Job Description

Company Description
Labournet is a proudly South African company with over 28 years of innovation in employee legislative compliance and payroll. We are driven by our mission to change the world of work by simplifying compliance, empowering people, and delivering technology-driven solutions. Our people are the key to this mission, and we invest in them to grow, innovate, and make an impact.

The HRBP: Talent is responsible for ensuring that the recruitment cycle runs smoothly, develops and implements attraction strategies and uses Organisational Design principles to ensure that the workforce is sufficiently staffed with the correct talent at the correct time. It identifies and addresses performance trends through collaborating with Product Executives, advises managers on disciplinary matters and contributes to the employee and candidate experience. The role innovates improvements across the employee lifecycle.
You will be responsible for:
Recruitment:

• Role Scoping and Development: Collaborate with department heads to proactively define role needs. Co-develop and update job descriptions, including person specifications.
• Proactive Recruitment Planning: Proactively identify recruitment needs using staffing calculators.
• Job Offers and Contracting: Sign off on and approve job offers, then handle contracting for incoming employees and/or independent contractors.
• Relevant policies reviewed, updated and enforced
• Attraction Strategies: Develop effective attraction strategies to attract suitable talent.

Organisational Design:

• Develop a deep understanding of product design, operations, structure, and needs to enhance relationships and collaboration.
• Develop and deliver talent acquisition frameworks, policies, procedures, toolkits, and guidelines.
• Staffing Calculator Maintenance: regularly review, update and redesign staffing calculators to ensure relevance and effectiveness.
• Organisational Structure Management: conduct periodic reviews of the current organisation structure. Develop the organisational structure for a rolling three-year period, considering organisational design principles for best practice.

Compliance:

• Ensure alignment with employment equity priorities and obligations.
• Compliance with Employment Equity Legislation is maintained

Staff Retention:

• Co-create conditions that retain employees and enable them to perform and develop in their roles.
• Analyse monthly retention reports, identify trends and action items.
• Develop and implement action items to address retention issues in specific areas.
• Identify and nurture talent within LabourNet through succession pipelining and advanced people development programmes to drive future growth and success.

Performance Improvement:

• Balance Scorecard Implementation: Create, update, and implement Balance Scorecard templates (BSC) with relevant management.
• Review all Balance Scorecard scores and analyze performance trends.
• Ensure that effective change management and communication takes place across the business.

Salary: R37800 - R42900 (Dependent on experience)
Benefits: As part of the Labournet team, you'll enjoy benefits designed to support your wellbeing and career growth. These include a wellness programme that covers up to 8 family members or friends, partner discounts, structured career paths, accredited training, study assistance, retirement and group risk benefits, hybrid work options for applicable roles, as well as a suit-up and vehicle branding allowance where relevant.
Take the next step in your career with Labournet - where people are empowered, purpose drives everything we do, and our platform enables real impact. If you're ready to grow, innovate, and help shape the future of work in South Africa, we'd love to welcome you to the team.
Qualifications
This role requires a self-starter who goes beyond task execution, actively seeking out challenges to solve and improvements to implement across the employee lifecycle.
Minimum Requirements:

• A NQF 8 Honours Degree in Human Resource Management or related field.
• 4 - 5 years experience in a Human Resource Manager or Business Partner role.
• Valid drivers license and own vehicle.
• Demonstrated experience in organizational design.
• Demonstrated experience in group performance improvement.
• Demonstrated experience in recruitment management.

Experience Required:

• Strong working knowledge of the Employee Lifecycle
• Understanding of organisational design and staff retention strategies.
• Proven track record in identifying and engaging senior talent.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to leverage technology for sourcing strategies and decisions.
• Experience in organisational change and business transformation

Additional Information
Why Join Labournet?
At Labournet, you're joining more than a company - you're becoming part of a platform built to empower people and drive purpose. With over 28 years of innovation in compliance and people solutions, we invest in our employees so they can grow, make a national impact, and help shape the future of work across South Africa.
What We Offer:

• You'll obtain a wealth of experience and knowledge at a much faster pace than you would in an internal compliance-focussed role due to our national footprint across different industries.
• You'll have access to structured career paths, accredited training, performance coaching and mentorship to support your professional growth.
• You'll be part of a team that drives compliance and transformation across South Africa, giving your work real purpose and impact.
• You'll benefit from hybrid work options and a culture that supports work-life integration, because we believe wellbeing fuels performance.
• You'll enjoy competitive salaries, holistic benefits and a lucrative sales commission policy.
• You'll thrive in a collaborative, tech-enabled environment where we value output over hours and encourage innovation at every level.

How We Work?
Gone are the days of rigid office hours and long commutes. Our hybrid working model allows teams to co-create flexible arrangements that support productivity and personal wellbeing. Your first three months will likely have a lot more onsite time before determining what works best for you.
Who We Are:
Labournet is a proudly South African company offering integrated solutions in Payroll, Labour Law, Health & Safety, Transformation, Training, Technology and Commercial Compliance. We serve over 6,500 businesses nationwide, helping them stay compliant and competitive.

Skills Required