Human Resources Officer

Top Vitae Recruitment; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 50,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic role for an HR Officer at a leading recruitment agency. The position involves managing end-to-end recruitment, ensuring compliance, and maintaining employee relations within a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates will hold a relevant degree and possess significant HR experience, particularly in South African labour laws.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as an HR Officer or similar role.
• Strong knowledge of LRA, BCEA, EEA.
• Ability to read, write, and speak fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes including job postings and interviews.
• Provide guidance on HR policies and South African labour laws.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records.

Skills

Strong recruitment skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources

Tools

Workday

SAGE

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Managing Director @ Top Vitae Recruitment | New Business Development, Recruiting

The HR Officer will provide essential support across all HR functions, ensuring efficient and effective management of HR processes. This includes recruitment, onboarding and offboarding, employee relations, training, payroll administration, benefits administration, and compliance. The role requires someone with strong interpersonal skills, an eye for detail, and the ability to always maintain confidentiality and professionalism. This role is ideal for a pro-active HR professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Recruitment:
• Manage and coordinate the end-to-end recruitment process, including job postings, screening, interviewing and providing feedback to the candidates
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand staffing needs and identify suitable candidates
• Assist with creating relevant job description for vacant roles
• Prepare employment contracts
• Onboarding and Offboarding:
• Ensure a seamless onboarding experience for new hires, including orientation and documentation
• Oversee offboarding processes and process the relevant documentation
• Employee Engagement and Relations:
• Act as the first point of contact for HR related queries
• Build and maintain strong relationships with employees at all levels of the organization
• Employee Relations and Compliance:
• Provide guidance to managers and employees on HR policies, procedures, and South African labour laws (BCEA, LRA, EEA).
• Assist in resolving employee queries, grievances, and disciplinary matters fairly and consistently.
• HR Operations and Administration:
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records and ensure compliance with POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act).
• Prepare HR reports, letters, and documentation as required
• Maintain and update employee records on Workday
• Follow up with outstanding trainings
• Prepare and manage HR-related documentation
• Ensure confidentiality and data security
• Payroll and Benefits:
• Support the payroll process by verifying and providing accurate employee data
• Assist in benefits enrolment, changes and inquiries
• Coordinate benefit related paperwork and assist employees with benefit questions
• Leave administration:
• Assist in processing leave requests and maintaining accurate records
• Handling of leave queries from employees and reconciling leave balances as required
• Policy Development and Compliance:
• Assist in implementing and updating HR policies and procedures
• Ensure compliance with labour laws and regulations
• Employment Equity:
• Administer all EE functions
• Assist with the preparation of the EE plan and annual submissions
• Assist with the submission of the annual submissions
• Analytical Support:
• Analyze HR data to identify trends and make recommendations for improvements
• Create reports and presentations for management as needed
• Ad Hoc Duties:
• Perform any other reasonable duties as and when required to support the HR function and broader business objectives

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience as an HR Officer or similar role
• Strong recruitment skills with experience in managing full-cycle recruitment processes
• Strong knowledge of LRA, BCEA, EEA
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and propose actionable solutions
• Knowledge of our HRIS, Workday will be an added advantage
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Basic knowledge of payroll processing with SAGE experience being advantageous
• The ability to read, write, and speak fluently in English, is a must. Other languages could prove useful.

Please consider your application unsuccessful if you have not received a response within two weeks of applying.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources, Administrative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting, Financial Services, and Technology, Information and Media

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