HR Manager/HR Business Partner

Hired Recruitment (Pty) Ltd; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 446,000 - 670,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Medical Aid 50%

Pension contribution 7%

Commuting allowance

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

Hired Recruitment (Pty) Ltd is seeking an experienced HR Manager/HR Business Partner based in Sandton, Johannesburg. The role covers HR partnering, talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management and learning initiatives across a multinational environment.

You will support organisational design, recruitment, onboarding, and HR analytics, while ensuring SA employment law compliance and a strong employee experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in HR/Industrial Psychology/BA
• Minimum 8 years of progressive HR experience across multiple HR disciplines
• Strong knowledge of South African labour legislation
• Experience in multinational environments and HR analytics

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for employees and General Managers on HR-related matters.
• Provide guidance on HR policies, procedures and SA employment legislation.
• Support General Managers with people management and organisational effectiveness.
• Assist with organisational structure reviews and workforce planning.
• Coordinate employee transfers, mobility administration and post-mobility integration activities.
• Provide strategic people advisory support to management on workforce, talent and organisational matters.
• Coordinate recruitment activities in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Support General Managers throughout the recruitment and selection process.
• Manage onboarding and induction activities for new employees.
• Contribute to employer branding and talent attraction initiatives.
• Support the resolution of employee relations matters.
• Assist with disciplinary, grievance and performance-related processes.
• Promote positive employee engagement and workplace culture.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives and monitor employee experience indicators.
• Ensure the consistent application of HR policies and procedures.
• Coordinate annual performance appraisal processes.
• Support succession planning and talent review discussions.
• Monitor performance management actions and development plans.
• Facilitate career development discussions and employee growth initiatives.
• Identify training and development needs.
• Coordinate relevant local and international training programmes.
• Support the implementation of company learning and development initiatives.
• Monitor training effectiveness and employee participation.
• Support salary reviews, performance-based reward processes and remuneration benchmarking exercises.
• Assist with benefits administration and annual remuneration reviews.
• Maintain accurate employee records, HR documentation and HR system data.
• Ensure compliance with South African labour legislation and internal company policies.
• Prepare HR reports, analytics and management information.
• Support internal and external audits as required.
• Ensure HR practices remain aligned with applicable legislation and organisational standards.
• Participate in HR projects, transformation initiatives and organisational programmes.
• Support the implementation of HR frameworks, standards and programmes.
• Collaborate with HR, Corporate and Business Unit stakeholders on cross-functional HR solutions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the HR function.
• Support international mobility, secondment and localisation initiatives.
• Coordinate employee transfers, mobility administration and post-mobility integration where required.
• Contribute to employee engagement, DEI, mobility and talent development initiatives.
• Support the development of organisational HR capability.
• Promote the effective utilisation of HR systems and related HR technologies.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes through automation, AI and digital HR technologies.
• Utilise HR analytics to support evidence-based decision-making.
• Contribute to compensation, mobility and digital HR transformation initiatives.

Skills

HR policies

Employee relations

Talent management

Organisational development

HR analytics

HR reporting

Recruitment

Compensation & benefits

Mobility & localisation

Digital HR

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in HR/Industrial Psychology/BA

Tools

HRIS platforms

HR analytics tools

Job description

Job Description

HR MANAGER / HR BUSINESS PARTNER

Location:Sandton, Johannesburg

Salary:R40,000 – R60,000 per month + Benefits

Department:Corporate

Reports To:General Manager

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. HR Business Partnering

• Act as the first point of contact for employees and General Managers on HR-related matters.
• Provide guidance on HR policies, procedures and South African employment legislation.
• Support General Managers with people management and organisational effectiveness.
• Assist with organisational structure reviews and workforce planning.
• Coordinate employee transfers, mobility administration and post-mobility integration activities.
• Provide strategic people advisory support to management on workforce, talent and organisational matters.

2. Talent Acquisition & Onboarding

• Coordinate recruitment activities in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Support General Managers throughout the recruitment and selection process.
• Manage onboarding and induction activities for new employees.
• Contribute to employer branding and talent attraction initiatives.

3. Employee Relations & Engagement

• Support the resolution of employee relations matters.
• Assist with disciplinary, grievance and performance-related processes.
• Promote positive employee engagement and workplace culture.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives and monitor employee experience indicators.
• Ensure the consistent application of HR policies and procedures.

