HR/IR Business Partner - Sandton at SGS

Job Description
Creating a positive working environment and developing a competent workforce through building partnerships with line managers and ensuring organizational compliance to all relevant policies and legislation.
 
Responsibilities

• Drive the development of HR strategies, goals, and objectives, and ensure delivery thereof.
• Identify opportunities for updating and enhancing HR policies, processes, and procedures to effect continual improvements in the business. 
• Facilitate adherence to HR policies, procedures, and relevant legislation. 
• Facilitate the implementation of talent management and succession planning. 
• Assist business to effectively manage headcount. 
• Advise on and Manage employee relations after consultation with ER Specialist.
• Build a culture of Performance Management.
• Proactively identify and pre-empt HR risks within the business. 
• HR Administration.
• Implement and manage ad hoc projects and duties as may be required and assigned from time to time. 
• Perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by direct line manager.

IR

• Ensure awareness and adherence to L.R.A., B.C.E.A. and all other related labor legislations. 
• Manage the IR function in consultation with ER Specialist within the business.
• Assist line managers implement fair procedures to deal with misconduct.
• Advise managers on the resolution of individual grievances.
• Managing disciplinary process (counseling, meeting & enquiries).
• Represent the company in all CCMA related matters (conciliation level).
• Build and manage relationship with Employee Representative Group and bargaining council relationship according to legislation.
• Compile ad hoc reports when required.
• Record keeping too be up to date on all tracking systems (warnings ext.).
• Training of new employees and site management on ER Policy and IR process.
• Reviewing and bettering of all process and documentation and policies and procedures.
• Keep abreast of IR policy development.

HRIS

• Assists the day-to-day activities of the HR information systems.
• Create process documents to guide processes to be actioned by users.
• Recording and processing employee information including annual leave, salaries, and working hours.
• Supporting management on structural policy matters related to the HRIS.
• Maintaining data integrity in systems by regularly analyzing data.
• Designing user-friendly processes, guidelines, and documentation.
• Assisting with all system upgrades and system additions in partnership with the Information Technology (IT) department
• Ensuring all data on HR-related systems are accurate and compliant with data protection laws.

Qualifications

• Grade 12.
• HR Related Degree/Diploma and/or 5 years proven experience in the sector.
• Good working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Power Point, Outlook and Excel – VLOOKUP’s and Pivot tables experience essential).

Additional Information
REQUIRED SKILLS

• Minimum of 3 years HR, IR, HRIS and Payroll experience.
• Solid IR, Unions negotiations and bargaining council experience. 
• Good understanding and knowledge of current and relevant labor legislation.

Competencies

• PaySpace experience.
• Workday experience.
• SharePoint experience.
• SmartRecruiters exposure will be an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Deadline driven.
• Team Orientated Professional.
• Ability to work under time pressure.