HR Consultant

Job Purpose

** The HR Consultant will be responsible for the implementation of all HR processes, projects and activities throughout the life cycle of the employee at a business unit level; ensuring sound advice and the seamless and consistent delivery of the services to line management and employees in line with company procedures and compliance standards. ** ** This will include the delivery and updating of the HR Information Management System and data integrity; recruitment and selection processes; governance, project and change management & reporting; the implementation of employee relations practices; consultation and advice to line on people management policies and practices; talent and learning practices for the unit; as well as performance consulting, in line with legislation and Sun International standards. **

Key Performance Areas

** Delivery of HR Operational Services ** Understand and implement the people strategy to support business operations ** Partners with management to understand performance, productivity and other people challenges; be able to diagnose the issue and provide solutions to improve people practices across the business ** Facilitate all recruitment, selection and assessment processes; including advertising, interviewing, reference checking, vetting; appointments ** Facilitate the relocation and onboarding of employees onto the complex; ensuring employees experience an onboarding and employment experience in line with Sun Internationals EVP and brand ** Be able to explain payroll and benefits queries and disputes ** Work with management to understand and troubleshoot queries and employee relations issues being experienced within the operations - including the facilitation of the grievance and disciplinary processes ** Proactively engage with all stakeholder to feel the pulse of the Business unit and actively communicate with operational teams on changes and challenges taking place; ensuring resolution ** Work with management and staff to implement the Sun Way Culture and Sun values ** Work with management and staff to facilitate and improve employee engagement projects ** ** HR Data Integrity & Reporting ** Capture changes in the HR System in line with operational changes and changes to employees personal information and employment ** Facilitate the flow of paperwork to support these changes, ensuring that all stakeholders (e.g. payroll) are informed timeously ** Update personnel files ** Update the data integrity in the HR system ensuring that it is complete and accurate ** Prepare audit documentation in line with policy and procedure and implement any remedial action plans ** Leave liabilities and sick leave balances are tracked and addressed with relevant HODs ** Compile and monitor reports on all people processes and analytics for the business ** Compile relevant reporting for the unit; and track Employment equity and skills development statistics for the business unit ** Performance Consulting ** Facilitate the performance management process, and assist operators with any challenges or concerns they may have from a process perspective ** Tracks and analyses performance results across the business operations to identify individual opportunities and performance gaps. ** Where trends are identified conduct analyses (including observations / interviews) to investigate issues being experienced in the operations, diagnose and identify the root cause of the issue. ** Make recommendations to improve performance ** In collaboration with the COE, facilitate learning solutions relevant to identified gaps ** Be a change agent and communicate on change plans within area of responsibility. ** Participate and assist operators with the implementation talent and career processes ** Implement transformation plans and initiatives for the business unit in line with targets and policy ** ** HR Governance ** Understand and execute against the standard operating procedures for HR Processes ** Be the custodian of HR processes when interacting with operations and an advisor with regards the processes and tools ** Monitor compliance of HR Practices in line with labour legislation; BBBEE targets, Gaming Board regulations and policies of Sun International; ** Escalate areas of concern to HR Management in order address and resolve. ** ** HR Governance ** Understand and execute against the standard operating procedures for HR Processes ** Be the custodian of HR processes when interacting with operations and an advisor with regards the processes and tools ** Monitor compliance of HR Practices in line with labour legislation; BBBEE targets, Gaming Board regulations and policies of Sun International; ** Escalate areas of concern to HR Management in order address and resolve. ** ** HR Project Implementation ** Understand the objectives, measures, benefits and deadline requirements for the completion of HR projects ** Co-ordinate and implement HR projects and deliver work as defined in the project plan and deadlines ** Co-ordinate activities for operational areas and communicate on relevant activities with stakeholders in the business operations ** Provide feedback to HR Management on any challenges, obstacles, successes to implementation ** Monitor delivery and prepare reports on the progress on the implementation plan for areas of responsibility ** Update electronic files to ensure that all information is appropriately documented ** Trouble shoot and support the operators by providing relevant information or escalating when required to ensure resolution ** Encourages the integration of organisational values, with the culture and the Employees ways of working ** Assist with the scheduling of communication and other events to implement change practices and ready the unit for changes taking place ** Prepare communication as required ** Provide input around identified risks and recommendations linked to the project ** ** Learning & Development Administration ** Capture and update training events and records in the learning system ** Capture all skills spend in the system ** Track skills spend and documentation for BBBEE reporting ** Assist in the compilation of skills development data for reporting purposes ** Co-ordinate induction processes to support onboarding ** Co-ordinate and assist in the professional facilitation of compliance programmes when required e.g. RGP ** Co-ordinate logistical arrangements for facilitated learning programs on site ** Co-ordinate and track learnership contracts and documentation for the business unit ** Co-ordinate logistics and prepare filing for audits taking place on site ** ** Stakeholder Engagement ** Be available and respond to daily queries in the areas of HR Policy, recruitment, onboarding, performance management, employee relations and labour legislation ** Initiates and sustains continuous dialogue with the Operational teams on change issues, and partners in exploring options for resolving the issues. ** Maintain relationships with key HR stakeholders (including management, payroll, Group COE, staff and HR colleagues) through delivery against requirements and deadlines ; ** Stay informed of HR practices, policies and labour legislation. ** Build trusted and respected relationships with internal stakeholders, and be a sound and credible counsel for operating teams ** Act as a point of contact for learning providers and BBBEE auditors ** **

Education

** B. Degree in Human Resources Management **

Experience

** Minimum 5 years experience in HR, including 3 years experience as an HR Officer **

Skills And Knowledge

** Core behavioural competencies ** Planning ** Decision-making ** Evaluating & Developing HR competence ** Results orientation ** Developing relationships ** Service orientation ** Analytical thinking ** Managing risk ** Motivating others ** Technical / proficiency competencies ** Interviewing Skills ** Employee Relations Processes ** Labour legislation ** Functional HR knowledge - including recruitment, learning & development; performance management; talent management; workforce planning ** Change Management ** Remuneration & benefits ** Business Acumen ** Project Management ** Proficiency in MS Office; Peoplesoft ** Communication skills (Verbal and Written) ** Personal Credibility & integrity ** Work conditions and special requirements ** Work on-site; hours in line with operational requirements. This may include weekends and public holidays when necessary **

Equity

** Preference will be given to employees from the designated groups in line with the provisions of the Employmen ** t ** Equity ** Act, No. 55 of 1998, SISA internal recruitment policy as well as units employment equity plans. **

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