Human Resources Business Partner

Build a successful career with us

We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping  our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

What will you do?

The Human Resources Business Partner will provide Human Resource support to assigned business units and to be instrumental in facilitating and implementing agreed deliverables. These business deliverables will be aligned to Human Resources’ Strategy and Business Strategy, collaborating to develop and implement best practice HR programs, policies and systems that support the organisation’s leaders and managers in managing their units and meeting their strategic priorities.

Key to the success of the HRBP is the ability to develop a strategic partnership in their ‘day to day’ work within assigned portfolios. This comes from understanding the department or business key strategic challenges and providing HR intervention to help the leaders achieve their goals and create positive and productive workplaces.

Location: Samrand - Kosmosdal

Work Type: On-site / In-office

This is a fully on-site role requiring daily attendance at the office. No hybrid or remote working options are available for this position.

Department: People & Transformation 

Key Responsibilities

The HRBP will partner with assigned business area , supported by the Group HR Shared Service Centre and Group Centre of Expertise (COE), attending to:

Recruitment & Induction

• Assists management with the development of Job Profiles and Specifications
• Advertising of vacancies
• Short listing of CV’s and conduct interviews in partnership with the relevant hiring manager
• Timeous induction and onboarding of new recruits.

Administration and Reporting

• Completes all letters, contracts, benefits documentation in an accurate and timely manner
• Provides regular and thorough HR reports to assigned business areas and HR leadership team
• Payroll administration
• Conduct exit Interviews

Talent Management

• Ensure all employees have a Personal Development Plan in place
• Assist with the Talent review process in the Business Units and outcomes from this process

Business Partnership

• Develop a good understanding of the business in order to partner at the right level and influence HR related decisions
• Provide advice and guidance on HR matters to managers and employees across the business area on HR related matters and escalate where necessary
• Drive actions with the support of the relevant CoE and MiWay HR Leadership
• Refer employees to the Employee Assistance Program, when required
• Drive Employee wellness initiatives

Performance management

• Assist Business Unit managers in the performance management process (contracting, appraisals, performance improvement plans etc)
• Continuous education regarding the performance management process

Culture and Engagement

• Assist with change management interventions in the Business Unit
• Responsible for the execution of the culture and engagement survey in respect of participation, feedback to business, action planning
• Partner  with business regarding Organisational Design and Development

Learning and Development

• Assist Business Unit managers and Learning & Development (L&D) Department with discussions regarding work related and post graduate study aid (candidate approval) as well as the placement of learners and graduates
• Assist with L&D programmes and putting interventions in place in consultations with L&D to address those needs that cannot be addressed through generic programmes

Employee Relations

• Provide sound advice to ensure the organisation complies to best practice and legislative issues
• Provide support to line managers in dealing with disciplinary, incapacity and grievance matters
• Act as the primary point of contact for managers and employees for policy and procedure.
• Deal with all appeals from disciplinary proceedings in line with the disciplinary code
• Pro-actively addressing training needs in consultation with relevant COE and MiWay HR Leadership

Remuneration

• Facilitate remuneration processes in Business Units including creating awareness of employee wellness offerings, job evaluation etc.

Minimum Requirements

Qualification

• Degree or Diploma in Human Resources Management / Industrial Psychology / relevant behavioural science. Postgraduate qualification will be advantageous

 Experience

• 3 years+ HR Generalist experience including responsibilities in IR, performance management and stakeholder engagement.

Knowledge

• Knowledgeable about HR practices: recruitment, talent development, performance management, legislation, labour relations, leadership and organisational development, change management and remuneration.
• A strong understanding of HR legislation and requirements, and the ability to apply the relevant legislation in the work environment. Specifically, knowledge of employment practices & compliance (Labour Relations Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Employment Equity Act, Skills development Act).
• Good knowledge and understanding of HR Best practices, policies and procedures.

Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Business acumen
• Good HR Consulting skills
• Ability to build and maintain good internal and external relationships
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills. Ability to analyse and interpret statistical data/HR analytics
• Ability to conduct self in a professional manner at all times
• Ability to work with individuals and team
• High degree of self-management, displaying an organised and measured approach to the workload and the clients – strong planning and organising skills
• Project Management skills

Competencies

• Collaborates – building partnerships and working collaboratively and inclusively with others to meet shared objectives
• Client focus – building strong client relationships and delivering client centric solutions
• Drives results – consistently seizing opportunities and achieving results even under tough circumstances
• Flexibility and adaptability – rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations
• Cultivates Innovation – Creating new and better ways for the organisation to be successful
• Courage
• Manage complexity
• Ensures Accountability
• Plans and aligns
• Interpersonal savvy
• Stakeholder management

Knowledge and Skills

Personal Attributes

Core Competencies

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers. 

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