Active Jobs at AVBOB South Africa

Description

• We are looking for a capable individual with extensive job profiling knowledge to join our Human Resources Team as a Job Profile Specialist. You will be responsible for developing, updating, and maintaining comprehensive job profiles that align with our organisation’s objectives across the Group. You will collaborate with managers and HR teams to maintain consistency in job descriptions to define the duties, responsibilities, and skills required for a specific role.
• You will be working for a well-established company that is over 100 years old with strong values. An organization that values employee development and rewards excellent performance.

Responsibilities Include

• Identifying the purpose of the job analysis and determine where the position will fit into the structure.
• Collaborating with department heads and managers to systematically collect information on a specific job, by in-depth behavioural event interviews to gather role-specific information, including skill requirements, roles, responsibilities, and processes to create a valid job description. 
• Developing, drafting, and updating job descriptions that accurately reflect duties, responsibilities, skills, qualifications, and key competencies required for each role.
• Regularly reviewing and maintaining job descriptions to ensure they remain up to date with any changes in responsibilities or organizational needs.
• Collaborating with the remuneration team to ensure that all data is available for them to evaluate roles in line with organisational policies 
• Identify inefficiencies and formulate changes to help employees work more proficiently.
• Perform research and benchmarking exercises to compare internal roles with external market trends and standards in terms of role content and role evolution.
• Provide recommendations to ensure that job descriptions align with industry best practices and remain competitive.
• Ensure that all job descriptions comply with organisational standards, policies, and legal requirements.
• Maintaining records of descriptions, ensuring proper documentation is available for internal audits and reviews.
• Provide the final job description to different role players as the job analysis of the role impacts job evaluation, remuneration, performance management, career growth, compliance, onboarding, offboarding, recruitment, and training.
• Provide support in addressing any enquiries or concerns related to the job descriptions.
• Regularly review job descriptions and job analysis practices to identify opportunities for process improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Industrial Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in HR or a similar role, with a focus on job analysis and job description writing and an understanding of job evaluation and grading
• Proficiency in HR information systems and Microsoft Office applications
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively with managers and HR teams.
• Analytical skills to assess job functions and responsibilities accurately
• Interpersonal skills

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Description

• Responsible for the Group’s networks through establishing data and voice networks, testing equipment, correcting problems, troubleshooting, updating documentation and maintaining, monitoring and managing the group’s network systems and related equipment.

Actively participates in the technical planning, design, maintenance and support of network systems of all AVBOB agencies and at Head Office

• Providing technical advice on networks.
• Coordinate all AVBOB network needs and manage external vendors and partners.
• Identifying users’ needs and requirements and mobilising existing technology to meet their criteria
• Documenting plans, requests, activities and specifications and report on them.
• Perform system upgrades.
• Organise quotes, design systems, arrange and project manage implementations and coordinate various 3rd party providers
• Implements and maintains networking solutions systems to ensure uptime and reliability by providing guidance and advice to business in respect of network solutions.
• Establish networks by programming features, establishing interfaces and integrations, following industry standards.

Documents network by recording configuration diagrams and programming.

• Knowledge sharing on researched latest networking products relevant to AVBOB’s business.
• Provide technical support for wired and wireless networks and provide advice and guidance to business technologies and costs.
• Support and troubleshoot network routing and switching.
• Ensures that backup and scheduling of software maintenance is undertaken timeously of all network facilities/systems  across the Group.
• Execution of daily scheduled recording archiving tasks.
• Perform periodical backup of switch and router configuration if changes do occur. Coordinate system services updates with service providers on the network systems.
• Backup configurations of switches and routers at AVBOB Agencies.
• Document and keep records of all network equipment and their related interconnections
• Diagnoses malfunctions of systems, databases, network and a variety of equipment for the purpose of identifying  needed repairs and/or  ensuring equipment  is in proper working  order.
• Verifies service by testing and reprogramming circuits, equipment and alarms.

Identify and correct problems.

