The HR team has a matrix structure. The HR Specialist is the business partner to several business units, responsible for core people management support. Additionally, the HR Specialist oversees Skills Development and Black Economic Empowerment reporting and the companys Internship Programme across the business. A leading independent power producer operating and developing power projects in Africa. In South Africa, owns and operates renewable energy (RE) power plants throughout the country.
The HR team has a matrix structure. The HR Specialist is the business partner to several business units, responsible for core people management support. Additionally, the HR Specialist oversees Skills Development and Black Economic Empowerment reporting and the companys Internship Programme across the business.
Key Responsibilities
HR Business Partner
- Manage the HR-related administration of new joiners, leavers, transfers and promotions
- Project manage and guide recruitment, including refining job descriptions, engaging with recruiters, conducting interviews with managers and consulting on hiring decisions
- Assist managers to deal with performance and misconduct issues
- Build and maintain relationships with staff and managers
- Advise and guide staff on applying HR-related policies and procedures
- Partner with managers to develop initiatives to enhance team performance
- Counsel employees through personal or professional issues and/or refer (e.g. to EAP)
- Project manage performance management, including ratings calibration
- Partner with managers to leverage feedback from employee surveys
- Support Annual Salary Review process
- Assist in the preparation of Workplace Skills Plans (WSPs) and Annual Training Reports (ATRs)
- Ensure accurate record keeping of training activities for reporting purposes
- Assist with BBBEE annual audit
- Assist in the preparation of annual Employment Equity Reports
- Ascertain business needs and source candidates
- Manage the annual recruitment process
- Coordinate and run the Intern induction, including administration related to travel
- Develop and facilitate workshops for the Intern group
- Assist Interns with approval of their experiential learning (P1/P2) programmes, as required
- Manage annual Intern bonus recommendations
- Act as a key liaison between interns, institutions, line management, economic development and other key stakeholders
- Provide support to Interns to offer guidance/direction and escalate concerns when necessary
- Reporting on the programme metrics
- Prepare purchase orders for approval, aligned to the annual operating budget
- Oversee quarterly IPPO reports
- Develop/refine policies and procedures
- Contribute to improving HR systems, processes and practices
- Assist with departmental procurement
- Coach the HR Intern
- Any other duties, as assigned by the line manager, in line with the role
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Meticulous, with high attention to detail
- Very good planning, organising and time-management skills
- Action-oriented: able to take tasks to completion; very good project management skills
- Strong inter-personal skills; able to build relationship across organisational hierarchies
- Able to maintain a very high degree of confidentiality
- Able to work well independently, as well as part of a team
- Minimum 5 years relevant experience in human resources, ideally at a corporate/head office level
- Minimum 2 years experience in Industrial Relations and Statutory reporting
- An undergraduate degree in Human Resources or similar is required
- Additional training/certification in payroll management would be an advantage
- Training in and experience as a Skills Development Facilitator (SDF) would be an advantage
- A high proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint is required
- Experience in an online HR Management System or an ERP would be an advantage
- Valid drivers license is required.
