Bushwise
51 - 200 employees
Founded 2006
📚 Education
☁️ SaaS
🎯 Recruiter
Education • SaaS • Recruitment
Bushwise is the exclusive Southern African training provider for the International Field Guide Association (IFGA) certification and standards. It offers on-the-ground practical courses (3 days to 12 months) in safari guiding, game management, wildlife tourism, and conservation management, plus short courses and online courses for nature enthusiasts and field guiding. Bushwise also provides recruitment and placement services for lodges and wildlife employers, onsite training and IFGA assessments, career advice, and runs events, webinars and open days. It supports students with accreditation (CATHSSETA), financial aid guidance, and a foundation offering grants and discounts.
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🕒 January 7
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Bushwise
51 - 200 employees
Founded 2006
📚 Education
☁️ SaaS
🎯 Recruiter
Education • SaaS • Recruitment
Bushwise is the exclusive Southern African training provider for the International Field Guide Association (IFGA) certification and standards. It offers on-the-ground practical courses (3 days to 12 months) in safari guiding, game management, wildlife tourism, and conservation management, plus short courses and online courses for nature enthusiasts and field guiding. Bushwise also provides recruitment and placement services for lodges and wildlife employers, onsite training and IFGA assessments, career advice, and runs events, webinars and open days. It supports students with accreditation (CATHSSETA), financial aid guidance, and a foundation offering grants and discounts.
📋 Description
• Lead the talent acquisition function, managing complex recruitment pipelines specifically for remote, international, or field-based operations. • Design, implement, and enforce strict compliance, safety vetting, and mandatory background check protocols. • Forecast, model, and manage seasonal hiring cycles. • Partner directly with senior operational leaders to accurately balance global headcounts and staffing requirements against tight operational budgets. • Independently create, draft, and issue legally compliant employment contracts, localised addenda, and formal offer letters. • Govern daily HR administrative processes, including tracking leave and managing employee benefits. • Manage comprehensive employee wellness initiatives and duty-of-care frameworks. • Author, update, and refine internal company policies and employee handbooks. • Direct the end-to-end employee lifecycle, building structured processes for onboarding, orientation, ongoing engagement, offboarding, and exit interviews. • Manage internal employee relations, including providing mediation and facilitating conflict resolution.
🎯 Requirements
• 4–6 years of experience leading a talent acquisition or recruitment function. • Bachelor's degree or Postgraduate degree in Psychology, Industrial Psychology, or a closely related human behaviour field. • 4+ years of experience independently creating, drafting, and issuing compliant employment contracts and formal offer letters for diverse or international hires. • 4+ years of experience managing the end-to-end employee lifecycle, from structured onboarding to offboarding and exit interviews. • Proven experience managing, mentoring, coaching, or leading other professionals or direct reports within an operational team setting. • Experience forecasting and managing seasonal hiring cycles to ensure field bases and training programs are fully staffed ahead of strict operational start dates. • Experience overseeing basic HR administration. • Experience in employee wellness initiatives or duty-of-care programs, particularly for staff in remote, isolated, or high-pressure environments.
🏖️ Benefits
• Health Insurance • Wellness Programs • Professional Development
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