HR Consultant - Zambia

TFG Africa; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 750 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent HR consulting firm in Cape Town is looking for an HR Consultant to handle HR responsibilities across various functions. The role involves administrative tasks, training coordination, and stakeholder engagement. Candidates must hold an HR Degree or Diploma and have 3 years of relevant experience. Excellent communication and organizational skills are essential. The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment and contribute to a cooperative workplace culture.

Qualifications

• 3 years of HR, Labour Relations and Administrative experience required.
• Registration with Zambian Human Resource Institute of Management (ZHRIM) advantageous.
• Knowledge of HR systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient service completion of administration delivery.
• Process all relevant administration across HR functions.
• Collaborate with central HR teams for query resolution.
• Assist with training initiatives.

Skills

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Proven time management and planning skills

Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy

Excellent skills in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel)

Customer centric approach

Ability to multitask

Ability to work independently

Ability to work under pressure

Ability to plan and organise

Education

HR Degree or Diploma

Tools

HR systems knowledge

MS Office

Job description

The HR Consultant will be responsible for HR responsibilities across HR functions. This will entail elements of administration,, coordination of training interventions, logistical arrangements and processing of HR transactions and ensuring compliance with specified legislative requirements. Promote HR programs to create an efficient and conflict free workplace. Stakeholder engagement is key as this role will interface with employees and the Line Managers regularly.

As the HR Consultant, your responsibilities will be to:

• To provide efficient service completion of administration delivery while providing an all-round superior service delivery experience, and adhering to SLA’s and quality standards
• Process all relevant administration across HR functions including requirements like:
• Employee Relations administrative support
• Talent Acquisition, Capability, Development Leadership, Performance and Transformation administrative support.
• General admin support across HR functions e.g., Organisational design , Employee Engagement, Well-being, Reward and Benefits.
• Respond to queries in a timeously and professional manner
• Give guidance to employees around HR processes, systems, and tools
• Log and consult more complex queries with the central HR teams
• Collaborate with central HR teams to ensure accurate resolution of queries
• Assist with training initiatives

To apply you need to have:

• HR Degree or Diploma (Zambian standard taking into account the Zambian labour laws)
• Zambian citizen or resident in the Republic of Zambia
• Should be of good character and good professional standing
• 3 years of HR, Labour Relations and Administrative experience
• Knowledge of HR system/s advantageous
• Previous exposure to a Shared Services or HR Admin environment is advantageous
• Registration with Zambian Human Resource Institute of Management (ZHRIM) advantageous
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven time management and planning skills
• Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Excellent skills in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
• Ability to build and maintain relationships that are internal and external
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to plan and organise
• Customer centric approach

Please also accompany your application with a short summary of both your strengths and development areas relating to the role you have applied for – this will be used to inform shortlisting on the minimum shortlisting criteria.