Human Resources Business Partner

Job Information

• Date Opened: 27/09/2024

• Job Type: Full time

• Industry: Human Resources

• Work Experience: 5 years

• Education Level: Degree/B-Tech

• City: Cape Town

• Province: Western Cape

• Country: South Africa

• Postal Code: 8005

Job Description

Where will the successful candidate fit in?

The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) is the primary resource to create alignment between Human Resource and business strategy. The HRBP is aligned to business units, business leaders, and/or functions to provide HR expertise and consulting for building organizational capability to achieve current and future business objectives through the development of proactive Human Resources strategy and practices. The HRBP drives and influences key organizational health and engagement initiatives with the business and provides advice, counsel and executes key initiatives. The HRBP effectively manages and resolves complex employee relations issues, resolution and investigations, performance management, 360 feedback with a focus on leadership development and developing and implementing strategic and tactical initiatives that drive and support desired short and long-term business goals and objectives.

Key Objectives

HRBP Support

• Provide HR partnership, for both strategic and tactical initiatives, day to day HR support and execution of strategies for assigned business groups.
• Builds and maintains effective working relationships with leaders and employees to provide guidance and counsel on a variety of HR and business-related issues on both strategic and tactical levels.
• Provides influence and guidance to client groups through developing partnerships to support achieving business objectives within the assigned populations.
• Manages and resolves employee relations issues.
• Conducts effective, thorough and objective investigations.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of compliance requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
• Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation.
• Provides counsel and drives execution on workforce planning and organizational design.
• Provides consultation/coaching/training to managers on performance, talent development, and employee relations.
• Provides day-to-day performance management guidance (coaching, mentoring, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions).
• Implements HR best practices for key HR processes including performance management, compensation planning, workforce/capability planning, and talent management.
• Identifies training/coaching/mentoring needs for departments, managers and employees.
• Oversees and executes implementation of HR and/or business initiative in assigned business groups.
• Provides project management expertise through the initiation, management and driving of strategic projects and initiatives and change management.
• Participates in assigned business groups operational meetings, business reviews, and team building.
• Act as an advisor on HR issues to management of assigned business groups.
• Handle other projects, duties and responsibilities as assigned.

HRBP role in Policies, Process, Procedures

• Maintains knowledge of legal requirements for employers, and suggests updates as needed, to remain compliant for policies and the Employee Handbook.
• Researches, develops and proposes policy updates, new policies and/or update procedures/guidelines to support growing and evolving organization.
• Provides trend data to Senior HR Manager for review and discussion.
• Ensure HR team is able to provide guidance to managers and employees on policies and how to interpret them; may train managers as needed.
• Partners with HR team to ensure consistent application of practices and procedures where appropriate (example: Exit management process).
• Maintain/enhance team effectiveness with consistent application of forms/templates, etc., reducing repetitive practices where possible.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of broad-based HR experience with progressive HRBP experience providing advice, counsel and coaching to senior leaders with the ability to influence and champion effective leadership and change, developing strong business partnerships to support achievement of business objectives within assigned business groups.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Administration, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology or related field from accredited university is preferred.
• Skilled with computer applications such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Proficiency with Payspace or a similar HR application.
• Original, creative thinker with the ability to formulate and express a contrarian viewpoint.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Benefits

• Medical Aid (Discovery)
• Reduced Gap Cover Rates (Turnberry Premier)
• Retirement Annuity Contribution (Allan Gray)
• Medical Insurance (Momentum - Health4Me)
• Discounted Internet Connectivity
• Free Employee Wellness Programme (ICAS)
• Team Buildings
• Exposure to latest industry technologies and standards

If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of submitting your application, please consider your application as unsuccessful.