Eastern Cape: Human Resource Officer posted by Hire Resolve

About the Role

Hire Resolve’s client is seeking a highly skilled Human Resource Officer to join their team in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. The ideal candidate will provide essential support across all HR functions, ensuring efficient and effective management of HR processes. This includes recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, training, payroll administration, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including job postings, screening, interviewing, and providing feedback to candidates
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand staffing needs and identify suitable candidates
• Assist with creating relevant job descriptions for vacant roles
• Assist with setting up of interviews with the respective Hiring Manager(s)
• Ensure a seamless onboarding experience for new hires, including orientation and documentation
• Oversee offboarding processes
• Act as the first point of contact for HR-related queries
• Build and maintain strong relationships with employees at all levels of the organization
• Maintain and update employee records in compliance with company and legal requirements
• Follow up with outstanding trainings
• Prepare and manage HR-related documentation
• Support the payroll process by verifying and providing accurate employee data
• Assist in benefits enrolment, changes, and inquiries
• Coordinate benefit-related paperwork and assist employees with benefit questions
• Assist in processing leave requests and maintaining accurate records
• Handle leave queries from employees and reconcile leave balances as required
• Assist in implementing and updating HR policies and procedures
• Ensure compliance with labour laws and regulations
• Analyze HR data to identify trends and make recommendations for improvements
• Create reports and presentations for management as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources
• Minimum of 3 years experience as an HR Officer or similar role
• Strong recruitment skills with experience in managing full-cycle recruitment processes
• Basic knowledge of LRA, BCEA, EEA
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and propose actionable solutions
• Knowledge of our HRIS, Workday (will be an added advantage)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Basic knowledge of payroll processing with SAGE experience being advantageous
• Desire to work as a team with a results-driven approach

Qualifications

No formal education or certifications mentioned in the original job description.

Salary & Benefits

Salary information not explicitly stated in the original job description.