Officer HR - Expatriate Management

Barrick Mining Corporation • Grant District, WV

5h

About The Position

The Kibali Gold Mine is seeking an Officer HR – Expatriate Management to support expatriate employment and administration. The role coordinates expatriate onboarding, mobilization, deployment, rotations, travel, and demobilization, and ensures that employees have valid immigration and employment documentation. It manages the end-to-end process for obtaining, renewing, and canceling required permits, visas, registrations, and other legal documentation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), while maintaining accurate employee records and compliance tracking.

The position liaises with government authorities, immigration services, embassies, consulates, and service providers; monitors changes in applicable laws and regulations; advises management on compliance risks; and supports audits and required government reporting. It also serves as a contact for expatriate employees and supports them and their dependents with documentation, relocation, settling-in, and site induction requirements.

The Officer prepares compliance and management reports, maintains expatriate databases, develops procedures and process improvements, and participates in HR projects relating to workforce localization and succession planning. The role also supports a strong safety culture and compliance with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards. The successful candidate is expected to embody Barrick’s values, including integrity, accountability, partnership, results, and commitment to Zero Harm.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources management, business administration, law, public administration, industrial psychology, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in human resources administration, including expatriate management.
• Proven experience managing work permits, visas, and immigration processes in 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.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Efficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access.

Nice To Haves

• Professional HR qualification.
• Previous experience in mining, construction, oil and gas, or large industrial sectors.
• English fluency.

Responsibilities

• Continuously improve the site’s safety culture and provide visible safety leadership.
• Coordinate expatriate onboarding, mobilization, deployment, rotations, travel schedules, and demobilization.
• Ensure expatriate personnel have valid immigration and employment documentation before mobilization.
• Maintain accurate expatriate employee records, personnel files, and databases, ensuring confidentiality and proper retention.
• Monitor expatriate contract durations and assignment periods.
• Ensure compliance with company expatriate management policies and procedures.
• Manage the 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 required DRC employment documentation.
• Liaise with the Ministry of Employment, Directorate General of Migration, immigration services, and other government authorities.
• Ensure applications are processed within required timelines, monitor document expiry dates, and proactively initiate renewals.
• Maintain a compliance tracker for expatriate legal documents.
• Ensure compliance with DRC labor and immigration laws and mining-sector regulations relating to expatriate employment.
• Monitor legislative changes affecting expatriate employment and immigration requirements, and advise management on related risks.
• Support internal and external audits concerning expatriate documentation and statutory compliance.
• Ensure required reporting obligations to government institutions are met.
• Act as the primary contact for expatriate employees on immigration and employment documentation.
• Maintain effective relationships with government departments, embassies, consulates, and immigration service providers.
• Support department managers with workforce planning involving expatriates.
• Coordinate expatriate movements with travel, logistics, security, and administration teams.
• Provide expatriates with guidance on immigration requirements and relocation processes, and support documentation needs for dependents where applicable.
• Assist expatriates with settling-in procedures and site induction requirements, and address queries about permits, visas, travel, and legal documentation.
• Prepare monthly expatriate compliance reports and management reports on visa and work-permit status, upcoming renewals, compliance metrics, and expatriate workforce statistics.
• Identify opportunities to improve expatriate management processes and develop and maintain standard operating procedures for expatriate administration.
• Promote efficient document tracking and compliance monitoring systems.
• Participate in HR projects related to workforce localization and succession planning.
• Perform other duties as required.
• Comply with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site-specific benefits.
• Opportunity to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Work with 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level