About this role
Position Description
The Kibali Gold Mine Team is seeking to recruit An Officer HR – Expatriate Management to join and grow our team.
Join our exceptional team and embody Barrick's core values as you work with us. We are in search of individuals who can champion Barrick's DNA by:
- Communicating Honestly, Transparently, and Acting with Integrity
- Exhibiting a Results-Driven approach
- Delivering solutions that are Fit for Purpose
- Dedicating themselves to Building a Sustainable Legacy
- Taking Responsibility and being Accountable
- Committing to Zero Harm
- Cultivating strong and meaningful Partnerships
If you're ready to contribute to our world-class team while embracing these values, we encourage you to apply and become a valued member of our diverse workforce.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Continuously improve the safety culture of the site.
- Provide visible safety leadership and promote a positive, proactive safety culture throughout the operation.
- Coordinate all expatriate onboarding, mobilization, deployment, and demobilization activities.
- Ensure expatriate personnel possess valid immigration and employment documentation before mobilization.
- Maintain accurate expatriate employee records and personnel files.
- Monitor expatriate contract durations and assignment periods.
- Manage expatriate rotations and travel schedules in coordination with operational departments.
- Ensure compliance with company expatriate management policies and procedures.
- Manage the end-to-end process for obtaining, renewing, and canceling: Work Permits, Work Visas, Entry Visas, Residence Permits, Multiple Entry Visas, Foreigner Registration Documents, Special Immigration Authorizations and Other legal employment documentation required in the DRC
- Liaise with the Ministry of Employment, Directorate General of Migration (DGM), Immigration Services, and other government authorities.
- Ensure all applications are processed within required timelines.
- Monitor expiry dates and proactively initiate renewals.
- Maintain a compliance tracker for all expatriate legal documents.
- Ensure compliance with DRC labor laws, immigration laws, and mining sector regulations relating to expatriate employment.
- Monitor legislative changes affecting expatriate employment and immigration requirements.
- Advise management on risks related to expatriate compliance.
- Support internal and external audits relating to expatriate documentation and statutory compliance.
- Ensure all required reporting obligations to government institutions are met.
- Act as the primary point of contact for expatriate employees concerning immigration and employment documentation.
- Maintain effective relationships with government departments, embassies, consulates, and immigration service providers.
- Support department managers in workforce planning involving expatriate employees.
- Coordinate with travel, logistics, security, and administration teams regarding expatriate movements.
- Provide expatriates with guidance on immigration requirements and relocation processes.
- Support expatriate employees and their dependents with documentation requirements where applicable.
- Assist expatriates with settling-in procedures and site induction requirements.
- Address expatriate queries regarding permits, visas, travel, and legal documentation.
- Maintain accurate databases of expatriate employees and their legal documentation.
- Prepare monthly expatriate compliance reports.
- Produce management reports on: Visa status, Work permit status, Upcoming renewals, Compliance metrics and Expatriate workforce statistics
- Ensure confidentiality and proper retention of employee records.
- Identify opportunities to improve expatriate management processes.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for expatriate administration.
- Promote efficient document tracking and compliance monitoring systems.
- Participate in HR projects related to workforce localization and succession planning.
- Other duties as required
- Compliance with ISO 14001 and 45001 Standards.
QUALIFICATION & REQUIREMENTS
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in human resources management, Business Administration, Law, Public Administration, Industrial Psychology, or a related field.
- Certifications: Professional HR qualification will be an added advantage.
EXPERIENCE & SKILLS REQUIREMENTS
- Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in Human Resources administration, including expatriate management.
- Proven experience managing work permits, visas, and immigration processes within the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Strong working knowledge of DRC labor legislation and immigration regulations.
- Experience liaising with government authorities, immigration offices, embassies, and labor institutions.
- Previous experience within the mining, construction, oil & gas, or large industrial sectors will be an advantage.
- Ability to work independently in a remote setting.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Efficiency with Microsoft word, outlook, PowerPoint and access.
- English fluency is an asset.
What We Can Offer You
- A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site-specific benefits
- The ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- Opportunities to grow and learn with industry colleagues
- Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization
We are committed to a safe work environment sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities.
Thank you for your application, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.