Policies & Compliance Specialist at Sage

Job description

Job purpose:

• Manage simplification, standardisation and publication of People policies group wide, using the Sage standard policies and procedures framework, to streamline ways of working and support transformation of the People function; promote compliance with People polices; responsible for driving ongoing compliance and effective governance, promoting its value across Sage
• Key accountabilities and decision ownership:
• Provide link for Compliance function, driving and co-ordinating agreed People function activities that support Sage governance framework and embed a compliance culture in Sage
• Drive annual process to update and refresh group-wide People policies and procedures in line with Compliance function framework and prioritisation and to ensure updates in line with local legal changes. Review updates to ensure quality control and oversee publication in a timely manner
• Support creation of new group-wide People policies as required, to underpin group-wide processes, in line with an agreed framework and prioritisation. Ensure implementation and publication for all colleagues to improve understanding and legal compliance, drive colleague self-service and improve colleague experience i.e. easy to access, easy to understand, written in plain and simple language, aligned with Sage “tone of voice”
• Link with L&D team to ensure compelling and appropriate training is implemented and embedded for policies, procedures and compliance, leveraging existing group-wide learning platforms. Ensure training compliance tracking in place where required
• Recommend Sage standard framework for local/regional People procedures and processes in context of broader group-wide policies and compliance landscape, including publication mechanism
• Provide link with People function Transformation team on policy simplification
• Support People Services teams/Centres of Expertise in creating appropriate local procedures and processes to monitor and ensure compliance with both external (i.e. legal) and internal governance requirements

Key performance indicators:

• Colleague engagement
• Delivery of People policies in line with agreed framework on time, on budget

Skills, know-how and experience:

Must have:

• 5 years + People function experience, understanding how “Ulrich” model operates, role of People Services and how colleague experience drives self-service and effectiveness
• International experience, working globally in People function, in particular in Europe and North America
• Change mind-set; desire to continually improve, lead and deliver improvement
• Results driven; proven ability to execute in challenging conditions
• Excellent communicating, influencing and networking skills, able to build strong relationships, rapport and engender trust with various stakeholders across the business, in the People function in the Group, Regions and across Local Markets
• Sound judgement, decision making and problem solving skills
• Excellent writing skills, fluent in English, able to write in simple, compelling language

Technical / professional qualifications:

• People qualification i.e. CIPD
• General understanding of employment law

Location: Woodmead, Johannesburg