Job Description

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides strategic support for the development of HR policies across the Company ensuring the adoption of best practices that promote equity and diversity.
• Leads industrial relations activities including union relations, staff welfare and safety
• Develops programs and initiatives that enhance staff commitment and improve the company as a place of work and provides matrices for their measurement
• Develops human resource operations financial strategies by estimating, forecasting, and anticipating requirements, trends, and variances;
• Leads the selection, placement and retention processes for the right calibre of employees
• Complies with local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements and advising management on needed actions.
• Where necessary, liaises with the company's lawyer on IR legal matters and ensures the provision of all required and relevant documents
• Oversees all HR initiatives and systems
• Supervises all HR activities pertaining to Compensation & Benefit; Payroll Administration, Leave Administration, Staff Welfare, Performance Management, Training & Development & Employee Relations
• Produces HR analysis reports on a regular basis, analysing trends, interpreting and communicating same and making recommendations
• Provides support to management and staff through correspondence, reports and develop schedules to resolve various employee issues - welfare and benefits administration.
• Provides support for the management for handling issues of staff discipline.
• Manage relationship with the Temporary Employment Service Provider

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a HR and/or IR relevant field.
• 8-10 years of experience in a comparable role or capacity.
• Advanced proficiency in HRIS platforms, financial software, and tools such as Excel and ERP systems.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) required:

• Knowledge of contemporary HR principles, ability to coordinate HR daily activities; knowledge of latest South African Labour and employment laws, regulations and practices
• Ability to plan, organize, co-ordinate, motivate and control
• Computer literate - MS Word, Spreadsheet, Database Software
• Knowledge of HRMS, payroll management and workforce analysis
• Good written and oral communication skills

Skills Required