Zutari: Co-creating an engineered impact.
Zutari is a well-established, management-owned engineering firm with almost 90 years' experience. As human-centred engineering consultants and advisors, we are trusted by our clients, business partners, communities and other stakeholders across Africa.
We co-create engineering solutions that have a positive impact and improve people's lives. Zutari values inclusion and recognises the importance of a diverse, talented workforce, believing that people need other people to succeed.
What kind of talent do we pursue?
We employ people with the right attitude and a positive mindset, who are motivated by doing the right thing, getting things done and share a sense of urgency. People who have an impact in our teams and broader community. People who think differently and connect with those around them to co-create new opportunities and leave a meaningful legacy.
Role Responsibilities
- Managing and supporting the alignment of Zutaris people strategy with business strategy.
- Working together with management and employees to solve conflicts and help facilitate positive employee relations, maintain a good working environment, build morale, and decrease unwanted attrition.
- Help business markets become future-ready by focusing on the existing workforce in the market and prepare them for the future.
- Reskilling and upskilling by identifying training needs and assist the LearnX team in aligning training programs with business objectives.
- Strategic workforce planning to ensure the markets workforce has the right size, shape, cost, and agility for the future.
- Succession planning by selecting and develop key talent to ensure there are talents to fill in critical roles.
- Provide guidance on the creation and implementation of people processes and policies.
- Provide performance management guidance to line managers (for example mentoring, career planning, coaching, etc.)
- Reviewing and optimising (where necessary) the markets organisational design to increase productivity and improve performance of the business.
- Collaborating with people team members on implementing innovative and inclusive attraction and retention strategies.
- Assisting in developing a future-proof compensation and benefits plan for market aligned with wider business remuneration policies and procedures.
- Implementing reward and recognition interventions to support and drive high-performance and employee engagement.
- Provide advice and suggestions for culture-related activities / initiatives, such as embedding of codes and behaviours.
- Implement people interventions on employee wellness, diversity and inclusion, or retention activities.
- Performance management by having the ability to track relevant metrics and goals to drive business results
- Degree or diploma in relevant People / HR field
- Minimum of at least 6 or more years experience in Human Resources Management, or as a People Business Partner preferable within a professional or consulting services environment.
- Working knowledge of different human resource disciplines, including compensation practices, organisational structuring, employee relations, CCMA experience, diversity, performance management and basic project management.
- Lead and / or manage specific HR projects and programmes
- Must have strong ability to build relationship at various levels within the firm.
- Excellent knowledge of S.A Labour law.
- Business acumen in understanding finance principles, risk and reward, and business outcomes.
- Great communication and presentation and problem-solving skills.
