HR Business Partner - MAST at Vodafone Global Enterprise

Role Purpose/Business Unit:

Works closely with the Executive Head in partnership with the MAST’s leadership to closely manage and grow the MAST business by providing strategic and hands-on HR support & delivery. This includes driving the delivery of the transformational people agenda and bringing to life the MAST People Strategy. In addition, also responsible for creating an enabling environment to drive a high performing entrepreneurial culture and employee engagement across the organization

Your responsibilities will include:

HR Strategic Partnering 

• Responsible for executing on the MAST people strategy.
• Together with Executive develop key portfolio strategies and frameworks (L&D, etc)
• Work closely with senior leaders to drive and deliver their people plan that supports the business growth.
• Partner with business to ensure the optimum org design is in place to deliver a fit for future business.
• Drive organizational performance aligned to MAST’s PM framework and competencies. 

Organisation Effectiveness & Change 

• Support and deliver functional change programmes and organisational effectiveness or OD activities in the business areas.
• Interface with key stakeholders to ensure alignment with cross-functional change activity.
• Deliver against FTE, contractor & employment Opex targets in business areas and support business in managing the payroll budget and headcount.
• Act as tactical sparring partner, engaging on the effectiveness of processes, systems, data and people. 
• Drive the MAST People plan within each BU, ensuring that all people managers are equipped and able to deliver against agreed plans.
• Propose, develop and deliver key functional change programmes.

Cultural Change 

• Act as a catalyst for change by helping the organization as they transform.
• Seen as a trusted and respected change agent who can influence, persuade & support the business. 

People Planning 

• Input to functional people plan that is fully aligned to the MAST strategy & operating model.
• Drive delivery of functional initiatives/projects to support the MAST strategy.
• Talent Management and Reward 
• Continuously drive performance dialogue awareness in partnership with business
• Work in partnership with senior leaders on future fit resourcing plan

Support senior leaders on the Talent Management scope:

• Talent Acquisition
• Talent Development
• Talent Retention and Engagement 
• Execute on the organization’s Reward framework and principals.

Organisational Capability  

• Input in MAST functional and leadership development framework 
• Work with senior leaders to build critical functional & leadership capabilities to enable the business areas to deliver against their plans.

Employee Engagement & Experience 

• Partner with leadership to ensure teams have a clear understanding of the relationship between their business function, team and individual goals and their role in contributing towards delivery of the overall strategy.
• Focus the business areas on continuously improving employee engagement & by facilitating the development of People Survey action plan etc. 

Relationship Management & Partnering 

• Build a high ‘support & challenge’ relationship with the senior leadership teams.
• Implement all ‘Performance Driven Reward’ plans in business areas and ensure recognition of staff.

The Ideal candidate for this role will have:

Must have technical/professional qualifications: 

• Matric / Grade 12 essential 
• 3year degree/diploma (e.g., Industrial Psychology, BCOM/BA – Honour in HRM, Business Management, etc.) is essential 
• A post-graduate qualification is required. 
• 5-8 + years' applicable experience as a Human Resources generalist across all areas of the HR spectrum, as well as proven experience is essential.
• 3 years’ experience as an HR professional interfacing with senior leadership in a corporate environment 
• Startup experience will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge and related experience in change management, transformation & people organization plans is essential
• Affiliation with HR professional bodies SABPP, HSPCA is an advantage