HR BUSINESS PARTNER

1. Management & support

 Consult with the leadership and management in order to foster and promote the engagement of the business’s values and beliefs.

 Resolve employee relation issues, conduct effective investigations, and recommend action for sensitive and complex situations

 Coach the leadership and management in performance management processes, compensation and remuneration programs, recruitment practices, and management decision making.

 Assist leadership and management on progressive discipline of employees as well as employment decisions.

2. Strategy

 Facilitate implementation of new people initiatives in different departments and levels of the business.

 Ensure alignment between people strategies and the existing business’s policies and procedures, updating each as required.

3. Collaboration

 Collaborate with the leadership and management in developing recruitment plans, identifying training needs, and advocating for continuous learning for employees where necessary, providing coaching and mentoring support where required.

 Partner with stakeholders in ensuring that the best practices are adopted, ensuring the delivery of projects as required.

 Take initiative and build relationships with the unions in order to facilitate a collaborative working practice.

4. Analytics

 Conduct research, and consistently develop and enforce HR procedures and policies.

 Analyse and report on people metrics, KPIs and trends in the business and uses these findings to develop strategies and solutions to issues that affect the business’s employee relations

 Ensure budgetary compliance on the metrics and recommend necessary adjustments with a view of enhancing departmental performance.

 Analyse HR program activity, conduct performance analyses of the programs, prepare reports and proposals from findings.

5. Knowledge & opportunity

 Maintain a clear and detailed knowledge of the industry trends, best practices, and labour legislation.

 Strive to monitor and challenge existing labour policies and procedures in the business, constantly ensuring alignment with the business’s values and the external legislations

 Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.

6. Other related duties as assigned

 Bachelor’s degree in Busines, HR, Psychology, or any other related field

 Minimum of 10 years proven work experience as an HR business partner

 Demonstrated knowledge of relevant labour laws and practices

 Full understanding of all HR functions and best practices, familiar with HR metrics

Competency required:

 Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

 Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

 Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

 Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet timelines.

 Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

 Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

 LaB competency

- Drivers of Future Readiness – aligning people strategy with the business strategy

- Capability Builders– translating business to capability needs