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Director, People & Culture Jobs in Arusha, Tanzania at Tanganyika Expeditions
Title: Director, People & Culture
Company: Tanganyika Expeditions
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Director, People & Culture – Tanzania
Arusha, Tanzania
Are you passionate about building exceptional teams and creating workplaces where people thrive?
Mount Kilimanjaro Safari Club is seeking an experienced and passionate Director, People & Culture to lead the People & Culture function across our Tanzania hospitality properties. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced People leader who thrives in hospitality and enjoys partnering with operational leaders to build high-performing teams, strengthen culture and deliver exceptional employee experiences and ensuring our people remain at the heart of everything we do.
If you are an experienced hospitality People leader who enjoys balancing strategic thinking with hands-on operational support, we'd love to hear from you.
What’s in it for you:
• Competitive compensation package
• Leadership development and career growth opportunities within a dynamic hospitality portfolio.
• Opportunity to lead exciting transformation and make a lasting impact
• Exposure to Premium hospitality, conservation, and tourism excellence
• Ability to make a real difference through inspiring leadershi, and operational innovation
• Collaborative environment focused on excellence, growth, and impact
What will you be doing
- Lead recruitment, workforce planning and onboarding across the Tanzania hospitality properties.
- Partner with Operations Leaders and departmental leaders to strengthen leadership capability and people performance.
- Lead employee relations, investigations and complex workplace matters while ensuring compliance with employment legislation.
- Drive employee engagement initiatives that reinforce our culture, values and employee experience.
- Lead performance management, talent reviews, succession planning and leadership development.
- Oversee People & Culture operations, HR compliance, reporting and governance.
- Support organizational change, business improvement initiatives and the implementation of Group People & Culture strategies.
Your team and working environment:
You’ll be part of one of Tanzania’s most exciting Safari environments, leading diverse teams, creating memorable experiences, and delivering memorable service.
Your experience and skills include:
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Hospitality Management or a related field.
- Professional HR qualification (CHRP, CIPD, SHRM or equivalent).
- Minimum of 10 years' progressive Human Resources experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership or Business Partner role.
- Experience within hospitality, tourism or multi-site operations is required.
- Demonstrated success leading employee relations, recruitment, performance management, organizational development and employee engagement initiatives.
- Strong coaching, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
- Commercial mindset with the ability to align People & Culture initiatives with operational priorities.
Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive organization committed to attracting, developing, and promoting diverse talent while building high-performing teams and sustainable cultures.
Why work with us?
We are building more than exceptional safari hospitality experiences — we are creating memorable journeys, lasting impact.
By joining us, you become part of an ambitious vision shaping the future of hospitality in Tanzania.