• Maintains network by troubleshooting and repairing outages, updates documentation.
• Deliver proper client service to all  eternal and external stake holders
• Ensures that forward planning is taken place around networking technologies in line with improved technological advancement in order for growth, sustainability and business continuity.
• Provides advice to business on new networking products before budgeting and procuring. Plans solutions installations by studying technical specifications, prepares an installation schematic.
• Ensures that all networks adhere to approved quality assurance processes. All operational tasks to be in compliance with approved SOP’s.
• Track and monitor SLA's with the external service providers.
• Provide technical support on advisory capacity to all stakeholders where possible and sustain a productive customer relationship.

Administration

• Assist with the asset verification and budget alignment.
• Provide management reports.
• Support users, update and report on tickets in the service desk system as per SLA’s.
• Highlight abuse of costs and systems.
• Implement systems according to industry best practice.
• Deliver exceptional client service.

Requirements

• Relevant Degree (Networking)
• Cisco Certified Network Professional - Data
• 3 Years’ technical experience in networking
• 2 Years’ experience managing 3rd party suppliers
• Knowledge of premise cabling design and installation.
• Knowledge of enterprise networks, routing and switching.

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Description

• Matric (Grade 12) and/ or tertiary education with 30 credits on NQF level 4
• Comply with FAIS legislation for registration as Fit and Proper individuals:
• Applicants who entered the industry as follows: 
• From years 2004 – 2007 requires 30 credits on NQF 4 obtained by 31 December 2009.
• From years 2008 - 2009 requires 30 credits or 60 credits on NQF 4 obtained by 31 December 2011 or full FAIS recognised qualification obtained by 31 December 2013
• All those appointed in the industry from the year 2010 onwards require a full FAIS recognised    qualification
• Clear ITC credit record
• Clear criminal record
• RE 5 will be an advantage

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Marketing experience
• Drivers’ license and have own reliable transport and cell phone (advantage)

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Description

• We seek a candidate with exceptional interpersonal skills for the role of Employee Relations Practitioner, to provide expert and professional advice on all employee relations matters, in line with applicable legislation and company policy.
• As an Employee Relations Practitioner, you will be required to provide labour law advice to business and prepare legal opinions where required. You will also be required to represent the company at the CCMA and ensure that the company is informed of and adheres to all applicable labour legislation and company policies and procedures.
• You will be employed by a well-established company with strong values, which are customer centric. In exchange for your services, you will receive a competitive compensation package that encompasses pension fund contributions and a medical aid benefit. You will have access to personal services through the employee assistance program and wellness programs. You will also be joining an organisation that values employee development and rewards excellent performance.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

• Providing expert and professional advice on all employee relations matters, in line with relevant legislation and policy.
• Ensure consistent implementation of the Group's policies and procedures.
• Ensure the finalisation of ER related processes within the prescribed time frames.                             
• Manage disciplinary processes, ensuring compliance with labour laws and company policies.
• Conduct investigations, prepare reports, and facilitate hearings as needed.
• Facilitate grievances and assist the parties to resolve the issues through mediation, where necessary .   
• Maintain accurate records of all employee relations cases, ensuring proper documentation of investigations, actions taken, and outcomes.
• Control risk exposure and ensure that the systems, controls and processes are appropriate and relevant. 
• Ensure that all employee relations practices comply with South African labour laws, including the Labour Relations Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act, and other relevant regulations.
• Support the Senior Employee Relations Practitioners and Manager to draft and amend employment related documents.         
• Support the Senior Employee Relations Practitioners and Manager in respect of policy review and drafting policies in line with changing legislative requirements and business methods            
• Drafting of letters, notices etc.
• Provide efficient labour law advice to management through recommendations, memos and consultations             
• Manage statistical data relevant to IR and compile reports for analysis and draft recommendation to management regarding problematic issues and how they should be resolved.
• CCMA attendance and administrative/ logistical support in respect of CCMA and Labour Court litigation for Senior Employee Relations Practitioners and Manager.  
• Assist  in the compiling of annual planned budgets, and Exco Reports.
• Assist in invoicing and tracking of budget.
• Adhoc duties.

Requirements

• LLB Hons degree
• 3 years Labour Law experience
• Admitted Attorney (advantageous)