People BP: Support Functions Africa Zone at AB InBev

Job Purpose:

• The People Business Partner is accountable to drive, coach, and support Lin Managers in delivering People processes and ensure that they will deliver support to their customer that is integrated, enables and adds value to the function/business unit.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• The incumbent will embed best in class people practices and processes, while ensuring that the interests and needs of the function, and its team members are addressed, in order to sustain a culture of high performance and high engagement.

Partner with the Solutions Functional Leadership teams to:

• Serve as the People driver and coach to the leaders and leadership team in leading, managing and supporting their teams to deliver on
• the business strategy using the appropriate tools and knowledge.
• Develop a deep understanding of the business’s operations, its performance drivers and metrics, in order to deliver cost effective and value added People programmes and solutions that will enhance overall business performance.
• Build strong relationships with the Solutions functional teams based on mutual respect and trust, in order to partner effectively, influence decision making and coach on a range of confidential and sensitive issues

Manage and deliver a high quality, professional and valued People service to the Solutions Functional Leadership teams, based on a sound understanding to:

• Ensure that the People service delivered is aligned to results of the respective business unit / function.
• Critically review transactional People work on an ongoing basis and provide input to potential solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Drive the resolution of customer issues and constantly look for opportunities to improve the People service.
• Implement local policies, reviewing these and using the appropriate protocols to deal with exceptions, working with the appropriate Specialists.
• Coach, support, mentor and challenge managers in the application of People policies and practices, provide advice and guidance on People issues in
• order to minimize risk and financial exposure.
• Share and leverage best practices with other People Business Partners in the broader People Team.
• Coordinate implementation of services, policies, and programmes in conjunction with Specialists and provide feedback to the Specialists on the
• effectiveness and impact of People solutions and processes work with them as appropriate to ensure continuous improvement.
• Report performance data in alignment with the agreed Functional Targets (TSC)

Profile:

• University Degree in Human Resources, Business or related discipline or an equivalent experience.
• Track record of building good relationships and credibility with business leaders based on solid commercial understanding and an ability to identify customer needs and go beyond just delivering defined People solutions
• Ability to solve business problems pragmatically and at speed assimilating issues and ideas into clear requirements, generating solutions based on own insight or learning.
• Personal and career maturity to comfortably guide and coach leaders and managers.
• Strong communication, engagement and interpersonal skills delivers impactful messages and influences outcomes.
• Experience in aligning structure, process and routines to implement and anchor changes.
• Sound familiarity with good People specialist disciplines and how to best leverage these ranging from talent management and career development, recruitment, performance management, organisational development and design, compensation and benefits, to learning and development.
• Ability to get work done and make a difference i.e. performing and delivering business oriented People solutions and approaches through influence, coordination, and individual effort
• A bias for action and speed, and a track record of delivering in a resourceful manner
• Workday experience preferable

Additional Information:

Band VI

• Travel required: No
• Business/commercial Acumen
• Stakeholder / relationship management
• Coaching
• Customer centric approach
• Resilience
• Experienced and dynamic People BP with strong performance credentials
• Very strong communication skills
• Innovative mindset
• Dynamic and enthusiastic
• The ability to interact professionally with individuals at all
• levels of employees
• Professional attitude and strong leadership capability
• Ability to work independently and exercise personal initiatives