FM Senior Human Capital Partner

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FM Senior Human Capital Partner

Apply locations Johannesburg Pinelands time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id JR-59777

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Job Description

You will form part of Foundation Market within the Mass Foundation Cluster which is one of the largest customer-facing business segments in Old Mutual. Our vision is to be our customers' most trusted financial partner, passionate about helping them achieve their lifetime goals. Our mission is to enable positive futures for our customers, by bridging the gap between their resources and their financial service’s needs. Our primary goal is to facilitate access to financial solutions for our customers and to keep pace with their changing needs.

This role is accountable for translating the Foundation Market People Strategy and business strategy into a Business Unit People Plan. You will partner with FM Senior Management to deliver the plan and act as an integrator along the whole HC value chain.

• Defines and implements the People Plan for Foundation Market in alignment with the business strategy and Segment People Strategy.
• Partners with Senior Management teams to advise on people challenges and on how to drive BU people performance.
• Generate requirements and partner with Human Capital colleagues to ensure the effective delivery of services.
• Advises on people priorities for the future, using insights from HR Analytics and trends.
• Focus primarily on executing strategic activities, such as organisation and leadership development.
• Performs strategic resource planning, ranging from succession for the BU through to Transformation impacts.
• Manages the deployment of the Human Capital Calendar, consults in key areas of Human Capital – Talent Management, ER, OD, Performance Management and Compliance.
• Accountable for the customisation and implementation of several practices in BU.
• Leads BU Senior Management team on how to respond to change efficiently and effectively.
• Advises BU Senior Management teams on improving employee engagement at all levels and on building a high-performance culture aligned to the overall Segment plans.
• Leads the implementation of the Talent and Leadership strategy and plan into the BU ensuring talent and leadership is effectively managed in the BU and grown in order to build a strong leadership and talent pool.
• Work with COE’s to identify and solution needs of BU workforce.
• Accountable for the customisation and implementation of several practices in the BU.
• Coaches Divisional heads of BU on their accountability as people leaders.
• Drives the use of Workday by line managers to perform their Human Capital responsibilities.
• Manages adherence to HR controls and design and implement improvement initiatives to ensure an effective HR risk and control environment.
• Manages ER risks and coaches line manager.
• Leads BU transformation aligned to targets set out by the Segment.
• Effectively manages HR budget reducing HR operational expenses.
• Manages an effective HR team within the BU.
• Accountable for ensuring that key BU people priorities are met.
• Leads strategic people initiatives, such as Agent Retention, bespoke leadership programmes, job rotations and secondments, which align with the business’s objectives.

Requirements

• Relevant Bachelor’s Degree.
• Post Graduate Degree advantageous.
• Eight (8) years HR Generalist experience.
• 1-2 years’ experience in managing HC professionals.
• Experience in managing the entire Human Capital function will be advantageous.
• Experience in working and engaging with Group Executives.
• Comfortable delivering within tight deadlines in an agile environment.
• Ability to manage complex and highly confidential information.

Skills

Education

Bachelors Degree (B)

Closing Date

16 November 2024

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.

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Old Mutual is a premium African financial services organisation that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to retail and corporate customers across key market segments in 14 countries. The lines of business include Life and Savings, Property and Casualty, Asset Management and Banking and Lending.

We are rooted in our purpose of Championing Mutually Positive Futures Every Day and believe that a great customer experience is anchored in a great employee experience.