People Governance and Compliance Manager - Sandton at Blue Label Telecoms

JOB PURPOSE

The purpose of the role will be to enable and support the Group People Experience teams on all people related governance, risk, compliance and processes. Ensures policies, programs and processes are aligned with BLT's business and values to foster an open, diverse and inclusive work environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

People Governance, Risk and Compliance

• Provide support to the people experience team to ensure the Group meets its statutory and regulatory obligations and delivering its objective of being a well governed organisation
• Recommend changes to processes which improve the delivery of Core people experience to the organization
• Supports the development and execution of “best-practice” governance policies and procedures
• Establish a comprehensive calendar and timelines for all aspects of governance, reporting and people experience activities
• Consistent interpretation and implementation of policies and procedures
• Identify solutions to recurring workplace issues or concerns by tracking and analyzing data
• Manage the creation of new employee files & ensuring all employee files are audit compliant
• Assess and monitor all Employment Equity activities and the effectiveness thereof
• Conduct a risk assessment - identify risk and impact and implement risk mitigation; Employment Equity Act compliance; Implement, advise and monitor the Employment Equity plan; Evaluate the progress, manage activities of the EE committee/forum; Roll out the EE plan and reporting

People Processes

• Review the people experience life cycle processes and make recommendations for process efficiencies and opportunities

Reporting

• Produce accurate monthly Management Control report for BBBEE purposes
• Support BBBEE Annual audit by providing data as required
• Monthly and annual internal and external EE reporting
• Provide any other ad hoc reporting as requested by senior management
• Monitor and assess Employment Equity and Management control and report back to Professional Services Executive for recommendations

Internal Audits

• Ensure employee payroll and BBBEE audit documents are audit compliant
• Ensure correct documents are submitted to the auditors and verification agency
• Collate all employee document findings from audits, formulate corrective action plan and ensure this is corrected

Job Evaluation

• Provide advice, support and training to People Experience Partners on evaluation methodologies and writing of job descriptions to ensure consistency and compliance with guidelines and Remuneration policy
• Evaluate all new and existing job descriptions using Hay grade method to ensure an equitable and consistent evaluation process.
• May liaise with current job holder, managers and subject matter experts to ensure comprehensive understanding of role dimensions prior to evaluation
• Monitor and report on the quality and consistency of job descriptions to ensure compliance to guidelines and policy
• Build and maintain a data base of completed job evaluations and evaluated job descriptions to ensure there is a single reference source of approved job descriptions
• Implement governance and guidelines on the job evaluation processes

Work Collaboratively

• Build a culture of respect and understanding across the organisation
• Recognise outcomes which resulted from effective collaboration between teams
• Build co-operation and overcome barriers to information sharing, communication and collaboration across the organisation
• Facilitate opportunities to engage and collaborate with external stakeholders to develop joint solutions

Policy Development & Implementation

• Help develop procedures for an area of the organization, and monitor their implementation

Requirements:

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Manages Complexity
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Communicates Effectively
• Courage
• Ensures Accountability
• Self- Development
• Action-Orientated
• Develops Talent

SKILLS

• Action Planning
• Planning and Organizing
• Policy and Procedures
• Computer Skills
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Review and Reporting
• Customer-Focused Approach
• In-Depth Questioning
• Questions Strategically

EDUCATION

• Matric
• Relevant Bachelor's Degree

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 years experience in similar role or HC Generalist with focus on people Governance, Risk, Compliance, Processes, Data and record keeping
• Experience in managing governance in the People Experience value chain
• Knowledge of the People Experience Functional areas and interdependencies
• Knowledge and application of labour legislation and codes of good practice in South Africa including Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Labour Relations Act, National Minimum Wage Act, Employment Equity Act, Unemployment Insurance Act, Occupational Health and Safety Legislation with regulations
• Experience in the governance and alignment of HR systems and processes
• Sage 300 People experience
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Experience of planning and managing resources to deliver predeterminedobjectives as specified by more senior managers