Johannesburg: HR Business Partner

About the Role

The HR Business Partner role is a critical support function within our organization, providing expertise and guidance to various departments across the group. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Human Resources, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide support in various HR functions, including recruitment, staffing, training and development, performance monitoring and employee counseling.
• Ensure accurate and up-to-date job descriptions are in place.
• Identify training and development needs and organise staff training sessions, workshops, and activities as required by line management or the training team.
• Set up and provide HR Induction & EE training for new employees.
• Manage the full function of leave administration in the group using Sage Payroll system to ensure compliance with company leave policies and highlighting absenteeism concerns to the HR Manager and other business managers.
• Assist with recruitment and selection processes, including internal Internship programs.
• Prepare full employment packs as needed.
• Provide assistance to staff on queries around remuneration and benefits.
• Ensure the company abides by sound labour relations and fair employment practices.
• Keep proper minutes of any labour relations interventions (i.e. hearings, counselling, warnings, grievances etc.) and update SAGE and HR Report on any written/documented action taken.
• Maintain proper upkeeping of personnel records, including electronic records.
• Assist with annual personnel record audits.
• Review current or new policies and procedures as required.
• Manage ad-hoc projects as directed by the HR Manager.
• Co-manage the full function of the filing system for HR.
• Manage all non-perm contracts.
• Assist with IOD claims.
• Capture relevant training on the Sage payroll system.

Requirements

• Matric with a relevant HR degree/diploma or equivalent.
• Proven track record within an HR environment between 4 – 6 years.
• Valid driver’s license with own transport.
• Some Union experience is an advantage.
• SAGE payroll (or other payroll systems) experience.
• Employment Equity experience.
• Automation experience and knowledge (i.e. JotForm, ERP, CRM etc.).
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written in English.
• Above-average computer literacy, working daily on MS Office packages and Outlook Excel.

Qualifications

None mentioned.

Salary & Benefits

Not specified.

Note: I’ve skipped the salary and benefits section as it was not explicitly mentioned in the original job description.