About the position
HR Business Partner
Job Purpose
Partner with business leaders to deliver end-to-end human resources support that enables business performance, talent optimisation and a positive employee experience.
The HR Business Partner acts as a trusted advisor to leadership, providing practical, commercially sound HR solutions across the full HR value chain, with a strong focus on talent management, performance management, employee relations and organisational effectiveness.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Industrial Psychology, Labour Relations or related
- Honours degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology or related discipline
- SABPP registration
- Change management certification
- Coaching certification
- Enneagram | Insights certificate
Minimum Experience Level
- 5 years’ experience in an HR generalist or HR Business Partner role
- Proven experience managing employee relations cases independently
- Exposure to performance and talent management processes
- Experience within financial services and/or asset management environment preferred
Job Responsibilities
- Partner with line management to understand business strategy and translate it into effective people plans initiatives and interventions
- Deliver end-to-end HR generalist support across the full employee lifecycle, ensuring alignment to HR policies, procedures and labour legislation
- Act as a trusted advisor to managers on talent management, succession planning, performance management and employee engagement
- Facilitate and manage performance management processes, including goal setting, mid-year and year-end reviews, calibration sessions and performance-related employee discussions
- Facilitate talent reviews, succession planning discussions and development planning sessions with leadership teams
- Independently manage employee relations matters, including misconduct, poor performance, grievances, incapacity and workplace conflict, ensuring fair, consistent and legally compliant outcomes
- Provide sound advice and practical guidance on South African labour legislation and internal HR policies
- Draft, review and deliver clear, professional employee and leadership communications relating to HR processes, change initiatives and people matters
Desired Skills:
- HR Business Partner
- HR Business Partner
- HR Business Partner
