Senior Specialist: Human Capital at Liberty Group South Africa

Purpose

To provide advice and support in the development and implementation of area of specialisation planning and associated service delivery processes, methods and techniques; enabling the provision of sound human resources expertise.

Minimum Experience

3 - 5 years experience in a similar environment, of which 1 -2 years at a junior specialist level

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07] in Human Resources

Process

• Identify, diagnose and recommend improvements and provide specialist advice and support; ensuring that solutions are appropriate and effective.
• Use practical knowledge and theoretical guidelines such as Standard Integrated People Practices, to diagnose HR problems and generate workable solutions.
• Assist and support the seamless integration and implementation of effective HR processes, programs and practices into daily operations.
• Advise on the application of design methodology by enabling line management and HR practitioners to effectively apply appropriate tools and techniques.
• Coordinate research and information gathering activities and collate and analyse information to serve as input to managerial reporting or decision making.
• Provide support to ensure the effective execution of HR related mechanisms such as compensation, benefits, employment and related programs.
• Provide advice and support to assist the organisation during restructuring exercises.
• Accountable for the improvement of quality, service and work outputs, continuously recommending improvements.
• Plan for the organisation of work outputs and process improvement activities in light of a specific situational context related to the area of specialisation.
• Proactively identify area of specialisation related problems, determine cause and effect and recommend the best option to implement corrective action based on previous experience.

Customer

• Provide sound consulting services and recommendations based on customer and client needs, current information and trends analyses.
• Provide specialist expertise and advice to internal/external customers, that builds strong relationships and creates a favourable impression aligned to Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles.

Finance

• Adhere to financial controls, governance and compliance policies and processes throughout an area of specialisation, contributing to cost efficiency.

Learning and Growth

• Contribute positively to human capability improvement, related to knowledge optimisation and associated with area of specialisation.

Governance

• Comply to risk and governance policies, implement and provide subject matter input to the development of related processes, applicable to the area of specialisation.

Technical Competencies

• Human Resource Operations (Proficient)
• Talent Management (Intermediate)
• Legal Compliance (HR) (Intermediate)
• Research and Information Gathering (Intermediate)

Behavioural Competencies

• Relationship Management and Networking (Intermediate)
• Problem Solving and Analysis (Intermediate)
• Professional/Technical learning (Intermediate)