HR Advisor at Lucy Electric

Job Purpose

• We have an exciting opportunity for a driven, proactive HR Advisor to join our business. The HRA will build strong relationships at all levels, working as a trusted partner with stakeholders across our South African business to provide a professional and effective HR service.
• The role holder will also be involved in supporting the development and delivery of a range of HR initiatives and projects and will provide a comprehensive, effective and professional HR Advisory and support service to stakeholders within the business through best practice and ensuring compliance with all Company policies and processes and employment legislation.

Job Dimensions

• Reporting into the General Manager and Global Head of HR Operations, this role will provide support and advice to the local business and help implement group policies and processes. The role holder will proactively build strong relationships at all levels across the business.

Key Accountabilities

These will include:

• Provide an HR Advisory and Support Service to coach and develop managers through the full employee life cycle including employee relations issues such as disciplinary, grievance and redundancy processes. Ensuring compliance with Company policies and procedures and fairness and consistency in the treatment of all employee matters.
• Advise on, support, influence and coach Managers with sickness and absence, capability and performance and operational issues and ensure all documentation meets legal requirements.
• Make use of relevant data and feedback to proactively identify and implement initiatives to support manager’s capabilities in line managing staff.
• Responsible for dealing with all Parenthood processes including but not limited to maternity, paternity, return to work and flexible working requests.
• Review and update HR policies and procedures and templates to ensure they comply with ISO and are in line with local legislative changes.
• Manage the relevant Employment Equity (EE) process with Management and IR Consultants
• Support the BBBEE process inline with the EE requirements
• Support managers with wider HR activities including but not limited to the use of Peakon employment surveys and follow up, the Performance Excellence processes and promotional activity.
• Provide support to managers on the recruitment process including Authorisation to Recruit, job descriptions, skills profiles and interview support when required.
• Actively support and contribute to HR projects, initiatives and implementations and ongoing HR change programs.
• Actively involved in the wellbeing activity, leading on events / challenges and communications.
• Maintain Employee benefits and support with benefit reviews and communications.
• Assist and support payroll activities.
• Support the administration of the annual salary review and bonus scheme with GM and other HOD.
• Manage the regular internal audits.
• Responsible for maintaining and updating the HR System, Oracle and produce reports when needed.
• Maintain relevant HR Trackers.
• Manage the contractors for the relevant business areas.
• Support with delivering learning sessions to managers on HR processes.
• Undertake any other duties and responsibilities as required in order to maintain and/or improve the efficiency, quality and service to fulfil business objectives.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• Previous experience in a similar HR generalist role
• Strong working knowledge of South Africa’s employment law and HR best practice and experienced in its application to employee relations case work (absence, disciplinary, grievance, flexible working, etc)
• A commercial, risk aware and driven mindset
• Relevant HR Qualification
• The ability to work under pressure
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of payroll processes and benefits
• Presentation and/or training skills would be desirable
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Behavioural Competencies

• Ability to build relationships at all levels across the business
• Ability to coach and mentor others
• Strong attention to detail
• The ability to work independently as well as a collaborative team player (prepared and able) to offer support across the team
• Resilient and can work at pace on different priorities to meet deadlines
• Proactive, positive and can-do approach to resolving issues
• Flexible approach to delivering excellent service
• Ability to adapt to and positively support others through change
• Ability to influence to achieve results
• Willingness to learn and develop
• Curiosity to understand business and employee matters
• Demonstrates sound judgement, with the ability to identify what is important
• Ability to travel to other sites