WANTED IN MALAYSIA

HR & ADMIN MANAGER

This newly created HR & Admin Manager role is for a passionate and enthusiastic go-getter in a fast-paced Agri-tech start-up. This dynamic role is for someone who gets excited working with entrepreneurial founders to set the tone and professional culture in a hybrid workplace environment.

Works closely with accounts finance team, corporate affairs and partnerships team and reports to the Partnerships Lead and the founders directly in handling day-to-day administrative activities related to the company’s personnel and general operations.

Talent Acquisition, Talent Management & HR

  • Enhancing and managing talent acquisition and recruitment strategies, hiring and onboarding new personnel (from interns to OJT to unskilled to knowledge to management).

  • Implementing and managing overall employer branding, employee relations, benefits, leaves, payroll, employee behaviour resolutions and retention.

  • Partner with management across team functions to ensure strategic HR goals are aligned with business initiatives.

Other Responsibilities

  • Full spectrum of HR / Payroll & Administration including processing payroll, maintain employee databases, leaves management, and internal communications of HR policies and employee engagement.

  • Plan and maintain HR & administrative processes, content and materials including contracts, personnel files, staff handbook, onboarding, training, performance management, reviews to exit procedures, and in charge of admin areas such as office management and policy development.

  • Ensuring legal compliance to labour laws and industry regulations.

  • Manage corporate data with discretion and confidentiality, also ensure proper maintenance of records with appropriate supporting documentation and filing.

  • Co-ordinate with partners and suppliers, accountants, legal counsels, other professional parties and overseas counterparts on general admin and HR-related matters.

  • Performing any ad-hoc duties as assigned by the founders.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in HR, business related field, or other equivalent industry work experience preferred.

  • Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in agriculture, food, logistics or tech start-ups or companies of related fields in high growth stage.

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.

  • Strong attention to detail, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and work independently in a fast-paced environment.

  • Proactive mindset, willingness to learn, adaptable and enjoy the ability to be versatile.

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in BM and good spoken and written English.

  • Able to start immediately (preferred) or within short notice.

Additional Information

  • Full-time / Contract job remuneration up to RM 60,000 - RM 70,000 per annum.

  • Appointment may vary and remuneration will commensurate with candidate’s years of relevant working experience and track record.

  • Hybrid working hours and days in home/office can be arranged.

  • Possess own transport and must be willing to travel within Malaysia (transport allowance/claims provided).

We frequently work in small teams to solve problems, explore new ways to do things and learn from one another. The ideal candidate for this environment will be enthusiastic, collaborative and have a passion for the Agri-tech space – helping smallholder farmers we call Agropreneurs to modernise and digitalise.

Note: Requirements are subject to change based on operational requirements.


Submit your application below and if you fit our HR & Admin Manager description, we’ll reach out for a Google Meet interview. Apologies that we won’t be informing all unsuccessful applications. 😞

 

“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together”
– Vincent Van Gogh

Our OFFICE

Desa Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 🇲🇾

 

We’re an Agri-tech startup that’s working hard to make it easy for all smallholder farmers to start sustainable, profitable commercial farms.

Together with you we can make Co-farming the new world model, starting in South East Asia. 👩🏼‍🌾