Human Resources Team Lead (Temporary Contract)

About the role

A well-established maritime shipping and logistics services company based in Lae, Papua New Guinea, is looking for an experienced, proactive and hands-on HR & Operations Coordinator to join its team on a 4 to 5 month contract. The role reports to the General Manager and covers HR management, payroll and compliance, ICT coordination and corporate events. The schedule is Monday to Saturday, with Saturdays counted as ordinary working hours.

Key responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end HR processes including recruitment, onboarding, performance reviews and staff offboarding, and run training, disciplinary and grievance procedures in line with company policy and PNG labour law.
• Maintain staff files, leave registers and employee databases, and partner with the General Manager on employee relations and internal policy.
• Process fortnightly payroll accurately and on time using MYOB Exo Payroll, reconcile records, calculate statutory deductions and oversee superannuation remittances (Nasfund/Nambawan Super).
• Work with the Finance Team Leader to meet audit, reporting and statutory obligations such as PNG IRC, salary wages tax and PAYE.
• Act as the main internal liaison for IT queries with an external provider, managing user access, account provisioning, hardware issuance and connectivity support on hosted cloud systems and Starlink/Digicel networks.
• Plan and deliver corporate events within budget (Christmas celebrations, staff recognition, awards), handling logistics, vendors, stakeholders and sponsorships.

Required profile

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of hands-on operational HR experience, including direct payroll processing; shipping, transport or maritime logistics experience is highly regarded.
• Thorough knowledge of the PNG Employment Act, IRC taxation guidelines and superannuation compliance.
• Confident communicator able to liaise with external technical providers, senior management and the workforce.
• Available to start in early December 2026 through late April 2027, fully available on Saturdays.

Required skills

• Proven working knowledge of MYOB Exo Payroll (or comparable enterprise payroll software)
• Cloud platforms, remote desktop environments and MS Office Suite