Reference Number: 611-0511LH

Job Description:

Our client, an established mining group with operating mines and an expanding portfolio of projects across Africa, is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Manager to lead and coordinate recruitment activities across its African operations.

Based in Gauteng, this role will drive the full recruitment lifecycle across multiple countries, ensuring the business attracts and secures high-caliber talent for operational, technical, engineering, management and corporate positions. The successful candidate will bring a strong understanding of the African mining labour market and proven experience managing recruitment across multiple African jurisdictions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end talent acquisition across the group's African operations and projects.
• Develop and implement recruitment strategies aligned with operational and project requirements.
• Partner with senior management, HR teams and operational leaders to identify workforce needs and recruitment priorities.
• Manage recruitment for technical, engineering, mining, processing, management and corporate roles.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines across key African mining markets.
• Develop effective sourcing strategies and candidate networks across the continent.
• Manage relationships with recruitment agencies and external service providers.
• Oversee recruitment processes, selection, interviews, offers and onboarding.
• Monitor recruitment performance, budgets, timelines and key hiring metrics.
• Ensure recruitment practices comply with local labour legislation and employment requirements across relevant jurisdictions.
• Drive consistent recruitment standards, processes and reporting across the group.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years' talent acquisition or recruitment experience within the mining or sector across Africa.
• Proven experience managing recruitment across multiple African countries.
• Strong understanding of the African mining and mineral resources labour market.
• Experience recruiting across operational, technical, engineering and senior management disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to manage specialised recruitment requirements across geographically dispersed operations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior leadership and operational management.
• Experience developing recruitment strategies, talent pipelines and workforce plans.
• Knowledge of international recruitment practices, cross-border hiring and local employment requirements.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and organisational skills.
• Willingness to travel within Africa as operational requirements dictate.

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Permanent contract.

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Leanne Laas at llaas@camining.com

Please visit www.camining.com for more exciting opportunities.

Leanne Laas

Executive Lead – Talent & Client Management

CA Mining

CA Mining will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.