HR Officer

HR OFFICER
Port Elizabeth

Reporting directly to the HR Manager, key responsibilities will include:

1. Support the development and implementation of HR initiatives and systems
2. Provide counselling on policies and procedures
3. Recruitment, selection & placement of more junior roles; draft adverts; sourcing & screening of candidates; interviews; letters of offer and all records and admin related to placement
4. Create and implement effective induction of new employees
5. Assist in performance management processes
6. Support the management of disciplinary and grievance issues
7. Maintain employee records according to policy and legal requirements
8. Review employment and working conditions to ensure legal compliance
9. Payroll-related admin: proper records; changes; benefits admin and liaison with providers, exits and new employees
10. Conduct disciplinary enquiries for minor offences
11. Legislative reporting: Collection of information for reports (ATR, WSP)
12. Assist in information gathering and skills calculations for BBBEE verification, Collate documentation and co-ordinate audit

Requirements and skills

1. Proven experience as an HR officer, administrator or other HR position (min 4 years)
2. Knowledge of HR functions (pay & benefits, recruitment, training & development etc.)
3. Understanding of labour laws and disciplinary procedures
4. Proficient in MS Office (EXCEL ADVANCED not negotiable)
5. Payroll experience
6. Outstanding organizational and time-management abilities
7. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
8. Problem-solving and decision-making aptitude
9. Strong ethics and reliability
10. Extremely confidential
11. Excellent people skills
12. Relevant HR qualification
13. Sound knowledge of HR trends, best practices and procedures as well as appropriate labour legislation, e.g. Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Labour Relations Act, Employment Equity Act, etc.
14. Good business acumen
15. Computer literate and technologically savvy are an absolute must