HR Consultant at Sanlam Group

Recruitment and Onboarding

• Managing projects to proactively build our candidate database, especially for strategically critical roles
• Proof reading and completing job requisitions on myWorkSpace, including pre-screening questions
• Conducting candidate searches (via LinkedIn or any other source)
• Schedule and conduct interviews with short-listed candidates
• Conduct pre-employment checks
• Arrange psychometric assessments
• Obtain approval for special contractual arrangements
• Compile motivations for special contractual arrangements
• Complete and issue manual dummy payslip and letter of appointment
• Regret unsuccessful candidates on myWorkSpace
• Complete on-boarding on myWorkSpace, including employee personal detail review and uploading of documents
• Facilitate on-boarding plan with line manager within the SIG employee experience framework
• Compile and discuss HR welcome packs with new employees
• Compile monthly recruitment cost statistics
• Follow up on queries with payroll relating to new staff
• Ensure that all new employees’ outstanding documents are submitted to payroll within one month post the start date
• Manage end to end process of internal staff transfers and secondments
• Conduct exit interviews

Talent Management

• Ensure alignment with talent framework, policies and processes
• Assist line managers with poor performance management
• Assist line managers with internal talent pool development processes
• Ensure that each employee has a completed Performance Development review

Learning and Development

• Query handling from line managers and employees and liaising with the Learning and Development team, as required
• Active involvement in facilitating placement of learners and job-shadow opportunities

Remuneration

• Request and provide remuneration benchmarking information, when required

Industrial Relations

• Understand and apply the relevant legislation, policies and procedures (e.g. SIG ER Policy, BCEA, LRA)
• Assist line managers and employees with the interpretation and the administration of any IR/ER issues, e.g. disciplinary and grievance procedures.

General HR Admin

• Administrative support to the Chief HR Officer
• Query handling from line managers and employees
• Drive adoption of HR technology towards self-service for line managers and employees
• Administration and facilitation of changes to employment contracts
• Coordinate diary management, travel arrangements and all other team administration when required