[Hiring] People and Learning Manager @Wild Dreams

Role Description

A remote collection of private lodges in the Seychelles is seeking an experienced PEOPLE & LEARNING MANAGER to join their team at group level. This is a strategic, board-facing role rather than a hands-on HR administration position. Day-to-day HR continues to be managed by local teams on each island, so the ideal candidate is someone who can guide, support, and strengthen those teams from a management level, while building the systems and structures the group needs as it scales.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior HR, People & Culture, or Learning & Development management role, ideally gained within hospitality or a multi-site operation.
• Demonstrated ability to build or improve HR administrative systems, policies, and processes from the ground up.
• Comfortable working at board level while supporting and guiding on-site HR teams, rather than replacing them.
• Sound understanding of employment law and HR best practice, with an advantage for candidates familiar with multi-jurisdiction or remote-island operating contexts.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to bring different stakeholders onto the same page.
• Highly organised, self-directed, and comfortable operating with a good degree of autonomy.
• Willing and able to live on a remote private island for the duration of the contract.

Requirements

• Partner with the board and senior leadership to shape people and learning strategy across the group.
• Work closely with local HR teams to keep administrative processes consistent, compliant, and properly documented across all properties.
• Design and roll out the systems, policies, and frameworks needed to support the group through its current growth phase.
• Oversee learning and development planning, making sure training keeps pace as the group expands.
• Guide and support local HR functions without absorbing their day-to-day responsibilities.
• Track and report on people-related metrics and initiatives to the board.
• Help standardise HR documentation, processes, and reporting across a multi-property, multi-jurisdiction operation.

Benefits

• Salary: USD 2,500 gross per month, reviewed periodically.
• Eligible to participate in the group's tips and service charge distribution scheme.
• 24-month fixed-term contract with a 3-month probation period.
• Single-status, live-in position: single-occupancy accommodation, all meals, and access to the on-site staff shop.
• Return international flight at the start and end of contract, plus a domestic flight to the assigned island, and one additional pass-leave flight during the term.
• Group medical insurance, including medical evacuation cover.
• Work permit sponsored and processed by the company.
• Annual leave accrued at 21 days per year, plus sick leave in line with Seychelles law.
• One rostered day off per week (60-hour, 6-day working week, typical of remote-island resort operations).