HR Generalist (Senior) at Discovery Limited

Key Purpose

The HR Generalist (Senior) supports the delivery of all HR services across the divisions ensuring alignment with and implementation of Discovery People policy and practices. The scope of this role covers the full ambit of the HR value chain and employee lifecycle.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Ownership of HR services within the allocated portfolio (i.e. Across one or more Business Units)
• Inputs into the HR priorities and supports the delivery of area-specific HR strategy
• Contributes to, and implements, HR projects as determined through the central Discovery People COE strategic priorities as well as cyclical and BU-specific HR projects
• Reports on key people drivers, proactively highlights key trends, risks and formulates action plans
• Ensuring HR data integrity
• Analytics and reporting including but not limited to transformation; remuneration; attrition; recruitment; talent and succession  
• Acts as a liaison between the business unit and centre of excellence to ensure that HR services are aligned with internal client needs
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle including onboarding within the allocated portfolio
• Design and Development of Talent pools across business
• Monitors and drives the performance and learning & development cycle with respective line leaders 
• Provides support on employee relations matters, where applicable
• Provides support on employee wellness and wellbeing matters, where applicable
• Engages and drives competency and skills development to ensure that employee capabilities meet current and future needs
• Conduct remuneration benchmarking and analysis
• Support the annual increase and management incentive cycles
• Payroll - advice the business on basic payroll issues and participate in the payroll management processes
• Design, develop and improvements to current work streams and processes.
• Provide guidance to management on policies and procedures
• Conduct onboarding, off boarding interviews
• Understanding of learning and development programs and offerings

Education and Experience

Education

• Related BCom / Industrial Psychology or Behavioural Sciences Degree
• Postgraduate HR Qualification advantageous
• Industry Specific experience advantageous

Essential knowledge:

• MS Office – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams
• Understanding of the HR Value Chain and impact through the employee life cycle
• HR Policies and Procedures
• Working knowledge of SmartPeople / SuccessFactors (advantageous)
• Solid understanding of Recruitment practices and channels
• Knowledge of Employment Equity legislation and pertinent employment legislation
• Demonstrated curiosity of the future world of work and related implications for HR policies and practices

Competencies:

• Takes initiative and works under own direction
• Takes responsibility for actions, projects and people
• Builds strong relationships at all levels
• Trusted advisor
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills
• Upholds ethics and values and demonstrates high levels of integrity
• Customer orientation
• Ability to apply specialist HR expertise
• Execution orientation
• Project management
• Teamwork
• Problem solving

Experience

• 3-4 years’ HR Generalist work
• 3-4 Recruitment experience
• Knowledge of direct sourcing, talent mapping and Talent pool

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.