Human Resources Business Partner - Lydenburg at Fraser Alexander (Pty) Ltd.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide HR Policy Guidance

• Provide Human Resources (HR) policy guidance and interpretation
• Ensure compliance with relevant HR and labour  legislation (LRA, BCEA , EEA, etc.) and all Standard Operating Procedures
• Facilitate and manage the implementation of all HR policies and procedures

Business Performance Development

• Provide day-to-day performance development guidance to line management, i.e. coaching, counselling career development, etc.)
• Facilitate and promote workplace culture,  employment engagement and feedback
• Analyse workforce information and productivity measure and work with line management to implement performance development
• Analyse results of the process and facilitate the implementation and interventions to improve performance results

Training

• Identify training needs for business units and individual executive coaching needs
• Participate in evaluation and monitoring of training programs to ensure success
• Follow-up to ensure training objectives are met

Recruitment and Selection

• Provide guidance and input on business unit structures, workforce planning and succession planning
• Manage the recruitment, selection and appointment process, ensuring that the right person for the job is appointed in line with the Recruitment and Selection Policy
• Ensure proper onboarding and integration of new hires

Risk Management

• Identify and report HR-related risks, including potential risks, and develop strategies and implementation plans to minimise/eliminate risks

Talent Management

• Work closely with management to identify and develop future staffing and talent needs
• Talent attraction and management

Employee Relations (ER)

• Work closely with management and employees to help facilitate positive employee relations, build morale and increase productivity and retention
• Manage and resolve complex ER matters.  Conduct effective, thorough and objective investigations
• Represent the company at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA)
• Manage employment equity

HR Reporting and Administration

• Prepare, collate and consolidate weekly, monthly and quarterly HR reports
• Communicate HR report data (overtime, leave, etc.), finding and trends in a concise and easy to understand format
• Manage any ad hoc analysis requests related to HR reports
• Manage daily Payroll and HR related enquiries by employees including, shift, overtime, etc.
• Ensure remuneration information is communicated accurately and timeously to Payroll
• Ensure engagements and terminations are processed timeously and submitted to Payroll within agreed timelines

Customer Relations

• Work with clients to build management responsibility and capability for managing ER issues and improve the effectiveness of employee consultations
• Consult with internal clients to ensure understanding of HR employee value proposition (EVP)

Team Management

• Train, motivate, coach and lead team
• Measure and monitor team performance and ensure discipline

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree (Hons):  HRM/Industrial Psychology
• Professional registration as an HRBP will be advantageous

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of eight years' experience resolving complex employee relations matters
• Experience in the mining work environment will be advantageous
• Working knowledge of multiple HR disciplines including compensation and benefits, talent management, employee and union relations, diversity inclusion, performance development and HR legislation
• Solid change and project management
• Knowledge of HR systems including SAGE, SmartHR or similar and able to extract data appropriately and manipulate for reporting and analytical purposes