People & Culture (HR) Country Manager

3 weeks ago


Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Better Cotton Full time

Salary: 8'041'000/year, commensurate with relevant experience and skills

Location: Lahore

Application closing date: 28 February 2025

About the Job

At Better Cotton, we are transforming the way cotton is grown globally, ensuring a sustainable and fair future for farmers, businesses, and the planet. As our People and Culture Country Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping our workplace culture in Pakistan, ensuring a thriving, engaged, and high-performing team.

If you are a strategic thinker, a people champion, and an expert in talent development, recruitment, and workplace culture, this is your chance to make a real difference in a global, mission-driven organisation.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • People Strategy & Workforce Planning – Align country P&C initiatives with Better Cotton's global vision, ensuring we attract, develop, and retain top talent.
  • Recruitment & Onboarding – Lead end-to-end recruitment and deliver an exceptional onboarding experience that sets new employees up for success.
  • Performance & Development – Ensure a strong performance culture through goal setting, feedback, coaching, and career development opportunities.
  • Employee Engagement & Well-being – Drive initiatives that foster a positive, inclusive, and high-performing workplace.
  • P&C Operations & Compliance – Oversee policies, payroll, benefits, and compliance, ensuring adherence to local labour laws and global standards.
  • Leadership & Manager Coaching – Empower and guide managers in effective people management, ensuring they play an active role in talent growth and retention.

We are looking for someone who has

  • 10+ years of progressive experience in People & Culture, including 5+ years in a HR Country leadership role.
  • Proven expertise in recruitment, talent management, onboarding, and performance development.
    Deep understanding of Pakistan labour laws and global people practices.
  • Experience in a matrixed, international organisation is a strong plus.
    Strong interpersonal, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Fluent in English & Urdu (spoken & written).
  • Tech-savvy with experience in HRMS (Rippling) and digital HR tools.
  • Passionate about creating a workplace where people thrive

What we offer

  • A mission-driven workplace – Be part of a global sustainability movement transforming cotton farming.
  • A leadership role with real impact – Shape P&C strategy and help build an engaged and high-performing team.
  • A diverse, global community – Collaborate with talented professionals worldwide.
  • Professional growth – Access learning opportunities to enhance your career.
  • Competitive benefits – 25 days annual leave, enhanced parental leave, health and life insurance, and flexible work arrangements.

Working arrangements

The position is full-time (40 hours per week) and will be based in Lahore. Better Cotton offers flexible working, with core hours being 10 am – 4 pm.

Apply now

Send us your CV (2 pages maximum) and a brief cover letter (1-page maximum) by or before 28.02.2025 via this link.

In your cover letter, please include an explanation of why your experience is specifically relevant to this role at Better Cotton. We want to see your personal style – what makes you tick and why you think your next opportunity is here with us.

Our hiring process

  • Initial Screening – A short call to get to know you and discuss the role.
  • Interviews – Meet with our team and showcase your skills and experience.
  • Assessment – A task or presentation may be required for shortlisted candidates.
  • Reference Checks – We validate your work history and expertise.
  • Final Offer – If successful, we'll invite you to join Better Cotton

About Better Cotton

Better Cotton is a global not-for-profit organisation supporting the production of more equitable and sustainable cotton at farm level. We exist to catalyse the cotton farming community with partners, governments and others to continuously drive positive impact by setting standards and facilitating the supply and demand of more sustainable cotton from farm to brand. In just 15 years we have aligned more than a fifth of the world's cotton with our standard and helped farmers and farming communities thrive. Join us in building a better, more sustainable future for cotton worldwide.

About our Values

The post holder will be expected to operate in line with our workplace values which are:

  • Trustworthy (including honest, transparent, credible)
  • As having Integrity (including responsible, authentic)
  • Positive (including problem-solving, pragmatic)
  • Engaging (including adaptable, inclusive, holistic)
  • Daring (including courageous, innovative, game-changing)

Better Cotton is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to good practice and transparency in the management of natural, human, and financial resources.

We have a zero-tolerance approach to any attitudes or behaviours that put children or adults at risk of harm. Safeguarding incidents are acts of serious misconduct and are grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including, dismissal and referral to relevant authorities for criminal prosecution. Therefore, all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks.

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