Stellenbosch: People Effectiveness Manager (HR Manager) HYBRID

About the Role

The People Effectiveness Manager is responsible for driving operational excellence and governance across the full employee lifecycle, ensuring that people systems, processes, and reward frameworks enable organisational performance. The role leads Compensation & Benefits, Payroll, HR Information Systems, reporting and compliance, while embedding effective people practices that support talent management, performance enablement, and organisational development.

Key Responsibilities

• Manager & Stakeholder Enablement
• Lead the enablement of local PTC teams and line managers by providing guidance, frameworks, tools, and training to implement HR programs consistently across the group.
• Act as an operational HR advisor for managers and staff on HR processes and practices, ensuring clarity, consistency, and compliance.
• HR Administration & Systems
• Manage the integration, implementation, and maintenance of HR systems, ensuring alignment with other organisational systems.
• Ensure HR and employee data integrity and compliance, maintaining accurate and complete records in line with statutory and internal requirements.
• Compensation & Benefits
• Manage Group and local benefits schemes with the support and guidance of the Chief People Officer.
• Oversee the implementation of group and local payroll and benefits processes, ensuring compliance with policies, regulations, and timelines.
• Talent Acquisition & Management
• Oversee and coordinate talent acquisition processes, ensuring recruitment aligns with approved policies, business needs, and workforce planning requirements.
• Ensure effective onboarding programs are implemented, providing a consistent and engaging experience for new hires across all locations.
• Reporting, Analytics & Compliance
• Ensure accurate and timely HR data for group-level reporting and operational decision-making.
• Monitor HR process compliance across locations, identify gaps, and provide actionable feedback to leadership.
• Performance Management
• Oversee the execution of the performance management cycle.
• Provide guidance to managers and HR teams on the consistent application of performance frameworks.
• Learning, Development & Employment Equity
• Manage the implementation of learning and development initiatives.
• Ensure Employment Equity processes, reporting, and submissions are completed accurately and within statutory timeframes.

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Industrial/Organisational Psychology, or related field (Bachelor’s degree).
• Minimum 10 years of generalist HR experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience managing a team.
• Knowledge and full understanding of:
• HR functions and best practices;
• Process development and systems application;
• Sound understanding of regulation and compliance;
• Payroll system (Sage300) is advantageous.

Qualifications

No specific qualifications mentioned in the original job description.