People Development

Overview

About the Company - When you join GAR, you join something bigger. Big in scale, big in opportunities to grow, and big in impact. With over 100,000 employees across 14 countries, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) is one of the largest agribusinesses in the world. We manage over half a million hectares of palm oil plantations, including smallholder farms, across Indonesia. Since 1997, sustainability has been at the centre of how we grow – working hand-in-hand with farmers, communities, and partners to deliver food, fuel, and a better future. We’re a seed-to-shelf business rooted in palm oil, now expanding across other crops like sugar, soybean, sunflower, and coconut. Our people are our edge, and we invest in them through global opportunities, cross-border exposure, and continuous learning.

About the Role - Support and drive GAR’s People Development initiatives while promoting and reinforcing an engaged workforce, performing specialist HR functions in Employee Engagement (EE); Learning & Development (L&D); Performance Management (PM); and supporting the Talent Management (TM) function. This role reports into the AVP - Talent Management & Strategy and is an individual contributor role.

• Employee Engagement
• Lead the company’s employee engagement initiatives and create plans for the yearly activities.
• Develop budget and calendar for the yearly engagement activities and execute the plans.
• Custodian for the company’s internal communication platform and produce monthly communications materials for dissemination.
• Lead the bi-yearly employee engagement survey process and follow-up.

• People Development
• Drive a learning culture within the organisation and promote/execute learning interventions and training programs developed for the workforce (SG and Overseas). Evaluate, seek feedback, and tweek programs. Make recommendations on relevant learning interventions to promote a learning culture.
• Introduce the new Learning Competency Framework (LCF) and ensure execution of employees’ Individual Development Plans (IDP).
• Provide advice to employees on training and development matters.
• Onboard new hires by triggering mandatory e-learning modules and conduct face-to-face HR orientation.
• Undertake full spectrum of in-house training including course outline/materials development, registration and delivery.
• Drive the annual training needs analysis (TNA) to determine soft skills training, plan the training schedule, and invite course registrations.
• Manage the entire spectrum of training administration for both in-house and external training.
• Work on the project to introduce the Company’s Learning Management System (LMS) in Singapore and at destination offices.

• Performance Management
• Drive and manage the Company’s Performance Management System (PMS), including goal setting and year-end performance reviews.
• Promote and deliver interventions so employees understand performance management, write SMART goals, enable regular performance-based discussions/feedback, and participate in year-end appraisals.
• Work on projects to review and enhance the performance management process.

• Talent Management
• Provide support in the execution and maintenance of the Company’s Talent Management Framework.
• Manage talent programs aimed at filling leadership pipelines and growing employees’ careers (e.g., GAR Management Associate Program).

• At least a Bachelor’s degree in business (human resources) or related field
• At least 5 - 7 years of relevant experience as HR generalist or in specialised HR functions (L&D, engagement, PM, etc.).
• Keen to expand career in a HR specialist role.
• Qualified trainer with relevant trainer certifications (e.g., ACTA) and strong background in L&D.
• Experience and proven track record in implementing and driving employee engagement activities.
• Well versed in Government funding and skills framework.
• Experience using Workday; proficiency with IT tools such as Canva, Mentimeter, etc., is a plus.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills. Able to engage people at all levels.
• Ability to work independently and in a team; self-motivated and driven.
• Creative, resourceful with a marketing mindset; meticulous and detail-oriented.
• Good planning and organisation skills; proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Strong Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUP) preferred.
• Proactive and hands-on approach; good time management.