HR Generalist (Senior) at Discovery Limited

Key Purpose

• The Senior HR Generalist will work with the HR Manager to provide full HR support and delivery of all people-related services and initiatives to the professional services business areas.

Key outputs

The successful applicant will be responsible for but not limited to the following job functions:

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Support the HR Manager on implementing initiatives in line with the DHP and DP strategy.
• Support managers in the implementation of interventions relating to sentiment, team building and retention.
• Keep up to date with transformation targets and maximising recruitment and talent management as a lever for transformation and ensuring compliance to recruitment processes, standards, and policy.
• Facilitate Industrial Relations support and advise, in line with central IR processes.
• On boarding, accountable for successful on-boarding of new recruits, from offer acceptance to completion of induction to ensure a meaningful and positive candidate recruitment experience.
• Conduct talent reviews and support stakeholders with the promotion process.
• Support the teams’ strategic objectives.
• Maintain recruitment and HR related SOPs and spreadsheets to ensure correct reporting and business continuity. This includes capturing and updating information relating to recruitment for stats purposes.
• Developing interview guides and information management.
• Assist hiring managers with role profiling and role sizing.
• Amendments to adverts and job specs to ensure updated job specs are used.
• Ensure that the central repository is up to date with Recruitment and HR documentation.
• Conduct Stay (Orientation) and exit interviews.
• Data Analysis and Trending  - Generate appropriate people related reports that will support the business. 

Personal Attributes and Skills

The successful candidate would need to have the following competencies:

• Data Analysis and Trending
• Action Oriented
• Compassion
• Customer Focus
• Ethics and Values
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Learning on the Fly
• Instils Trust
• Values Driven
• Influencing
• Relating and networking
• Learning and Researching
• Presenting and communicating information
• Deciding and initiating action
• Organisational awareness

Education and Experience

The following requirements are Essential:

• Matric
• Degree/ Diploma (HR Related)
• 2 - 3 years HR Consultant / Generalist/ Talent acquisition experience in a Corporate/Service environment
• Competency based interviewing experience
• Proficiency in MS Office Applications, especially MS Excel

 The following requirements are advantageous:

• Honours Degree
• Good understanding of medical insurance industry
• Experience in HR Systems i.e., Smart People