Human Capital Manager | Luxury Lodge Collection | Sandton, Gauteng | Ss

HotelJobs; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kendrick Recruitment seeks a dynamic Human Capital Manager to join a luxury lodge collection in Sandton, Gauteng. This generalist role focuses on employee experience, culture, wellbeing, compliance and operational excellence across SA offices.

Lead HC processes, advise on employee relations, coordinate recruitment, onboarding, training and reporting, while maintaining a proactive, structured approach to adapt to business needs.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in HR or related field.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in an HR generalist role.
• Strong IR and ER knowledge with SA labour legislation.
• Proficient in MS Office and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Champion the company culture and employee experience.
• Advise management on employee relations matters in line with labour law.
• Coordinate Employment Equity processes and statutory reporting.
• Serve as HC representative on Health & Safety matters.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and induction processes.
• Coordinate resignations, exits and offboarding.
• Coordinate learning, policy training and appraisal processes.
• Organise employee wellness events and office facilities.

Skills

People management

Employee relations

Project management

Communication

Education

HR degree or diploma

Tools

MS Office

Job description

NOW HIRING: Human Capital Manager | Luxury Lodge Collection | Sandton, Gauteng

About the Opportunity

Kendrick Recruitment is seeking a dynamic and highly organised Human Capital Manager to join the Human Capital team of a luxury lodge collection, based at the company's head office in Sandton, Gauteng. This is a generalist role responsible for the operational implementation of core Human Capital projects across the South African offices, with a strong focus on employee experience, culture, wellbeing, compliance and operational excellence.

The role calls for a self-motivated, current-thinking and highly organised individual with strong people skills and emotional intelligence, able to drive, motivate and inspire staff to engage with a range of projects and the company's wellness programme, while maintaining the structure and proactive planning needed to respond flexibly to the last-minute needs of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion the company's culture and values, and act as a custodian of the brand and employee experience, including developing and distributing employee communications.
• Advise, guide and support management on employee relations matters, including counselling, disciplinary, incapacity and grievance processes, in line with labour legislation.
• Coordinate and maintain Employment Equity processes and statutory reporting requirements, and support training reporting compliance and work permit monitoring for the region.
• Serve as the Human Capital representative on Health & Safety matters, coordinating training, audits, reporting and emergency procedures.
• Support recruitment administration, onboarding and induction, ensuring all documentation, systems and equipment are in place before new starters join.
• Coordinate resignations, retirements and exits, including exit interviews, trend analysis and offboarding.
• Coordinate learning and development initiatives, including cross-training, policy training and culture sessions, as well as performance appraisal outputs and recognition programmes.
• Coordinate employee wellness events, functions and celebrations, managing logistics, communication, supplier coordination and budgets.
• Support office and facilities management, including access, parking and general employee facilities, liaising with building management and service providers.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual Human Capital reports, manage Human Capital data, and monitor budgets.
• Support and coordinate intern placements in liaison with the central Human Capital team.

Key Requirements

• Degree or diploma in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Human Capital Management, Business Administration or a related field advantageous.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a Human Capital generalist role, ideally within luxury hospitality or a similar service industry.
• Strong Industrial Relations and Employee Relations experience, with knowledge of South African labour legislation.
• Experience in recruitment, learning & development and employee engagement advantageous.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Experience managing multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• People-focused, with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, high emotional intelligence and strong relationship-building ability.
• Highly organised, self-motivated, proactive and resilient, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Professional, trustworthy and discreet, with strong problem-solving ability.

Package

• Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience.
• Live-out position.
• Permanent, agile working position.