Job Purpose

The successful candidate will support the development and implementation of HR initiatives and systems. Provide counselling on policies and procedures; be actively involved in recruitment process while creating and implementing effective on boarding and off boarding plans. Assist in performance management processes and support the management in disciplinary and grievance issues. Review employment and working conditions to ensure legal compliance.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with employees and FLMs to ensure adherence to the minimum standards across the employee life cycle.
• Ensure accurate data to assist with talent analysis, succession development and retention within own business unit.
• Provide recruitment and on boarding support for people appointments within own business unit.
• Adhere to functional excellence and minimum standards.
• Ensure compliance to statutory, regulatory or policy requirements.
• Provide first level HR query resolution relating to payroll, benefits, organization structures, time and attendance and policies and escalates to HR Business Partners where required.
• Provide day to day performance management guidance to line management.
• Support L&D to identify training needs for business units and individual coaching needs and follow up to ensure training objectives are met.
• Provide advice and guidance on employee misconduct/poor performance, etc, ensuring that these are well managed and meet the requirements of best practice and in accordance with relevant employment legislation.
• Promote and adhere to Illovo SHERQ procedure, policy and guidelines.

Job Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years of work experience in Human Resources role
• Experience in Payroll and Benefits will be an added advantage.
• Computer literacy i.e. knowledge of HR Systems and Ms Office, Excel skills

• Work with employees and FLMs to ensure adherence to the minimum standards across the employee life cycle.
• Ensure accurate data to assist with talent analysis, succession development and retention within own business unit.
• Provide recruitment and on boarding support for people appointments within own business unit.
• Adhere to functional excellence and minimum standards.
• Ensure compliance to statutory, regulatory or policy requirements.
• Provide first level HR query resolution relating to payroll, benefits, organization structures, time and attendance and policies and escalates to HR Business Partners where required.
• Provide day to day performance management guidance to line management.
• Support L&D to identify training needs for business units and individual coaching needs and follow up to ensure training objectives are met.
• Provide advice and guidance on employee misconduct/poor performance, etc, ensuring that these are well managed and meet the requirements of best practice and in accordance with relevant employment legislation.
• Promote and adhere to Illovo SHERQ procedure, policy and guidelines.

• Knowledge of HR Systems
• Ms Office
• Excel skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management or equivalent