Job Description

Role purpose:
The role of the Human Resources Business Partner is responsible to create an enabling environment to drive performance and employee engagement across the business areas by partnering with business leaders to define and implement relevant and appropriate People plans.
Provide HR Business Partnering to Leadership teams. Facilitate the delivery of the Vodacom strategic HR priorities, through defining an appropriate strategy to deployment the people plan and partner with business leadership in the execution of the plan.
The key focus will amongst others include but not limited to organisation effectiveness, talent management & building capabilities. Bringing the Human element to Technology while supporting sound business decisions.
Key accountabilities and decision ownership:
People Planning
xc2xb7 Input to functional people plan that is fully aligned to Vodacom/functional strategy
xc2xb7 Drive delivery of functional initiatives/projects to support Technology strategy
Organisation Effectiveness & Change
xc2xb7 Support and deliver functional change programmes and OE activity in business areas
xc2xb7 Interface with key stakeholders to ensure alignment with cross-functional change activity and manage the change process
xc2xb7 Input to monthly and quarterly organisation reviews
xc2xb7 Deliver against FTE, contractor & employment Opex targets in business areas and support business in managing the payroll budget and Headcount
xc2xb7 Core competencies, knowledge and skills:
xc2xb7 Telecom Industry experience will be an added advantage
xc2xb7 Knowledge and experience in Change management, people organization plans and
xc2xb7 Exposure to coaching leaders for behaviour change
xc2xb7 Competencies:
xc2xb7 Problem solving and decision making
xc2xb7 Analytical thinking
xc2xb7 HR reporting
xc2xb7 Interpersonal skills and negotiating skills
xc2xb7 Business Acumen
xc2xb7 Knowledge of labour legislation
xc2xb7 Knowledge of HR policies and procedures
xc2xb7 Consultation skills
xc2xb7 Planning and Organising
Must have technical / professional qualifications:
xc2xb7 Matric / Grade 12 essential and
xc2xb7
xc2xb7 Ensure organisation clarity & alignment in business areas, e.g., reporting lines, role profiles, role titles and global job architecture
xc2xb7 Ensure data integrity of people related information in the business unit
xc2xb7 Drive organisation efficiency in business areas (ensuring compliance with agreed spans & layers targets)
xc2xb7 Act as tactical sparring partner, engaging on the effectiveness of processes, systems, data and people
xc2xb7 Drive the HR agenda within the BU, ensuring that all people managers are equipped and able to deliver against the annual recurring people management requirements - provide advice and training to line managers
xc2xb7 Propose, develop and deliver key functional change programmes in collaboration with COE.
xc2xb7 Cultural Change
xc2xb7 Play key role in supporting leaders to align to spirit behaviours and related people/HR policies.
xc2xb7 Provide Leadership of cultural change in business areas/areas of responsibility
xc2xb7 Challenge & improve people policies/processes/practices to ensure alignment with Vodafone, People strategy and new ways of working
xc2xb7 Challenge & support leaders in business areas to align behaviours/attitude to Spirit and new ways of working
xc2xb7 Ensure that the Health and Safety standards are maintained to required guidelines
xc2xb7 Performance and Reward
xc2xb7 Ensure active management of poor performers in business areas
xc2xb7 Partner with the business leaders to drive group initiative on PD
xc2xb7 Talent & Resourcing
xc2xb7 Collaborate with the TM team to deliver a diverse succession plan. Accelerate high potential development in functional business areas
xc2xb7 Input to Talent Reviews across the function & follow through on outcomes in business areas; proactively use 'talent matrix'; ensure robust talent, succession & scenario plans are in place, facilitating the performance and potential calibration
xc2xb7 Advise on performance and potential ratings for F and top talent/successors at all levels
xc2xb7 Actively support all talent programme s - Inspire, MBA's, Rising Stars, etc.
xc2xb7 Support Graduate Programme and emerging talent in business areas
xc2xb7 Actively manage Diversity & Inclusion agenda in business areas
xc2xb7 Key part in senior resourcing for business area (in partnership with Resourcing colleagues). Interview & calibrate agreed / key management in business areas
xc2xb7 Ensure that resourcing processes are fully aligned to business requirements (attraction, selection, onboarding, etc.)
xc2xb7 Leadership and Management Development
xc2xb7 Ensure understanding of management development programmes to ensure effective development at key transition points on the management/leadership ladder and drive uptake of development programmes relevant to BU specific priorities
xc2xb7 Coach executives across business areas, in collaboration with COEs
xc2xb7 Organisational Capability
xc2xb7 Work with L&D to build critical functional capabilities to enable the business areas to deliver against their plans
xc2xb7 Ensure functional induction framework is developed and implemented & core organisational on-boarding programmes are in place and being effectively used
xc2xb7 Ensure development of future capabilities required
xc2xb7 Relevant 3 Year Degree/National Diploma (e.g. Human Resources, Personnel Management, Industrial Psychology, Business Management, etc.) - essential and
xc2xb7 A minimum of 5 - 8 years' applicable experience as a Human Resources generalist across all areas of the HR spectrum essential
xc2xb7 Inclusive of 3 years' experience as an HR professional interfacing with senior leadership in a corporate environment
xc2xb7 A post-graduate qualification will be advantageous