HR Administrator - Fixed Term Contract (5 months)

Discovery Limited; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading corporate benefits provider in Gauteng is seeking an HR Administrator for a 5-month fixed-term contract. This role supports essential HR functions, including recruitment, employee data handling, and ensuring compliance. The ideal candidate should have relevant HR qualifications and 1-2 years of experience. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years’ work experience in a human resources environment.
• Knowledge of HR related policies.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle.
• Handle employee HR-related inquiries.
• Generate HR reports.

Skills

Initiative

Strong communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Relevant HR qualification

MS Office skills

Tools

SharePoint

SmartPeople / SuccessFactors

Job description

HR Administrator - Fixed Term Contract (5 months)

Discovery Corporate & Employee Benefits
HR Administrator - Fixed Term Contract | 5 Months

About Discovery
Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Discovery Corporate & Employee Benefits
Discovery Corporate and Employee Benefits is the first and only employee benefits provider to be shaping employee behaviour, creating healthier and wealthier workforces. It is an exciting business to be in as we reimagine the way retirement savings and life insurance is brought to companies and employees.

Key Purpose of the role
The HR Administrator provides essential support to the Human Resources function by ensuring the accurate and efficient handling of employee data, HR systems, and administrative processes. This role serves as a key link between HR, employees, and other departments, contributing to a positive employee experience through timely communication, organized documentation, and consistent process execution. The HR Administrator plays a vital role in maintaining compliance, supporting recruitment and onboarding activities, and enabling data-driven decision-making through reliable HR reporting and record-keeping.

Areas of responsibility
The successful applicant will be responsible for but not limited to the following job functions:

• Daily management of the HR related mailbox and calendar
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle on the SAP system
• Managing the on and cross boarding processes
• Schedule psychometric and skills assessment tests
• Maintaining job profiles and job specs
• Answer employee queries about HR-related issues
• Assist payroll department by providing relevant employee information (e.g. contract extensions)
• Scheduling of exit and stay interviews
• Generating promotion, salary adjustment and contract extension letters
• Compiling and submitting iQS objective stats (HR Report)
• Product training and Core Induction booking
• Organize and maintain personnel records (HR Tracker)

Personal Attributes and Skills
The Successful Candidate Must Demonstrate The Following Competencies

• Takes initiative and works under own direction
• Takes responsibility for actions, projects and people
• Works strategically to realize organizational goals
• Motivates and empowers others
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Upholds ethics and values
• Demonstrates integrity
• Gains clear agreement and commitment from others by persuading, convincing and negotiating
• Easily establishes good relationships with customers and staff and relates well to people at all levels
• Writes clearly and correctly
• Applies specialist and detailed technical expertise
• Encourages an organisational learning approach
• Consistently achieves project goals

Education and Experience

• Relevant HR qualification
• MS Office – Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of SharePoint and associated structures
• Working knowledge of SmartPeople / SuccessFactors
• HR related policies knowledge
• Understanding of the HR Value Chain and impact through the employee life cycle
• 1-2 years’ work experience in a human resources environment

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Human Resources

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