Job Title: Strategic human capital management executive
Company: Agricultural Research Council
Besa Muthuri is the strategic human capital management executive at the Agricultural Research Council (ARC). She is responsible for leading ARC’s human resources strategy and people operations for all ARC’s campuses in South Africa.
She holds an undergraduate degree in public administration, an MBA in corporate social responsibility, a Master of Science, and a Master of Arts in industrial relations from the University of Nottingham and Queen’s University, respectively. Besa also serves on a number of community boards.
Work
2021 - Present Acting GE/ Senior Manager: Human Capital Management, Agricultural
Research Council
2019 - 2021 Human Capital Management Executive , On the Spot Marketing
2016 - 2019 Chief Director: Human Capital Management , GTAC
2014 - 2016 HR Operations & Administration Manager, Family Health International
2008 - 2014 Senior Adviser – HRBP / Chief Operation Officer, Eskom Holdings Soc.
2006 - 2008 Senior Human Resource Business Partner, Leadway Consulting
2005 - 2006 Senior Human Resource Generalist, Merck MSD
Education
2022 - 2024 Doctor of Business Administration, University of Pretoria (GIBS)
2020 - 2023 Master of Industrial Relations, Queens University, Canada
2007 - 2008 Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Nottingham, UK
2006 - 2007 Master of Science Policy Development Practice & Process, Reading University, UK
About Agricultural Research Council (ARC): The Agricultural Research Council is a premier science institution that conducts research with partners, develops human capital and fosters innovation to support and develop the agricultural sector.
