Site HR & Administration Officer – Remote Mining Site

About the role

The Site HR & Administration Officer provides hands‑on operational support for human‑resources and camp administration on a remote mining site in Goilala District, Papua New Guinea. Reporting to the Human Resources Manager, the role bridges site operations with corporate HR functions, ensuring smooth workforce mobilisation and daily personnel administration.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate workforce mobilisation, including flight scheduling, travel logistics, onboarding, site access processing and roster administration.
• Maintain daily workforce administration such as personnel records, attendance tracking, payroll support documentation and contractor data management.
• Update workforce databases, HR records, shift schedules and employee documentation systems.
• Support remote camp administration covering accommodation coordination, catering oversight, welfare monitoring and workforce support services.
• Assist with employee relations matters, disciplinary documentation, incident records and compliance tracking.
• Develop and improve administrative workflows, personnel tracking systems and document‑control procedures.
• Prepare workforce reports, manpower tracking summaries and operational HR updates for site leadership and corporate management.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field.
• Minimum three years’ experience in HR administration, workforce coordination or camp administration.
• Proven experience working on remote mining, oil & gas camps or heavy‑construction projects.
• Strong understanding of FIFO/rotational workforce coordination and remote camp operations.
• Familiarity with Papua New Guinea employment practices is highly preferred.
• Excellent organisational skills, high attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Professional fluency in written and spoken English.

Required skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office suite