HR Business Partner

University of Fort Hare; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A nationally established group of companies is seeking an HR Business Partner to manage the HR lifecycle and support operational leadership. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in HR and be bilingual in Afrikaans and English. The role involves talent acquisition, payroll management, and ensuring compliance with HR policies. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic team in Stellenbosch.

Qualifications

• 3 – 5 years of work experience in an HR environment.
• Strong understanding of HR policies and compliance.
• Ability to manage full HR lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Partner with operational units to align HR delivery with business objectives.
• Manage talent acquisition and recruitment processes.
• Handle payroll processing and ensure compliance.

Skills

HR expertise

Bilingual (Afrikaans and English)

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in HR

Job description

Overview

My client, nationally established group of companies, is looking to employ an HR Business Partner to join their team with 3 – 5 years of work experience in an HR environment. The successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s Degree (with HR as a major) and be fully bilingual in Afrikaans and English.

Responsibilities

Human Resources:

• Partner with operational business units to understand strategic objectives and align HR delivery accordingly.
• Manage the full HR lifecycle.
• Talent acquisition and recruitment aligned with operational workforce plans.
• On-boarding and induction processes to ensure early employee engagement.
• Facilitation of off-boarding processes, including exit interviews and analysis to inform retention strategies.
• Provide expert guidance on employee relations matters, including disciplinary procedures, grievances, incapacity cases, and conflict resolution.
• Ensure consistent application of HR policies, procedures, and compliance with applicable labour legislation.
• Support succession planning and talent management initiatives to build operational leadership capacity.
• Monitor, report, and analyse key HR metrics and trends to support strategic decision-making.
• Lead or contribute to change management and organisational development initiatives.
• Act as an advisor to operational leadership, promoting sound people management.
• Ensure HR compliance and governance through effective documentation, audits, and statutory reporting.

Payroll:

• Update salary list, schedule and payroll for new employees, resignations, on a monthly/weekly basis.
• Perform fortnightly/monthly payroll processes such as updating reports, checking and reconciling.
• Accurate and timely submission of payroll reconciliations, queries and reports to the Group FM for payments and reporting purposes.
• Process and facilitate annual increase and bonus payments.
• Process other financial compensations or deductions.
• Handle payroll related queries (SARS queries, leave and salary administration queries etc.).
• Leave management.
• SARS EMP501 bi-annual and annual submissions.
• Maintaining accurate payroll and employee records by ensuring all documents are filed timeously.
• Pension fund, provident fund and medical insurance schedule administration.
• Quarterly STATSSA reporting.