4. Performance & Talent Management

• Coordinate annual performance appraisal processes.
• Support succession planning and talent review discussions.
• Monitor performance management actions and development plans.
• Facilitate career development discussions and employee growth initiatives.

5. Learning & Development

• Identify training and development needs.
• Coordinate relevant local and international training programmes.
• Support the implementation of company learning and development initiatives.
• Monitor training effectiveness and employee participation.

6. Compensation, Benefits & HR Administration

• Support salary reviews, performance-based reward processes and remuneration benchmarking exercises.
• Assist with benefits administration and annual remuneration reviews.
• Maintain accurate employee records, HR documentation and HR system data.

7. HR Compliance & Reporting

• Ensure compliance with South African labour legislation and internal company policies.
• Prepare HR reports, analytics and management information.
• Support internal and external audits as required.
• Ensure HR practices remain aligned with applicable legislation and organisational standards.

8. HR Projects & Collaboration

• Participate in HR projects, transformation initiatives and organisational programmes.
• Support the implementation of HR frameworks, standards and programmes.
• Collaborate with HR, Corporate and Business Unit stakeholders on cross-functional HR solutions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the HR function.

9. Mobility & Talent Development

• Support international mobility, secondment and localisation initiatives.
• Coordinate employee transfers, mobility administration and post-mobility integration where required.
• Contribute to employee engagement, DEI, mobility and talent development initiatives.
• Support the development of organisational HR capability.

10. Digital HR, Analytics & Continuous Improvement

• Promote the effective utilisation of HR systems and related HR technologies.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes through automation, AI and digital HR technologies.
• Utilise HR analytics to support evidence-based decision-making.
• Contribute to compensation, mobility and digital HR transformation initiatives.

KEY STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIPS

Successful candidate will interact closely with:

• Employees and team members
• General Managers and senior management
• Corporate and Business Unit stakeholders
• Other HR professionals
• Recruitment consultants and headhunters
• Employment and immigration lawyers
• HR consultancy and advisory service providers

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Skills & Knowledge

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

• Sound knowledge ofSouth African labour legislation, HR policies and employment practices.
• Strong knowledge of recruitment, talent acquisition, employee relations and workplace investigations.
• Experience in performance management, talent management and organisational development.
• Knowledge of HR systems, HR reporting and HR analytics.
• Understanding of compensation, benefits and remuneration benchmarking.
• Knowledge or exposure to international mobility, secondment and localisation processes.
• Understanding of digital HR transformation, automation and AI-enabled process improvement.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to understand organisational priorities.
• Effective stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and change-management capabilities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within multicultural and cross-functional environments.
• High levels of professional integrity, confidentiality and sound judgement when handling sensitive HR matters.

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum8 years' progressive Human Resources experience.
• Experience across multiple HR disciplines, including:
  • Recruitment and talent acquisition
  • Employee relations
  • Performance management
  • Learning and development
  • HR operations
• Strong knowledge and practical application of South African employment legislation.
• Previous experience working within amultinational environment.
• Experience contributing to broader HR initiatives and projects.
• Exposure to HRIS platforms, HR analytics and reporting tools.
• Ability to manage day-to-day HR responsibilities while simultaneously contributing to strategic and cross-functional HR initiatives.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification in:
  • Human Resources
  • Industrial Psychology
  • Business Administration
  • or a related field.
• Professional HR certification would be advantageous.

REMUNERATION & BENEFITS

Salary: R40,000 – R60,000 per month

Additional Benefits Include:

• Fringe benefits, including acar allowance
• 50% Medical Aid contribution
• 7% Pension contribution
• Commuting allowance
• Discretionary performance-related bonuses:
  • Performance bonus, payable in July and equivalent to approximately one month's salary where applicable.
  • Annual bonus, payable in December and equivalent to approximately one month's salary.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

Our client is looking for a commercially minded and experienced HR professional who combines strong operational HR knowledge with the ability to act as a trusted business partner to management.

The successful candidate will be comfortable handling hands‑on HR matters while also contributing to talent, organisational development, HR analytics, digital transformation and broader strategic HR initiatives.

Location: Sandton, Johannesburg

Company Description

Multinational Trade Consultancy