Talent Management Officer

ILLOVO SUGAR (MALAWI) PLC

Illovo Sugar (Malawi) plc is the country’s leading producer of raw, refined and specialty sugars; employing more than 9000 employees. Illovo Sugar (Malawi) plc is part of Illovo Sugar Africa Group; a wholly-owned subsidiary of Associated British Foods plc (ABF).

POSITION: TALENT MANAGEMENT OFFICER
Location: Dwangwa

Duties and Responsibilities
• Coordinate implementation of enterprise Talent Management processes and frameworks at estate level.
• Support annual talent review discussions and maintain talent information for identified talent pools and critical roles.
• Monitor talent risks, capability gaps and succession vulnerabilities, providing recommendations to estate leadership and the Talent Management Lead.
• Coordinate succession planning activities for estate leadership and critical roles.
• Monitor succession readiness and track progress against agreed development actions.
• Coordinate implementation of the annual performance management cycle.
• Coordinate estate leadership development initiatives and enterprise leadership programmes.
• Coordinate graduate, internship, MIT, apprenticeship and trainee programmes at estate level.
• Monitor participant progress against programme requirements, development plans and readiness milestones.
• Work closely with the Learning & Development Specialist to translate talent priorities into practical learning and development interventions.
• Prepare monthly talent dashboards, reports and workforce capability updates.
• Monitor talent metrics relating to succession, performance, development and talent pipeline health.
• Promoting and adhering to Illovo’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competitive Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC).

Job Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Learning & Development, Business Administration, Organisational Development or a related discipline.
• Professional certification or training in Talent Management, Learning & Development, Assessment, Coaching, Human Resources or related fields is advantageous.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Talent Management, Human Resources, Learning & Development, Organisational Development or related people practices.
• Demonstrated experience supporting talent reviews, succession planning, performance management processes, graduate programmes, or leadership development initiatives.

How to Apply
Please send your application letters together with detailed CV with copies of relevant certificates, traceable referees and National ID to:
Site People & Performance Head,
Illovo Sugar (Malawi) plc,
P.O Box 46,
Dwangwa.
E-mail: [email protected]
Closing date for receiving application letters is 10th November 2026 and only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.
Illovo is an equal opportunity employer, and women are encouraged to apply.

SUGAR IS OUR BUSINESS BUT PEOPLE ARE OUR SWEETEST ASSETS.