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**Organization Name:** Coca-Cola Beverages Botswana

**Job Title:** Country Lead: People & Culture

**Role Purpose:**
Reporting to People and Culture Director, the role is responsible for supporting Business Partnering and Governance, Talent Acceleration and Employer Attractiveness, Cost Ownership, Organization Design for Growth and Capabilities and High-Performance culture and Transformation.

Key Responsibilities

HR Strategy Implementation: Oversee and tailor the HR strategy to meet current and future needs.
Governance and Compliance: Ensure adherence to labour laws and educate leaders on local practices.
Talent Development: Implement strategies to align with People & Culture and business objectives.
Data-Driven Talent Acquisition: Use analytics to address talent challenges and build a skilled pipeline.
Leadership Support: Anticipate future talent needs and localize sourcing strategies.
Internal Talent Growth: Identify and develop high-potential employees for rapid growth and succession planning.
Financial Accountability: Partner with Line to streamline operations and reduce labor costs.
Reward Strategy Alignment: Maintain financial governance and ensure equitable reward practices.
Efficiency Optimization: Drive initiatives to optimize spans of control and management ratios.
Change Management: Lead localization of change efforts and build change capability in leaders and employees.
Team Effectiveness: Harness team strengths to develop capabilities for organizational objectives.
High-Performance Mindset: Promote a culture of excellence across functions.
Learning and Development Integration: Align initiatives with business strategies for continuous improvement.
Employer Relations Support: Provide on-the-ground support to ensure a positive ER climate.
Employee Engagement: Champion health, wellbeing, diversity, and inclusion programs.
Legal Compliance: Ensure full adherence to local labor laws and union agreements to reduce legal exposure and penalties.
Dispute & Grievance Resolution: Resolve labor disputes and grievances promptly within legal frameworks to minimize business disruption.
Disciplinary Management: Apply fair, consistent, and legally compliant disciplinary processes to uphold workplace standards and reduce risk.
Union Relations: Build and maintain constructive relationships with unions to prevent industrial action and support a stable work environment.
Complaint Resolution: Address labor complaints to maintain employee satisfaction and reduce workplace conflict.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in HR, Psychology, Business Management, or a related field
10+ years of HR leadership experience in both operational and corporate settings, this role demands expertise in developing and implementing P&C strategies and talent acquisition across functions/regions. Must have a proven track record of leading change, leveraging digital advancements, and enhancing organizational practices.
Key experiences include aligning P&C with local business needs, driving cultural shifts, and advancing Diversity & Inclusion. Experience managing the full P&C function in large markets, overseeing budgets, planning resources, and guiding organizational change critical.
Strategic Leadership: anticipating business trends to formulate aligned, forward-looking strategies.
Operational Agility: to fostering alignment and communication across diverse organizational layers.
Talent Management Expertise: crafting adaptable talent strategies and addressing skill gaps.
Change and Digital Leadership: steering digital transitions and organizational change.
Business Acumen: merging P&C strategies with business objectives for operational growth.
Culture Transformation: driving and embedding cultural shifts for enhanced collaboration.
D&I Champion: developing and implementing diversity and inclusion strategies.
Employment Law Expertise: extensive knowledge of employment laws.
Data-Driven Decision Making: Analytical skills for strategic decision-making based on data insights.
Organizational Architect: designing structures for organizational flexibility and growth.
Leadership Excellence: Demonstrates exceptional skills in motivating, guiding, and inspiring teams.
Written & oral ability of English.
Computer skills in Microsoft Office applications.
Microsoft Dynamics experience would be a definite advantage.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should address their applications to The Human Resources Director, P.O. Box 202003, Gaborone. Please attach a cover letter indicating the position applied for, up to date CV, certified copies of certificates and national ID. The applicants are requested to use the following link to apply:
* Internal: https://ccba.internal.erecruit.co/candidateapp/Jobs/Browse.aspx
* External: https://ccba.erecruit.co/candidateapp/Jobs/View/CCB260205-1

Deadline: Applications close at 17h00 on 15 February 2026.
Enquiries: Human Resources Department.

REF Code: CCB260205-1 | Job Code: CCB260205-1