People Business Partner

Tiger Brands; Germiston; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer goods company seeks an HR professional to support the People Manager at their Germiston location. The role involves executing HR strategies, managing employee relations, and coordinating staff engagement activities. Candidates should have an HR degree, professional certification is preferred, and 3-4 years of HR operational experience is required. Knowledge of HR policies and unionized environments is essential. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a dynamic HR team and facilitate effective People management.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years post-qualification experience within HR handling operational activities.
• Knowledge of HR policies and processes.
• Experience working in a unionized environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the People Manager in executing the business specific people agenda.
• Provide operational support for ER/IR issues including grievances and terminations.
• Coordinate employee engagement activities such as surveys and feedback.

Skills

Planning and organization skills

Precision

Inspirational personality

Multi-tasking

Education

HR related degree

Professional HR certification / membership

Tools

Workday

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

This role is a Fixed Term Contract based at Albany Germiston. You will support the People Manager in the execution of the business specific people agenda and deliver efficient and cost-effective People administrative support to employees and managers. This includes administrative activities and service delivery along the whole People value chain (incl. talent acquisition and management, organization, capabilities, employee relations and culture needs and priorities).

People Strategy Execution

• Responsible for the execution of programmes and activities initiated by the People Business Partners, e.g. talent acquisition campaigns, bargaining agreements, learning and development programmes
• Keep the People Manager informed about the status and success of programmes
• Provide operational support for ER/IR issues including grievances, disciplinary hearings and terminations
• Coordinate employee engagement activities such as surveys administration, townhall engagements, gathering employee feedback, etc.
• Collaborate with the People Manager on recruitment activities such as scheduling interviews, assessments, etc.

Administrative Local Support

• Process all People Shared Services activities related to a site or group of sites as per the defined standard procedure
• Manage the administration of People operational activities in multiple People disciplines (recruitment, on-boarding, off-boarding, L&D and Employee Lifecycle.)
• Manage the on-boarding of new hires and exits - document collection, checklists etc.
• Schedule and manage administrative activities related to L&D courses at site, e.g. enrolment of employees to courses
• Run customized People reports, dashboards and metrics to suit business requirements
• Provide regular communication and training to all stakeholders on process and system changes as well as on other relevant matters pertaining to PSSC
• Advise and socialise business/employees on all PSSC processes relating to site
• Monitor and address business adoption issues with People Manager
• Implement and track activities proposed by People Manager (issue resolution)
• Maintain data integrity and org structures in line with standards / budgeted headcount
• Drive change management initiatives onsite
• TES management and drive governance

Key attributes and competencies

• Planning and organization skills – with an ability to priorities and efficiently execute tasks
• Precision – with proven success in working accurately and with attention to detail
• Inspirational personality – with an ability to engage and influence people across all levels of the organization.
• Multi-tasking – with demonstrated success in handling multiple disciplines and operating independently at different site locations.

Minimum Requirements

• HR related degree
• Professional HR certification / membership preferred
• 3-4 years post-qualification experience within HR handling operational activities
• Knowledge of HR policies and processes
• Experience working in a unionized environment

Experience With HR IS (Workday Preferred)

• Experience in managing SLAs and HR issue resolution
• In accordance with the employment equity plan of Tiger Brands and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups.