear, measurable objectives, ongoing feedback, periodic reviews, and fair and unbiased evaluations;

2. Coaching, mentoring, and other developmental opportunities;

3. Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance;

4.  Documentation of performance that is less than satisfactory, with appropriate performance improvements/work plans  

8.     Budget

• Prepares the annual HR budget of the company;

Job Requirements

• MBA/MA in Business Administration, Human Resource & Organization Development, Public Administration, Management, or equivalent. 

• 10 years of operational experience both generalist and specialist (Management). Should have at least six years of managerial experience in managing people in a team-oriented environment. 

• Experience in the full range of HR - HR services; legal service; employee relations; HR systems; staffing and talent management, learning and development, compensation and benefits administration, and organizational design. Should have a thorough knowledge of HR principles, strategic HR practices, and Ethiopian labor law. Ability to link HR policies and programs to the business vision & goals.

• Result and people-oriented

• Integrity and ethical approach

• Emotional maturity

• Strong influencing and persuasion ability

• Strong decision-making skills

• Strong customer orientation 

• Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of human resource management

• Considerable knowledge of organizational dynamics

• Considerable knowledge of company policies & requirements & the Ethiopian Labor Law

• Considerable knowledge of training need assessment and HRD practices

• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely in written and spoken English

• Computer literate in Microsoft word, excel, and other relevant to the job

How to Apply

If you are interested in being considered for this role, please send your application and CV to kenan.gebru@ethiojobs.net or samrawitdebebe@ethiojobs.net  Subject: “HR Director Application"

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